Future-proofing the industry through inclusivity and diversity
By Kim Worts, RICS UK External Affairs Director
I had a conversation recently with a female RICS Fellow who applied to a well-established college to...
Apprenticeships: what employers need to know
Apprenticeships have become more common in recent years with around 37,000 modern apprentices engaged in Scotland across a wide range of sectors. Traditionally, apprenticeships were...
Transition time – why the UK’s construction sector can’t afford to take its eye...
By Viv Sutherland, Strategic Development Director, Morris & Spottiswood
BREXIT may have slipped down the news agenda for the moment, but the importance of the...
Why diversity is good for the construction industry
The construction sector is not generally regarded as a bastion of equal rights for women. However, that situation is changing, says Gillian Thomson, branch...
The workplace revolution – work less, play harder?
By Andy Hadden, founder and director of The Lighthouse Business Centres and founder and CEO of Wavegarden Scotland
What do you really want from your...
The evolution of soil stabilisation
The remedial practice of soil stabilisation has been widely employed in the construction and building sectors for thousands of years, and even after more...
Will the changing make up of the population determine the future of construction design?
By Mike Stevenson, Development Director for offsite and new-build fenestration specialists Sidey Limited and founding partner of the Fabric First Academy
IT has almost come...
How Scotland’s offsite expertise can open up UK business opportunities
By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe
IT is predicted that the UK needs around 300,000 new homes every year for the foreseeable future, to tackle...
Surfing is going global and Scotland is jumping onboard
By Andy Hadden, co-founder of Tartan Leisure Ltd, developers of Wavegarden Scotland and a director of the Scottish Surfing Federation
AS an ambassador for surfing...
Demand for land in Scotland has seldom been greater
By Donald Yellowley, a partner in DM Hall’s country department based in the Bridge of Allan
WHILE demand for all manner of land in Scotland...
The ABCs of EPDs
By Tom O’Sullivan, technical specification advisor, NorDan UK Ltd
WHEN I joined NorDan UK as a technical specification advisor in 2020, one of the...
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...
Mediation’s revival – what surveyors need to know
By Ysella Jago, DRS executive at RICS
MEDIATION is making a bid for revival in Scotland, and if the attention it is receiving translates into the...
Building the future of education in Edinburgh
Even Sorgjerd, director at Will Rudd Edinburgh, discusses the challenges of providing new education buildings in Scotland’s capital city
AS Edinburgh continues to grow and...
Satellite business districts are turning up the heat
By Ian Manson, chief executive of Clyde Gateway
MY own experience, based on thirty years involvement in planning and regeneration, is that there has always...
Unlocking the power of rural areas with 5G
By Paul Coffey, chief executive of the Scotland 5G Centre.
A golden key opens any door and 5G is the key to unlocking business efficiency...
Amid the stark shortage of Grade A office space, it’s time for occupiers to...
By Guy Marsden, a founding director of Highbridge Properties PLC
A recent report from property services company, CBRE showed that Grade A office supply in...
It’s survival of the fittest – Greg Callan
The companies with the best chances of riding out the recession are those which have adapted to the economic realities argues Greg Callan.
THE latest...
How to safely navigate retrofit
By Peter Edwards, architect at Holmes Miller
Do you know your EnerPHit from your CarbonLite Retrofit? And if someone mentioned PHPP, would you know what...
A sustainable future for post-war buildings
By Martin Jarvie, architect associate with BDP (Building Design Partnership)
WE are in the middle of a renaissance for Scotland’s post-war buildings. As designers, we...
