The importance of long-term roadway maintenance
By Richard Ashton, market development manager Bitumen, TotalEnergies UK
THE impact of increasingly volatile weather conditions is having a noticeable effect on Scottish roads,...
Why we should stop waiting for perfection and start making progress towards net zero
By David Shaw, director at Torridon
If there’s one message I’d give every commercial property owner, asset manager or occupier, it’s that you don’t have...
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...
PPE: one size doesn’t protect all
Michael Fink, CEO of Mask Logic, discusses the vital importance of respiratory protection
WHEN PPE fit fails, protection fails. For too long, protective equipment in...
Cladding our future towards net zero
By Ellen Delph, project manager, KR Group (Scotland)
THE days of us living our lives within, what might be termed a linear production model -...
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...
Can online pay portals combat blame culture?
By Colin Darch, business process consultant at OPEN ECX
BLAME culture is a contentious topic in the construction industry, particularly when it comes to invoicing...
Knowledge sharing is key to cost-effective, low-carbon housing
By Mike Stevenson, senior manager strategic markets at NorDan UK
IN April, Homes for Scotland (HFS) called on the Scottish Government to ‘pause and review’...
A refresh for third party rights?
MANY involved in the legal and commercial side of construction projects will be used to seeing collateral warranties being given to parties with an interest in a...
The growing complexity of facade access
Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD’s UK real estate facade access division, explores how the introduction of increasingly convoluted building envelope designs...
Tackling the disconnect between Scotland’s housing shortage and newbuild supply
By Stephen Dick, partner at full-service legal firm Gilson Gray
WHILE the impact will largely be seen south of the border, the new Labour Government...
Plans are heating up in Scotland’s ambitions to become net zero
By Sarah Peterson, director, energy & sustainability, at Harley Haddow
WITH energy bills soaring to record highs and the cost-of-living crisis intensifying, fuel poverty is...
Dealing with Giant Hogweed or Japanese Knotweed on construction sites
By Keith Gallacher, director of Complete Weed Control Scotland
CONSTRUCTION sites throughout the UK are blighted regularly by invasive non-native weeds and other plants which,...
The benefits of R&D tax credits in construction
Tom Walker, partner at Wellers, the small business accountants, discusses R&D tax reliefs and how they can benefit housebuilding and the wider construction sector
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Meeting the housing needs of a mature population
By Steven Simpson, MD of Cruden Homes
In just 20 years from now, a quarter of the UK population will be aged 65 or over....
New ways of thinking make the future bright for SuDS
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are widely acknowledged to be the most environmentally-acceptable way to manage flood risk and prevent water pollution. Yet, despite their...
Putting sustainability into practice with road bridges
Steve Duthie, associate director at Altrad RMD Kwikform, says the future of temporary works’ solutions for road bridge construction lies in sustainable products and...
Scotland’s infrastructure dream relies on bold blueprint for young workforce
By Robert Ogg, MD of Akela Construction, part of the Akela Group, and CECA Scotland board member
ACROSS the border, political debate has been ignited...
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...
Workers still at risk despite rise in excavation searches
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD (Linesearch BeforeUdig), an online asset search facility, discusses the recent ‘Digging Up Britain 2019’ report and draws on its...
