Road Bond levels pose threat to construction SMEs in the recovery
By Scott Macphail, director of Dougall Baillie Associates.
EVERY party in every commercial transaction has a perfect right to take reasonable precautions against risk, but...
Why offices are much more than just a workplace
By Andrew Hill, lease advisory partner, Knight Frank Edinburgh
We’re more than 20 weeks into lockdown and, if they haven’t already done so, many businesses...
How best to solve disputes generated by Covid-19?
Sandra Cassels, partner on the commercial litigation team specialising in construction and engineering dispute resolution at Morton Fraser, tells Project Scotland why collaboration may...
Looking ahead at the bigger picture
Alex Brown, MD of NorDan UK, explains why construction firms will have to consider their long-term vision and how to actively pursue growth in...
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,...
The benefits of getting back into the office
Alan Gordon, senior partner of DM Hall based in the Glasgow North office.
RUMOURS of the death of the office as we know it may be...
Sensor-led smart technology could transform Scotland’s approach to housing
By Cade Wells, business development manager, CENSIS
WE have seldom spent more time in our homes than now. Indeed, we have certainly never relied so...
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...
Game’s not a bogey for forward-thinking golf clubs
By Donald Yellowley, a partner in DM Hall’s country department based in the Bridge of Allan. He is a rural practice surveyor who has...
Offsite construction can become the ‘new normal’
By Stewart Dalgarno, AIMCH project director and director of product development at Stewart Milne Group
THE global pandemic will have a wide-reaching impact on...
Managing workplace safety – an update following 100 days in lockdown
By partner Jon Cooper and managing associate Ashley Borthwick, from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson
THE construction industry has been hit hard by Covid-19, with large...
From lockdown to labourer – the Covid crisis gave me a new string to...
By Seumas Thomson, a development assistant for Wemyss Properties
FROM an early age, I was always interested in the world of property and construction. I...
Covid-19 won’t mark the death of the office but it will accelerate its rebirth
By Guy Marsden, a founding director of Highbridge Properties PLC
WITH so many people making the transition to working from home, there is a school...
LBTT relaxation welcome but confusion risks stalling property market
By Rodney Whyte, partner and residential property specialist at Pinsent Masons
SCOTLAND'S Finance Minister Kate Forbes yesterday picked up the property tax gauntlet thrown down...
Should dispute resolution be at the “Heart” of every contract?
By Lisa Dromgoole, managing associate at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson
IT'S not often that a construction lawyer has cause to consider the world of...
Timber frame helps rise to sustainability challenges
By Richard Allen, sales director at timber panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY
THE Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 sets the target of reducing CO2 emissions by...
Fixing potholes could unlock both our economic recovery and a bright future
By Hannah Smith, director of ICE Scotland – the independent voice on infrastructure
OUR world has changed, perhaps irrevocably, since the turn of the year....
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...
Flexible space is key in a post-virus world
The coronavirus pandemic will eventually pass and, when it does, it will have changed the way we shop, work and teach our children. ‘Social...
Data gathering shows value of smart construction
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, believes that Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) has the...
