What to do when insolvency looms on-site

The construction industry trade press frequently writes about administrations in the industry. Whilst the Insolvency Service's figures show that around one construction company went...

Six reasons why timber frame is surging in the UK

In the mid-1980s, negative press about quality control for timber frame housing caused a healthy market to slump from around 40% to less than...

Building a skilled future

In Scotland, 13.8% of 16-24 year-olds are currently out of work, yet demand for young, skilled workers in the construction industry is at an...

Property market recovery? It’s all in the timing

By Alan Gordon, senior partner in the Glasgow north office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors UP until two weeks ago, the property market in Scotland...

Creating a challenge culture to deliver positive impact

By Martin Stevens, managing director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens AS an organisation with challenge engrained in our business culture, we are used to taking ourselves...

The dynamic purchasing system revolution – a win-win for RSL clients and SME contractors

By Stephen Herriot, head of operations at PfH Scotland LIFE can be tough for SME capital works and maintenance contractors. Typically, they struggle to win...

Don’t let the green construction agenda slip

By Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Brothers OVER the past few years, the construction industry has taken great strides to embrace sustainable practices. But faced...
Owen Batham

Demand for scaffolding blocks rises in Scotland

Owen Batham, sales & marketing director at Elite Precast Concrete, explains how scaffolding blocks can deliver multiple benefits in temporary works IN construction, temporary works...

Sustainability and the reduction of waste is the only way forward for the painting...

By Chris Meechan, MD of Cali Decor The move towards sustainability in business is not only driven by altruism on the part of business owners...

Industry stalwarts offer hope for brighter year

KEY stakeholders in the Scottish construction industry have expressed their hopes that the challenges of Covid-19 will eventually give way to an era of...

Time-bar law review could widen long-term risks

Florinda Soldani, an Aberdeen-based senior associate in Dentons’ Dispute Resolution team, tells Project Scotland of the potential implications for the construction industry if changes...
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...

Creating sense of community is key to bringing people back to the office

By Lyndsay Clark, property management associate, Knight Frank Scotland It is no secret that some employers have struggled to get staff back into the office...

What bid trends can we expect in 2023?

By Andrew Morrison, founder of AM Bid, co-creator of Ultimate Tender Coach and APMP Global Thought Leader of the Year 2022 was the year when...
Renewable diesel

Busting the myths around renewable diesel

With the UK Government setting the net zero target of decarbonisation by 2050 for all sectors, many industries are seeking a replacement for traditional...
Michael Ross

Building a stronger Scotland through education

By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland In an ever-changing world, one constant remains - the power of education. It is the...

Flexible office space isn’t just for start-ups

By Guy Marsden, director at Highbridge Properties PLC BY now, almost everyone will be familiar with the benefits of flexible working, where the traditional 9-5...
Stephen Slessor

Thinking inside the (sand) box could help solve water industry challenges

By Stephen Slessor, CEO of Scottish clean water technology company RSE IT will come as no surprise that the UK’s water industry is struggling. A...

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...
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD

The ‘virtuous circle’ of safe digging

Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, the online safe digging resource, explores what the industry’s ‘virtuous circle’ is, and discusses what it means for health...