Scottish Apprenticeship Week ends, but the work must go on

By Michael Ross, chief executive of hub South West Scotland AS Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023 comes to a close, our work in devising ways to...

Rethink needed on red diesel policy

By Chala McKenna, senior solicitor at Davidson Chalmers Stewart LLP WHILE there’s a strong environmental basis for the UK Government’s plan to limit the use...
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How to run an adjudication effectively

Adjudication remains a widely used and popular form of dispute resolution in the construction sector. Julie Scott (pictured), an Associate in the construction and...
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Funding boost brings fresh urgency to Scotland’s cladding crisis

Dan Lowe and Dr Benjamin Ralph from Hollis explain why money alone will not solve cladding issues across Scotland MORE than eight years after Grenfell...

Could ChatGPT have an impact on the construction industry?

It’s been a while now since ChatGPT and AI tools like it burst onto the scene. But do they have any practical applications for...
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Successful office-to-hotel conversions start with preparation

By Zander Muego, director at Egis UK THE commercial property market is undergoing a prolonged adjustment. Rising construction costs, tighter regulations, and questions over financial...
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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...

It’s never too soon to get connected

Firms looking to get hooked up to the Scottish water network should waste no time starting the process. Willie Aitken explains why. IN the majority...
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Data gathering shows value of smart construction

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

Rise of 20-minute neighbourhoods could reinvigorate local communities

By Amy Wimpenny, project manager for Clyde Gateway THE last twelve months have seen a dramatic change to the way we live and work. Never...

Securing the future of our industry

By Alan Burns, Divisions Manager for City Building There have been reports for some time of a skills gap in the construction industry where talents...

Scotland’s dilemma: how to guide workers from fossil fuel past to sustainable future

Christian Warden, engagement director at Construction Talent Retention Scheme and Talentview Construction, a government-backed platform that allows those with construction experience to showcase their...

Diminution in value – time to test the Scottish courts?

By Greig Fenton, associate director, Thomas & Adamson DILAPIDATIONS and schedules of dilapidations in commercial leases can be somewhat contentious, often resulting in dispute and...

Why are Scotland’s first-time buyers being given no hope?

By Craig Fairfoull, head of sales and marketing at developer Dundas THE outcry over the scrapping of the top rate of tax and the inevitable...

The importance of long-term roadway maintenance

By Richard Ashton, market development manager Bitumen, TotalEnergies UK THE impact of increasingly volatile weather conditions is having a noticeable effect on Scottish roads,...

Innovations to ‘future-proof’ Scotland’s ports against climate change

Ramsay Muirhead, director of ports & infrastructure at CMAL, discusses the importance of innovations to tackling rising sea levels in Scotland ACCORDING to Marine Scotland...

When the roads fall silent, we can’t avoid the fact that it’s time for...

By Stuart Harrow, transportation director of Dougall Baillie Associates One of the first things which comes to the forefront of the public mind when a...

More support needed for construction workforce

By Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity IN an industry where two construction workers take their own life every single working day...

Why getting cladding right must not cause property blight

By Eric Curran, managing partner of DM Hall chartered surveyors, based in the firm's Glasgow north office THE Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain, and our...