£125 funding needed to achieve sustainable housing
IN light of John Swinney’s recent Budget speech, which focused largely on the social inequality caused by fuel poverty, Philip Hogg, Chief Executive of trade...
Six reasons why your company should hire a lawyer
By Ellie Campbell, a freelance writer in partnership with Brodies LLP
IN many situations involving a legal dispute, challenge, or deal, you may not wish...
More work required to improve sector’s gender pay gap
By Susannah Donaldson, a senior associate and a gender pay gap reporting expert at Pinsent Masons
THE construction industry is one of the fastest growing...
Cracking the scourge of potholes
By Rick Ashton, bitumen division market development manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK
POTHOLES are an evocative subject. They are defined differently and assessed without a...
Easing out of lockdown: why we must all play by the rules
By David Shearer, managing director, HFD Construction
On the 23rd March, the First Minister issued guidance that placed Scottish construction sites into lockdown. Almost since that...
Sharing data is key for industry efficiency
By Dermot Murray, VP of Ideation at Inoapps
IN an information age where data is considered more valuable than oil, the Scottish construction industry needs...
Cementing a place in history
The Queensferry Crossing is set to become the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world upon its completion in May 2017, writes Ronnie Turner,...
A refresh for third party rights?
MANY involved in the legal and commercial side of construction projects will be used to seeing collateral warranties being given to parties with an interest in a...
No worker should be left alone in a crisis
By Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
AS well as the word unprecedented, we are now hearing the words mental health every...
Passivhaus highlights the art of the possible
Lizzy Westmacott, associate director at ECD Architects, shares how the industry can fast-track its Passivhaus know-how ahead of upcoming policy changes
THE Scottish Government has...
It’s never too late to build your dream career
By Patrick MacKenzie, assistant site manager with Kier Regional Building Scotland
I played a lot of sports as a child and like many boys, I...
It’s now or never in quest to tackle skills shortages
Callum Mackintosh, director at Hi-skills, tells Project Scotland why the nation needs a Centre of Excellence for Skills, Safety and Innovation - and why...
Help to close construction ‘capability gap’
By Ian Eker, director of Construction & Property for recruitment firm Hays in Scotland
RECENT reports suggest that construction activity in Scotland continues to rise...
Setting the standards for porcelain facades
Brian G Newell MBE, founder and chief executive of British façade manufacturer, Shackerley, and the technical lead for a new international porcelain cladding standard...
Tackling the housing shortage: wind and watertight in a day
By Stewart Dalgarno, AIMCH project director and Stewart Milne Group director of product development
IN 2019 the annual housebuilding target was missed by 138,978. The...
On the RAAC: commercial lease considerations on discovering concrete issues
By Dentons’ Philip Knight, Fiona MacGregor and Scott Buchanan
REINFORCED autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight concrete that was widely used in the construction...
Future-proofing the industry through inclusivity and diversity
By Kim Worts, RICS UK External Affairs Director
I had a conversation recently with a female RICS Fellow who applied to a well-established college to...
New finance director for Barratt Homes
BARRATT has appointed Colin Mitchell (pictured) to the post of Finance Director in the West of Scotland.
Colin, who was most recently Finance Director at...
Scotland’s housing ambition needs a delivery engine
By Andrew Duncan, land director at Cruden
SCOTLAND has no shortage of ambition when it comes to housing. Over the past year in particular, the...
How Covid-19 has impacted the construction industry in Scotland and England differently
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact industries of all disciplines across the globe, the construction sector in particular has faced a plethora of mixed messages with the...
