Businesses must prioritise employee health and wellbeing during lockdown period
By Alastair Wallace, senior partner, Thomas & Adamson
With the UK now into its fourth week in lockdown, it goes without saying that everyone involved...
The benefits of R&D tax credits in construction
Tom Walker, partner at Wellers, the small business accountants, discusses R&D tax reliefs and how they can benefit housebuilding and the wider construction sector
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How can Scotland face the challenges of climate change?
ICE Scotland chair, Donald Bell, explains the need for simultaneous progress on net zero and climate resilience.
SOCIETY is facing two major challenges: achieving net...
Understanding demands for ridge line ventilation
Consideration of high-level roof ventilation is a key requirement for cold and warm pitched roofs. Solutions such as dry fix ridge systems and tile...
Rebuilding trust and revitalising communities
By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects
RESTORING and refurbishing buildings that fall under the ownership of community trusts are becoming an increasingly important part...
A splash of colour can be mood booster for our homes
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director for Cruden Homes
AFTER the last 12 months we all need a bit of a lift, something that...
5G has the potential to redefine the future of construction
By Lucy Black, director of innovation and engagement at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
RECENTLY, the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre held an online event that looked...
Don’t let them suffer in silence
By Martin Robertson, health and safety manager at M-Pact Group
IT is one of the great hidden secrets of the construction sector, an issue that many...
Building homes in Scotland – we need to look afresh at pipeline land
Catherine Wood, development director, Lovell Strategic Land, explores why housing isn’t being delivered quickly enough in Scotland
IT will soon be one year since the...
The changing face of homeownership: meeting the need of today’s buyers
By Ash Sheikh, sales and marketing director at Muir Homes
February has shone a bright spotlight on home ownership. We saw the Bank of England...
To sever, or not to sever, that is the question
WE are all familiar with the court’s approach to enforcement of adjudicators’ decisions – it will only refuse to enforce in very limited circumstances.
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...
Blend of digital and low carbon skills key to bridging talent gap in construction
By Lisa Deane, head of programme performance at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
THE construction sector has shown remarkable resilience over the last couple of...
How the Covid-19 pandemic has changed construction five years on
By Heather Holbrook, director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group
It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since the start of...
Graduate apprenticeships have key role to play in Scotland’s economy
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By Jen Henderson, head of talent partnerships at Heriot-Watt University
Graduate Apprenticeships are a key way to develop and retain skills and talent for business...
Dealing with Giant Hogweed or Japanese Knotweed on construction sites
By Keith Gallacher, director of Complete Weed Control Scotland
CONSTRUCTION sites throughout the UK are blighted regularly by invasive non-native weeds and other plants which,...
Steps construction firms can take to mitigate materials shortages
By Lisa Dromgoole, managing associate at Womble Bond Dickinson, based in Edinburgh. The law firm has launched a new re:build Britain construction sector campaign to help...
Humanising hospitals
By Christoph Ackermann, principal at Building Design Partnership (BDP).
WHAT is a hospital’s primary purpose? To offer a diagnosis for disease. To treat the sick...
Industry awards: love or loathe?
By Stuart Young, an account director at Perceptive Communicators, which provides PR, social media, digital, marketing and public affairs support to clients in science,...
Building accessible homes: turning the challenges into opportunities
Dougie Herd, joint MD at Campion Homes, discusses turning the challenges of building accessible homes into opportunities
AS the joint managing director of Campion Homes,...
