Building recovery
By Ivan McKee MSP, minister for business, trade, tourism and enterprise and also the chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum.
THE construction industry touches...
Five construction themes for 2021
By Stephen Good, CEO of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
IT would be safe to say that any predictions made about the past 12 months...
Report has “significant” implications for industry
By Kathryn Moffett, lawyer and construction law specialist at CMS
THE Cole Report was published last month following a number of high profile construction defects...
Sustainability and the reduction of waste is the only way forward for the painting...
By Chris Meechan, MD of Cali Decor
The move towards sustainability in business is not only driven by altruism on the part of business owners...
It’s time for Scotland to stop missing out on solar thermal
By Stephanie Clark, Policy Manager, Onshore Renewables at Scottish Renewables
IT’S all too easy to scoff at solar power in Scotland, but falling hardware prices...
Can online pay portals combat blame culture?
By Colin Darch, business process consultant at OPEN ECX
BLAME culture is a contentious topic in the construction industry, particularly when it comes to invoicing...
The importance of a home: lessons from buying 30 flats in Edinburgh
By Dan Donald, Simon Community Scotland
Today (10 October) is World Homeless Day, providing an important chance for us all to consider the impact of...
Whatever happened to third party rights?
By Jonathan Gaskell, a partner at DWF LLP
I have written a couple of times previously in this publication about the use of third party...
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...
The human factor in building safety: how early engagement mitigates project risk
Joe Fay, MCIOB MIoR MAPM, pre-construction compliance & building safety director at Starfish Construction, explains how early resident engagement mitigates project risk and aligns...
The importance of place in Scotland’s next generation of homes
By Ainslie McCrone, sales & marketing manager at Briar Homes
SCOTLAND'S housing conversation often focuses on the number of homes we need and where they...
PPE: one size doesn’t protect all
Michael Fink, CEO of Mask Logic, discusses the vital importance of respiratory protection
WHEN PPE fit fails, protection fails. For too long, protective equipment in...
Post-Covid demand for housing is as enduring as ever
By John McHugh, managing partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
SPRING is in the air in the Scottish residential property market and, after a winter...
Charging infrastructure is key to unlocking the EV revolution potential
By Mark Markey, managing director, Akela Group
THE race to achieve net zero emissions targets is on and decarbonising the transport sector - as Scotland’s...
The growing complexity of facade access
Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD’s UK real estate facade access division, explores how the introduction of increasingly convoluted building envelope designs...
Investing in green spaces benefits everyone in Clyde Gateway
By Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central and chair of Clyde Gateway urban regeneration company.
Glasgow is rightly known as the “dear green place” due...
Protecting, preserving and enhancing our environment
By MJ O’Shaughnessy, managing director, Will Rudd (Glasgow)
WITH a year to go until Glasgow hosts COP26 Climate Summit, engineering probably isn’t the first thing...
An exciting new phase for NASC’s ‘game-changing’ platform for system scaffolding
Mark Collinson, head of technical at NASC, trade body for the access and scaffolding industry, explains the significance of the latest developments in its...
Commercial property sector witnesses fierce resilience
By Anna Reed, data director at EG
FROM the new 220,000 sq. ft headquarters of Scottish Power to the flagship St Vincent Plaza development, the...
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...
