Designing safe urban spaces
By Debbie Harrison, a director of HarrisonStevens landscape architects
BY the time the Quality Street tin is empty and the last of the empty bottles...
The homes they are a-changing
By Abigail Brownlow, development manager, Wemyss Properties.
THE news that the iconic Changing Rooms is making a return to our screens after a 16-year break...
How open-plan living became the norm
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director at Queensberry Properties
In 1999, the very first episode of Grand Designs aired on Channel 4. It followed...
Gap in the market for medium-sized firms
THE recent demise of Muirfield Contracts felt like a throwback to the darkest days of the recession when reports of contractors going out of...
Roofing’s role in saving energy and combating urban heat islands
By Mark Harris, head of sustainability – roofing at Sika
URBAN heat islands represent a growing challenge in the modern urban environment, characterised by significantly...
Setting the standards for porcelain facades
Brian G Newell MBE, founder and chief executive of British façade manufacturer, Shackerley, and the technical lead for a new international porcelain cladding standard...
Managing excess water during road construction
Drake Meikle, regional technical sales engineer at Siltbuster, the water treatment specialist, explores road construction, the excess water it generates, and how the environmental...
Securing the future of our industry
By Alan Burns, Divisions Manager for City Building
There have been reports for some time of a skills gap in the construction industry where talents...
Still challenging the status quo
By Ann Allen, chair of Women in Property Scotland board
IT is widely understood that a diverse workforce is better for business. There is a...
Strengthening the supply chain
The industry has weathered tough times and we are now seeing more emphasis on collaborative working. Gavin Hamblett, Pre-Construction Director at Prater, explains we...
Let’s not let our high streets fall by the wayside
The UK Government recently announced plans to invest billions of pounds into infrastructure to help rebuild the economy. The decline of the British high...
Procurement Bill passes sensible ideas – but more needs to be done
DAVID Wright, Head of External Affairs at SELECT, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, has welcomed the passing of the Procurement Reform Bill,...
All about timing for collateral warranty
By Keith Emmerson, senior solicitor, dispute resolution (specialising in construction) at Gillespie Macandrew
COLLATERAL warranties are an integral part of the construction contract landscape, filling...
Making your construction site safe in 2020
By Lauren Gladding, Self Storage sales & marketing manager
CONSTRUCTION is one of the most dangerous industries in the UK to work in. According to...
UK Government’s Building Safety Bill not a ‘quick fix’
By Keith Emmerson, an associate in Gillespie Macandrew LLP's dispute resolution team, specialising in construction
THE Westminster Government published the Building Safety Bill on 5...
It’s never too soon to get connected
Firms looking to get hooked up to the Scottish water network should waste no time starting the process. Willie Aitken explains why.
IN the majority...
Measures must be taken to solve our housing crisis
By Justin Sullivan FRICS, RICS president elect
FOLLOWING the results of the General Election and with the declaration of a housing emergency in Scotland announced...
Collective action by housebuilders to target climate change
By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe
IT was Barack Obama who pointed out that the challenges of the 21st century could not be met without...
22 bid trends for 2022
As more businesses look to bid for new contracts both in Scotland and further afield, bid experts Andrew Morrison and David Gray, directors at...
Bid Trends for 2020
By Andrew Morrison, founder of AM Bid
2020 is not just a new year but the beginning of a new decade. I list below 10...
