Innovation, collaboration, and solutions for Scotland’s housing crisis
By Steven Simpson, MD of Cruden Group
As 2025 dawns, the housebuilding industry finds itself at a crossroads, still facing economic and political challenges, yet...
Retirement housing could take pressure off a property market in crisis
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director of Cruden Homes
AS the UK grapples with a housing market that’s increasingly stretched at both ends, one...
New finance director for Barratt Homes
BARRATT has appointed Colin Mitchell (pictured) to the post of Finance Director in the West of Scotland.
Colin, who was most recently Finance Director at...
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...
The renaissance in urban living
Since the new millennium dawned, city living has enjoyed a welcome renaissance as twenty- and thirty-somethings reversed the historic flight to the suburbs.
RAAC to ruin: sector must learn lesson that cheap material comes at a cost
Following the news that hundreds of residents in Aberdeen’s Balnagask area are to be relocated after RAAC panels were found in around 500 homes,...
Buildings engineered for the future
By Gillian Ogilvie, managing director of Will Rudd (Edinburgh)
CONSERVATION engineering is about repairing and preserving what is there. However it can also be...
Managing workplace safety – an update following 100 days in lockdown
By partner Jon Cooper and managing associate Ashley Borthwick, from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson
THE construction industry has been hit hard by Covid-19, with large...
Precast in the frame for net zero future
A precast concrete approach to constructing the building frame for the UK’s largest ever Passivhaus school has demonstrated the material’s potential for use in...
How to avoid a war over water
By Matthew Rolph, MD at Graf UK, a rainwater harvesting champion and sustainable manufacturer of wastewater and storm water management systems
EVERY cloud has a...
Common causes of construction site accidents and how to avoid them
By Stuart Snape, managing partner at Graham Coffey & Co. Solicitors
Construction sites are inherently dangerous environments, and accidents can happen even when workers take...
Opportunity for all in the rebuilding of Ukraine
Linzi Hedalen, partner at Dentons, explains why Scotland’s expertise in developing and upgrading buildings can help transform war-damaged areas in Ukraine
FOLLOWING the invasion of...
Setting the standards for porcelain facades
Brian G Newell MBE, founder and chief executive of British façade manufacturer, Shackerley, and the technical lead for a new international porcelain cladding standard...
House buyers make a return to city living
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director, Cruden Homes (East) Ltd
For the last few years, house buyers have been leaving behind urban life to...
Planning today to meet offshore wind ambitions of tomorrow
Fraser Milne, engineering and projects director at Balmoral Comtec, discusses offshore wind and the value of a resilient Scottish supply chain
SCOTLAND’S offshore wind ambitions...
Environmental strategy must be more than just a box-ticking exercise
By Mark Murphy, chief risk officer, Donaldson Group
As a business that originated in sustainable forest products, it’s no surprise that we are focused on...
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...
No worker should be left alone in a crisis
By Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
AS well as the word unprecedented, we are now hearing the words mental health every...
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...
Time to start breaking down planning barriers
BY Andrew Mickel, director of Mactaggart & Mickel Group
PLANNING may not be the most exciting subject in the world, and most people don’t think...
