Getting the most out of your marketing post-Covid-19

Rachel McHugh, MD at creative marketing and PR agency, Clear B2B, shares her thoughts on how those in the building and construction industry can...

Turning up the heat on temperature regulation

By Giulia Kapp, marketing manager at Daikin No matter how astonishing a building looks, it’s all a waste if the inside is uninhabitable - especially...
Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures

Female role models are key to shifting attitudes

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures, told Project Scotland about the challenges faced...

Heat networks – risks and rewards

By Anthony Coates-Smith, managing director of Insite Energy HEAT networks are central to the Scottish Government’s strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2045...

Why communication breakthroughs will be crucial to a healthy post-pandemic sector

By Lesley McLeod, CEO of The Association for Project Safety, and Shachar Harari, chief business officer & head of Cardo Crew COMMUNICATION technology has always...

Developers can play pivotal role in improving Scotland’s digital connectivity

By Jim Fitzsimons, director of special projects at Stewart Milne Group, the developer behind Countesswells  Improving digital infrastructure is key to the future success of...
Lesley Grant

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...

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...
Ben Finnie

Why property tax reforms south of the border matter for Scotland

By Ben Finnie, property sales director at Gilson Gray The ongoing debate over property tax reform in England and Wales continues to make headlines. With...

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...

New rules designed to further reduce fatalities

  By Jacqueline Cursiter, Senior Associate at law firm CMS Given the ever present threat of injury and, potentially, loss of life for construction workers, health...

Putting employees at the heart of your business can reap huge rewards

By Lorraine Usher, Chief Executive, Loreburn Housing Association LAST month, a small social landlord in Dumfries and Galloway, which isn’t exactly a household name, was...
Graham Mercer rearo

We need to keep building towards sustainability

By Graham Mercer, MD of Rearo Laminates, a Glasgow-based company specialising in the manufacture and supply of bathroom and kitchen surfaces for UK trade...

The value of effective marketing assets

Effective marketing materials are essential for buyers to make the biggest purchase of their lives, ideally combining digital and real-world resources. Queensberry Properties’ sales...

A more sustainable industry needs us to work together

By David MacDonald, national hub programme director at the Scottish Futures Trust IN recent years, governments and businesses across the world have been striving to...

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...

Later living housing design: learning from Covid-19

By Stuart Carr, director at Inglis & Carr The new reality In a recent trip to Verona, prior to the majority of the population of the...

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 built environment — safety assured?

By Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety TO outsiders construction often looks like a prime example of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. Jokes abound of the...
District heat networks

Support warms up for district heat networks

The UK’s 2050 net zero target is increasing demand for sustainable solutions and leading property owners and developers to seek further ways of decarbonising...