Building the future workforce
By Kirsty Connell-Skinner, programme manager | HCI Skills Gateway
Do you remember being young and experiencing something that shaped your career choices? Maybe you saw...
General Election: a turning point for climate action and the path to net zero
By John Forster, chair of Forster Group
LIKE many, I have been closely observing the outcomes of the General Election. The results signal a pivotal...
Prescription in the context of construction
By Jamie Robb, senior solicitor at BTO Solicitors
THE high profile Gorebridge ‘Gas Street’ case recently hit the headlines again following a decision by the...
Post-Covid demand for housing is as enduring as ever
By John McHugh, managing partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
SPRING is in the air in the Scottish residential property market and, after a winter...
How to avoid façade warranty problems
By Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman
Booming student accommodation sector needs to keep up with new trends
By Gregor Duthie, legal director at Gilson Gray
Over the past month, thousands of students have descended on higher education campuses across Scotland. In many...
Maintaining drainage to prevent flooding
As Scotland experiences increasingly volatile weather conditions, it is more important than ever precautions are in place to prevent them causing havoc to infrastructure....
Mind those Millennials
By Ian Eker, director of construction & property for Hays in Scotland
MANY employers know the importance of retaining good staff, of keeping them incentivised,...
15 tips for specifying bathroom pods
James Stephens, managing director of bathroom manufacturer Offsite Solutions, shares 15 practical tips for specifying factory-built bathrooms.
1. Visit the factory
Review quality control procedures, financial...
Is it time to modernise Modern Apprenticeships?
By Douglas Morrison, director of operations and skills, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
ALMOST 40,000 people in Scotland took part in apprenticeship training in 2019/20,...
The importance of a home: lessons from buying 30 flats in Edinburgh
By Dan Donald, Simon Community Scotland
Today (10 October) is World Homeless Day, providing an important chance for us all to consider the impact of...
Construction sector needs foreign labour to survive
By Andrew Stephen, director of construction, property and infrastructure at Change Recruitment
THERE’S an elephant in the room. Construction companies know it’s there and have...
Four-day working weeks: are they the future?
By Neil Bradbrook, MD of Ahead Business Consulting
A couple of weeks ago, Atom Bank announced that their staff were moving to a four-day working...
Quality steps to SuDS success
By Jo Bradley, market development manager, SDS Limited
WHEN it comes to preventing surface water pollution, Scotland leads the way. Scotland’s wide-scale use of sustainable...
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...
Offsite to play vital role in the biggest growth sectors
It has been widely reported that two of the largest growth sectors in the coming years will be affordable/social housing and student accommodation. Steve...
Outdoor learning gives children a healthy view of the world
By Kath MacTaggart, a landscape architect at BDP Glasgow studio
RAISED in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well wet playtimes...
Scotland’s race against climate change: does net zero mark the finish line?
By Stephen Good, CEO, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
WITH just a few months to go until the COP26 summit in Glasgow, sustainability is fast...
Six reasons why timber frame is surging in the UK
In the mid-1980s, negative press about quality control for timber frame housing caused a healthy market to slump from around 40% to less than...
Construction procurement reform 2023 workshop series
By Clare Paterson, principal construction adviser, The Scottish Government
On average, Scotland’s public sector spends more than £4 billion a year on constructing buildings and...
