A reflective end to a challenging year

The ongoing reverberations of the pandemic have made 2021 a unique year for the construction sector and residential property market. In this article, Queensberry...
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‘Considerate’ Balfour Beatty set standard

BALFOUR Beatty has been recognised as a Considerate Constructor for its approach on three prestigious Scottish projects, the Scottish Crime Campus fit-out for the...

Turfing out traditional roofs

In recent years, green roofs have become increasingly popular throughout the UK, with industry experts estimating that the number of ‘gardens in the sky’...

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...

The time is now to consider a robust winter maintenance plan

By Keith Gallacher, director of Complete Weed Control Scotland Winter is coming. But, unlike the Starks of Winterfell in Game of Thrones, for whom the phrase...

Energy crisis will worsen unless we offer a balanced smart transition where consumers decide...

By John Forster, chair and founder of Forster Group ENERGY prices skyrocketing, rising inflation rates and a potential year-long recession, the immediate economic picture for...

Six bid trends for 2017

What bid trends can we expect to see in 2017? Reflecting on activity in the diverse sectors in which he is active, Andrew Morrison,...

Why we must reform the way we procure our infrastructure

I’d like to see procurement that is not based solely on price, but rather on many factors that will allow us to maximise the economic impact of our projects.

Sensor-led smart technology could transform Scotland’s approach to housing

By Cade Wells, business development manager, CENSIS WE have seldom spent more time in our homes than now. Indeed, we have certainly never relied so...
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Warehouses and war: how construction contracts help manage delivery risk

By Mark Macaulay (construction partner in the projects practice at Dentons in Glasgow) and Tasmyn Brittlebank (construction partner in the projects practice at Dentons...

Engineering a greener world

By Gerard Carson, a senior engineer/team leader at Will Rudd Davidson, Glasgow CHOOSING what to study at university was one of the biggest decisions I...

Confidence is strong in Glasgow West End property market

By Paul Reilly, a director in the Glasgow office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors THE West End of Glasgow is, in normal times, variously described...

The Rules of Engagement

By Richard Bright, head of Weber Shandwick’s property division in Scotland  THESE are exciting times for Scotland’s property industry. Investment seems to be flooding in from...

Taking care with timber

Jeremy English, Great Britain and Ireland sales director at Södra Wood, Sweden’s largest cooperative of forest owners, explores why, more than ever, it is...

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...
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The whole economy reaps the benefits from new housebuilding

By Ash Sheikh, director of sales and marketing at Muir Homes, part of the Muir Group I am sure I am not the only one...

The weight of the cost of living crisis on Scottish businesses

By Sharon McDougall, DAS approved money advisor at Scotland Debt Solutions As we enter the final quarter of 2022 and the cold winter months, Scottish...
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Why community benefit is central to the future of housebuilding

By Michael Palethorpe, production & community benefit manager at Cruden Group THERE has been an undeniable shift in the role of housebuilders across the UK....
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The themes set to shape Scotland’s property market in 2025

By Marcus Di Rollo, lettings director at full-service legal firm Gilson Gray So far, the 2020s have seen a lot of change in Scotland’s housing...

Transparency and trafficking

Jonathan Gaskell and Caragh Nimmo tell Project Scotland what steps organisations must take to comply with new legislation and ensure slavery and human trafficking...