Today’s school leavers can spearhead sector’s future
By Lauren Brown, project manager, Developing the Young Workforce West Lothian regional group
CAREERS in the construction industry still hold great interest for young people...
Supply problems, delays and rising costs all adds up to a headache for first-time...
By Bill Roddie, managing director of Spectrum Properties
I suppose that it makes a change. For months now the go-to excuse for disruption and delay...
You have the power to reduce your energy costs this winter
By Martyn Raine, technical skills manager at SNIPEF, the trade association for plumbing and heating professionals in Scotland and Northern Ireland
"Go and put another...
The cladding issue must be addressed immediately
By Eric Curran, a partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, based in the firm's Glasgow office
THE Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent enquiries have...
Building towards a successful year in the rental sector
By Angela Fee, head of mattering (marketing) & impact at AnswerConnect
LANDLORDS and letting agencies have weathered a tough twelve months. Tightening regulations, unfavourable tax...
Changing perceptions to build a bright career path
By Brian McQuade, managing director of Kier Construction Scotland
THE construction industry in Scotland needs thousands more recruits each year in order to meet project...
Time to scale up action to reduce building emissions
By Beverly Quinn, environmental engineer at TÜV SÜD, an international building services engineering consultancy specialising in sustainable MEP (mechanical, electrical and public health), BIM,...
Laying the foundations to attract apprentices
By Dr Graham Paterson, executive director, City Building
AFTER receiving more than 500 applications this year, City Building recently welcomed 60 new apprentices to learn...
Protecting the health rating of your construction business
Protecting the health rating of your construction business means reducing its risk exposure. In light of economic uncertainty, investor confidence is likely to waver...
Sustainability through durability
This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with Total UK – Bitumen Division.
Rick Ashton, market development manager at Total UK – Bitumen Division,...
Building with SIPs can beat affordable housing crisis
Sips Eco Panels explains why Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) can allow the UK to build more affordable homes quickly and end fuel poverty
THE UK...
Second shot in the arm is the right prescription for Scottish property market
By Alan Gordon, senior partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
AS the socially-distanced queues snake round the block at vaccination centres across Scotland, there is...
Workers still at risk despite rise in excavation searches
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD (Linesearch BeforeUdig), an online asset search facility, discusses the recent ‘Digging Up Britain 2019’ report and draws on its...
A power failure in Spain and a planning failure we can’t repeat in Scotland
By John Forster, chair and founder, Forster Group
Spain’s power grid failed this week. Portugal’s went down soon after. What could have been mistaken for...
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...
‘Considerate’ Balfour Beatty set standard
BALFOUR Beatty has been recognised as a Considerate Constructor for its approach on three prestigious Scottish projects, the Scottish Crime Campus fit-out for the...
Built environment must sympathetically blend our surroundings to promote wellbeing
By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects
WE know that our built environment matters, however very often we downplay its importance and treat environments as...
Answering the affordability challenge of the emerging era of electrification
By John Forster, chair and founder of the Forster Group
80% of homes in 2045 will be the homes we live in today and therein...
Construction – is it still a man’s world?
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women in Construction week, Terri Tully, resource manager at Stewart Milne Group, reflects on her positive experience...
Energy efficiency must play vital role in new build plans
Simon Wild, European category marketing manager at Formica Group, discusses the importance of building envelopes in combating CO2 emissions and their role in energy...
