Surfing is going global and Scotland is jumping onboard
By Andy Hadden, co-founder of Tartan Leisure Ltd, developers of Wavegarden Scotland and a director of the Scottish Surfing Federation
AS an ambassador for surfing...
Design principles and emerging trends at heart of new homes
By Stuart Henderson, group product and design director at Stewart Milne Homes
THERE'S no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has changed our world. Many of...
Iconic bridges chart our changing attitudes
From the Forth Rail Bridge to the Queensferry Crossing, bridging the River Forth has not been without its health and safety challenges. To mark the...
Collaboration is key to delivering decarbonisation goals in public sector infrastructure
By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland
AS Scotland faces increasing economic challenges, the need for innovation and collaboration in public sector...
Retentions: will proposed deposit scheme help to rebuild trust?
By Keith Emmerson, an associate in Gillespie Macandrew LLP’s dispute resolution team, specialising in construction
IN April 2020, I wrote on the Scottish Government’s consultation...
Why the UK needs to build more, build better and build beautiful…
By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety
EVERYWHERE you turn there’s building works. And, on larger sites, there are big signs shouting out...
Will Rudd women wear many hats
In the week that we celebrate Women in Engineering, Gillian Ogilvie, MD at Will Rudd Edinburgh looks at the many hats the women at...
How to manage remotely in the Covid world of work
By Neil Bradbrook, MD of Falkirk-based business consultancy Ahead Business Consulting
COVID-19 has created mass uncertainty and panic. People are worried about their jobs, their...
Why offices are much more than just a workplace
By Andrew Hill, lease advisory partner, Knight Frank Edinburgh
We’re more than 20 weeks into lockdown and, if they haven’t already done so, many businesses...
Industrial and retail warehousing lead the way as investor money starts to find its...
By Anthony Zdanowicz, an associate at the Ayr offices of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
IN the historic Scottish fiefdoms of Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Dumfries and...
City’s hotbed of talent is heating up the property market
By Guy Marsden, a founding director of Highbridge Properties PLC
AS a commercial property developer, my natural instinct whenever I go into a city is...
Scottish castles continue to stand the test of time
Gregor Duthie, legal director and real estate specialist at law firm Gilson Gray, explains why the nation’s castles and estates are still going strong
WITH...
Do modular projects need digital twinning?
Nick Cowley, MD of windows and doors manufacturer Euramax, explores how digital twin technology could benefit the modular construction industry
A digital twin is a...
Building a sustainable future
By Clare Tait, an environmental advisor for Kier Construction Scotland
It’s hard to imagine that reviewing tree root protection plans or land remediation strategies as...
Scottish construction firms face bigger fines in 2018
SCOTTISH construction firms could potentially face bigger fines for health and safety breaches than ever before in 2018.
That’s the view of Malcolm Gunnyeon, a...
The commercial challenges facing the Scottish market post-lockdown
By Chris McLagan, a partner at Robinson Low Francis, independent cost and property consultants
Spring is typically the time of year when construction activity begins...
Stuck in the cold: why retrofit understanding matters for Scotland’s homeowners and tradespeople
By Josiah Lockhart, CEO at Changeworks
SCOTLAND has set ambitious targets to cut emissions and tackle fuel poverty. Yet for families living in homes that...
Don’t ‘edge’ your bets when it comes to car park compliance
By Steve Dunn, managing director of car park construction specialist Berry Systems
WHEN it comes to multi-storey car parks, the quality of edge protection can...
How can adjudicators ensure they remain competent to adjudicate?
By Martin Burns, head of ADR research and development at RICS
AS an Adjudicator Nominating Body (ANB) RICS has a duty to ensure its panel...
Going beyond the environmental argument for retrofitting
By Moses Jenkins, sector skills manager, Historic Environment Scotland
When thinking about the retrofit of our older building stock, it is important to get the terminology...
