Building towards a successful year in the rental sector

By Angela Fee, head of mattering (marketing) & impact at AnswerConnect LANDLORDS and letting agencies have weathered a tough twelve months. Tightening regulations, unfavourable tax...

House brick can become circular economy champ

By Professor Gabriela Medero, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot Watt University and a recent finalist in the 2018 Converge Challenge,...

Government must help address Brexit skills drain

By Nicholas McVeigh-Crabbe, director at construction recruitment specialists BBR Services OVER the next year or two the Scottish and UK construction sector is very likely...

Dilapidations – a question of timing

By Kenny McDonald, an associate in building surveying consultancy in the Glasgow North office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors. Seeking the right advice at the...
Martin McKay, Clyde Gateway

People, Place and Jobs: the legacy of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games

By Martin McKay, chief executive of Clyde Gateway THE black and white interwar images of Clyde Gateway show Glasgow’s East End in its full, bustling...

How Scotland’s offsite expertise can open up UK business opportunities

By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe IT is predicted that the UK needs around 300,000 new homes every year for the foreseeable future, to tackle...
Timber frame home

The importance of EPDs in Passivhaus projects

Neil Turner, technical sales manager for Ecological Building Systems, explores the role of EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) in supporting the construction sector’s move towards...

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Are You Bid Ready?

  By Andrew Morrison, founder and BD director at AM Bid A significant part of the UK’s business community is dependent on winning work through competitive...

A fresh look at third party rights

By Jonathan Gaskell, a partner at MacRoberts LLP AROUND six years ago, I wrote in this publication about the then forthcoming Scottish Law Commission report...
Rob Bewick

Why sharing information can lay foundation for preventing fatal accidents in construction

By Rob Bewick, senior construction safety consultant at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group The latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics on work-related...
Harry-Smith

Housebuilders should embrace new standard missives proposals

With just weeks to respond to Graham Simpson MSP’s proposed New-Build Homes (Buyer Protection) (Scotland) members Bill, Harry C. Smith, partner and head of...

The case for Green Infrastructure investment in Scotland

By Sean Robinson, specification director of water management solutions at Polypipe SCOTTISH cities are rich in history and heritage, attracting international tourists and revenue. But...

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 MAKE...

Lessons learned can help repeat success of tram extension project

Steven Jackson, director of infrastructure, Scotland at Turner & Townsend, says the Edinburgh tram extension is a testament to the city’s drive for sustainable...
Geocellular stormwater tank

Ten top considerations for a geocellular stormwater tank system

By Mark Caswell, technical manager for water management specialists Graf UK CORRECT stormwater management is critical to urban planning and infrastructure development because it protects...

Engineering excellence to support Edinburgh’s ‘hotel boom’

By Stuart Fleming, director at Will Rudd, Edinburgh IN my role at Will Rudd, and having spent my whole career based in Edinburgh, I have...
Matthew Jackson

To drive change, we need the right EV chargers in the right place

By Matthew Jackson, associate director at Scottish Futures Trust When you picture the perfect holiday, what comes to mind? For me, it usually involves a...

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...

Lessons learned through lockdown could rebuild the future of construction

By Kevin Reid, chief executive of the Cruden Group AS the construction industry begins its journey through the restart plan, we consider how lockdown has...

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...