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

By Lynn Richmond, associate in BTO Solicitors LLP’s data protection team COMING into force on 25th May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will...

DAVID Wright, Head of External Affairs at SELECT, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, has welcomed the passing of the Procurement Reform Bill,...

By Guy Marsden, director at Highbridge Properties PLC SUCCESSFUL regeneration of our major cities is essential for our economy. As well as the thousands of...

By Marion Forbes, director of performance and organisational change at AC Whyte, and FLIC advisory board member CONSTRUCTION has always been fundamental to Scotland’s economic...

By Giulia Kapp, marketing manager at Daikin No matter how astonishing a building looks, it’s all a waste if the inside is uninhabitable - especially...

In the wake of the tragic events in Genoa, where 43 people died when a section of the Morandi Bridge suddenly collapsed, Lesley McLeod,...

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...

By Fraser Lynes, MD of Cruden Homes Over the past 15 years, the south side of Glasgow has witnessed one of the city’s most ambitious...

James Stephens, managing director of bathroom manufacturer Offsite Solutions, shares 15 practical tips for specifying factory-built bathrooms. 1. Visit the factory Review quality control procedures, financial...

By Ross Taylor, partner, dispute resolution, Gillespie Macandrew THE Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 was introduced around 15 years ago, bringing with it a set of...

As part of last year’s World Green Building Week, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) issued a bold vision for how buildings around the world can reach 40% less embodied carbon emissions by 2030. To achieve this, changes need to be implemented throughout a building’s infrastructure. Here, Gert De Roover, building, construction and infrastructure manager at composites technology company Exel Composites, explains why composite materials contribute to the drive for greener buildings.

With a more buoyant construction market, it is those firms continuing to invest in training that are best placed to help housing providers bring their homes up to modern standards. Billy Baird, Projects Director at roofing and cladding services provider Marley Contract Services, looks at how the company has managed to maintain its skills base. THE skills shortage is particularly acute in the construction industry and encompasses a wide range of disciplines from bricklaying through to plumbing. A lack of...

By Ian Atkinson, partner, Womble Bond Dickinson MOVING to Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) isn’t just about reducing the labour requirements needed to meet UK...

By Nyrie Eller, paralegal, dispute resolution at Gillespie Macandrew SCAFFOLDING is a temporary structure and so naturally, if not erected correctly, it may collapse. Training,...

Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, believes that Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) has the...

By Steven Simpson, MD of the Cruden Group As we mark Scottish Housing Day it gives the chance to reflect on the changing landscape of...

By Andy Hadden, co-founder of Tartan Leisure Ltd, developers of Wavegarden Scotland Amid all the anxiety and uncertainty that is currently going on in the world, we are all craving a brighter...

Stephen Barker, engineering director at MGF, explores the critical role of early contractor involvement in reducing cost, complexity, and carbon IT is well known that...

By John Forster, founder & chair, Forster Group AS we enter 2026, the construction sector stands at the centre of the UK’s most urgent social...