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We must bridge the gap this Scottish Housing Day for a brighter future

By David Knight, managing director, Avant Homes Scotland For years, the Scottish housing market hasn’t worked in favour of younger buyers. They’ve either been priced...

Cladding remediation, reports, resources and rumours…

Is Scotland ready and prepared to deal with the recladding of high-rise buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, asks William Barlow,...

Iconic bridges chart our changing attitudes

From the Forth Rail Bridge to the Queensferry Crossing, bridging the River Forth has not been without its health and safety challenges. To mark the...

Construction contracts: NEC3 v SBCC

Any conversation between an experienced project manager and a specialist construction lawyer on the choice of contracts is likely to be a lively one...

Why construction companies should set their sights on imaging technology

By Cade Wells, business development manager, CENSIS Construction sites may have been closed on the back of the Covid-19 outbreak, but the sector is still hard at...

MMC and timber systems can help meet housing ambitions

Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why modern methods of construction coupled with a build fabric such as...
Andrew Leslie APS

To dream an impossible dream…no matter how hopeless

By Andrew Leslie, chief executive – The Association for Project Safety LABOUR'S quest is for the industry to build 370,000 new homes in England every...
Campion Homes

The importance of brand evolution for family-run businesses

By Sharifa Joy, sales & marketing manager at Campion Homes IN the dynamic, competitive industry of new home building, staying at the forefront of innovation...
John Forster, chair of Forster Group

A power failure in Spain and a planning failure we can’t repeat in Scotland

By John Forster, chair and founder, Forster Group Spain’s power grid failed this week. Portugal’s went down soon after. What could have been mistaken for...

Education as a building block for community integration

By David Halliday, MD at Halliday Fraser Munro COMMUNITY plays a major role in all our lives, as has been emphasised during these uncertain times. ...

The homes they are a-changing

By Abigail Brownlow, development manager, Wemyss Properties. THE news that the iconic Changing Rooms is making a return to our screens after a 16-year break...

Flexible office space isn’t just for start-ups

By Guy Marsden, director at Highbridge Properties PLC BY now, almost everyone will be familiar with the benefits of flexible working, where the traditional 9-5...

Electrifying the grid: overcoming challenges for a just transition

Putting an end to the unnecessary burning of fossil fuels and helping to curb carbon emissions all around the world, electricity will be the key enabler on our energy transition.

Mix of materials should form offsite sector’s zero carbon tool kit

By Sam Hart, head of modern methods of construction (MMC) at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) IN Scotland’s housebuilding sector timber frame has fast...

Building a skilled future

In Scotland, 13.8% of 16-24 year-olds are currently out of work, yet demand for young, skilled workers in the construction industry is at an...

Designing knowledge cauldrons

Designing a building that will inspire the most ambitious, forward thinking people who will tackle societal and global issues, is challenging.

Quality steps to SuDS success

By Jo Bradley, market development manager, SDS Limited WHEN it comes to preventing surface water pollution, Scotland leads the way. Scotland’s wide-scale use of sustainable...

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...
Kirsten Nicolson, DM Hall

Just capital: Edinburgh housing market remains a law unto itself

By Kirsten Nicolson, a director in the Edinburgh residential offices of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors As the old year slips away, home buyers and sellers...
Chelsea Williams

New beginnings: the shape of the construction sector in 2025

The latest release of the Business Distress Index for Q4 2024, released by Real Business Rescue using Companies House and Red Flag Alert data,...