Seeing the wood for the trees: how timber can help Scotland deliver sustainability

By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) SCOTLAND is claimed to have hit the energy jackpot twice, with the discovery of North...

Can we trust governments, and ourselves, to address industry’s climate concerns?

By Alasdair Rankin, managing director of Aitken Turnbull architects   As we hopefully begin to emerge from one devastating global crisis, we are able to see...
Environmental monitoring equipment

Environmental monitoring in groundworks: clearing the way for new homes

With available building space at a premium in the UK, there has been an increasing push to convert disused brownfield land into new housing....
Paula Thompson, Fleming Timber Structures

Timber is set to grow in the non-domestic market

By Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures STATISTICS indicate that Scotland is leading the UK in timber frame construction. With approximately 80%...

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...

Transition time – why the UK’s construction sector can’t afford to take its eye...

By Viv Sutherland, Strategic Development Director, Morris & Spottiswood BREXIT may have slipped down the news agenda for the moment, but the importance of the...
Graeme with pupils at Stoneyburn Primary School. Image credit: Robert Perry

Building blocks of change: inspiring young people into carpentry

By Graeme Binnie, a joinery lecturer at West Lothian College and founder of the West Lothian Woodworking Initiative WOMEN working in construction recently hit an...

The importance of creating a pipeline of talent

By Martin O’Donnell, health and safety advisor at Akela Group THE construction industry has shown promising signs of recovery and new job opportunities are emerging...

Taking a fresh look at the world of construction

By Joanne Casey, managing director of Mactaggart & Mickel’s Homes England division MY son used to boast to his friends that I had the best job...

The workplace revolution – work less, play harder?

By Andy Hadden, founder and director of The Lighthouse Business Centres and founder and CEO of Wavegarden Scotland What do you really want from your...

Attracting future talent can be a blueprint for success

By Lauren Brown, project manager for Developing the Young Workforce West Lothian HELPING young people prepare for a working life beyond their school years requires...

New rules designed to further reduce fatalities

  By Jacqueline Cursiter, Senior Associate at law firm CMS Given the ever present threat of injury and, potentially, loss of life for construction workers, health...

Sector should take ‘notice’ of North Sea case verdict

Malcolm Gunnyeon, a partner in Dentons’ Dispute Resolution Team, tells Project Scotland that a recent case opens a potential appeal avenue for construction firms...

Common causes of construction site accidents and how to avoid them

By Stuart Snape, managing partner at Graham Coffey & Co. Solicitors Construction sites are inherently dangerous environments, and accidents can happen even when workers take...

Scottish construction businesses must be ready to ‘modernise or die’

  By Mark Farmer, CEO at Cast Consultancy GIVEN that my day job is as a real estate consultant from London, most of Scotland’s construction sector...

Confidence is strong in Glasgow West End property market

By Paul Reilly, a director in the Glasgow office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors THE West End of Glasgow is, in normal times, variously described...

Is the Scottish property market ready for new energy performance changes?

By Philip White, Partner for Energy and Sustainability Services at Malcolm Hollis LLP THE clock is ticking down to 1 September when the Assessment of...

A wake-up call that needs careful consideration

Lesley McLeod, chief executive of the Association for Project Safety, gives her views on reports that the UK Government plans to end independent Scottish...

Health and safety training is more than just policies and procedures

By Lynsey Chambers, training manager, City Building, Queenslie Training Centre ALL employers have a duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their...

History tells us why we must act on climate change

The construction industry is confronted with historic challenges, as well as great opportunities in meeting the target of net zero, including a projected need...