Building recovery
By Ivan McKee MSP, minister for business, trade, tourism and enterprise and also the chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum.
THE construction industry touches...
From the runway to the rubble – building a dream career
Laura Brown, an assistant business development manager at Kier Regional Building talks about her career in the construction industry.
Quality placemaking has ‘critical’ role in supporting successful return of town and city centres
By Dave Kelman, project director of Crosswind Developments. Crosswind’s proposal to re-develop a 45 ha site in West Edinburgh into a mixed-use development is...
Introducing drones into construction
Most construction businesses have similar priorities — deliver high quality work to the client’s budget and deadline. Investing in technology can enable companies to...
New towns meet housing need and changing property demands
By Nick Waugh, commercial director at Buccleuch Property, which is jointly developing Shawfair
SCOTLAND plans to deliver 100,000 new homes by 2032 to meet strong...
Scottish Apprenticeship Week ends, but the work must go on
By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland
AS Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023 comes to a close, our work in devising ways to...
Easing out of lockdown: why we must all play by the rules
By David Shearer, managing director, HFD Construction
On the 23rd March, the First Minister issued guidance that placed Scottish construction sites into lockdown. Almost since that...
Commercial property sector witnesses fierce resilience
By Anna Reed, data director at EG
FROM the new 220,000 sq. ft headquarters of Scottish Power to the flagship St Vincent Plaza development, the...
Laying the foundations for a sustainable future
By Grace Mair, regional director at Thomas & Adamson
MORE and more, we are seeing sustainability continue to be a pressing priority for clients, particularly...
What industry needs to know about response to Withers Review
By Kirsty Connell-Skinner, sustainable construction partnerships manager at Edinburgh Napier University & programme manager at HCI Skills Gateway
THE shortage of construction skills is a...
Delivering social housing in Scotland is harder than ever
By Kirsty Morrison, group chief executive of Albyn Housing Society
Providing everyone with a safe, warm and affordable home that meets individuals’ needs is a...
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...
Six themes that will define Scotland’s property market in 2026
By Marcus Di Rollo, head of Gilson Gray lettings
THE 2020s have been a turbulent time for Scotland’s housing market. Rents and prices surged during...
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...
Protecting the health rating of your construction business
Protecting the health rating of your construction business means reducing its risk exposure. In light of economic uncertainty, investor confidence is likely to waver...
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...
How to avoid façade warranty problems
By Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman
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...
Designing safe urban spaces
By Debbie Harrison, a director of HarrisonStevens landscape architects
BY the time the Quality Street tin is empty and the last of the empty bottles...
Window of opportunity: fenestration solutions for the student housing sector
Damp and dingy student digs are fortunately becoming a thing of the past as universities and property developers look to create student homes that...
