CDM 2015: are you ready?
Claire Mills at bto solicitors outlines the changes coming into effect with the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
CDM 2015 will replace CDM...
Building a sustainable future
By Clare Tait, an environmental advisor for Kier Construction Scotland
It’s hard to imagine that reviewing tree root protection plans or land remediation strategies as...
Project management – like never before!
In February of this year, Gill Henry, head of business development at The Cruden Group, agreed to take on the role of project director...
Apprenticeships: what employers need to know
Apprenticeships have become more common in recent years with around 37,000 modern apprentices engaged in Scotland across a wide range of sectors. Traditionally, apprenticeships were...
Window of opportunity: fenestration solutions for the student housing sector
Damp and dingy student digs are fortunately becoming a thing of the past as universities and property developers look to create student homes that...
House buyers make a return to city living
By Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director, Cruden Homes (East) Ltd
For the last few years, house buyers have been leaving behind urban life to...
Consultant calls for industry task force and construction regulator
A leading consultant has claimed “urgent action” is needed to help resolve some of the issues currently engulfing the construction industry.
Len Bunton, a past...
Scotland’s construction leaders urged to make ‘bold’ decisions to achieve net zero goals
STEPHEN Good, the CEO of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), has written an open letter to Scotland's built environment and construction leaders, calling...
Safety needs a strong lead
Two years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Lesley McLeod, chief executive of The Association for Project Safety, tells Project Scotland why a more...
Advances in Scottish timber can support net zero efforts
By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
IN the tale of the Three Little Pigs, only the house made of bricks survived...
Understanding demands for ridge line ventilation
Consideration of high-level roof ventilation is a key requirement for cold and warm pitched roofs. Solutions such as dry fix ridge systems and tile...
Addressing the Scottish housing crisis: a call for pragmatic solutions
By Fraser Lynes, MD of Cruden Homes
SCOTLAND'S housing system is at a critical juncture. The Scottish Government has acknowledged the nation’s housing emergency and...
Beneath the surface — bitumen emulsions and road resilience
By Rick Ashton, bitumen division market development manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK
THE UK’s local road network, and the highways authorities responsible for them, face...
Building the future of education in Edinburgh
Even Sorgjerd, director at Will Rudd Edinburgh, discusses the challenges of providing new education buildings in Scotland’s capital city
AS Edinburgh continues to grow and...
Unsafe cladding in Scotland: a brief guide to the new proposals
By Michael Collins, senior associate, BTO Solicitors
SINCE the Grenfell fire in June 2017, the UK and Scottish Governments have introduced a number of reforms...
Scaling up isn’t enough: why construction must deliver sustainable scale in 2026
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...
HSE Fee For Intervention: why it pays to be informed
By Vikki Watt, partner and solicitor advocate at BTO Solicitors LLP
SINCE 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recovered costs from duty holders...
Riding the leadership learning curve
By Alan Gordon, senior partner of DM Hall LLP.
I suspect that for any new role, 33 years should be ample preparation. But taking over...
The future of construction lies in developing the right talent
By Graham Mercer, MD of Rearo, which specialises in the manufacture and supply of bathroom and kitchen surfaces for UK trade and retail markets
As...
Building blocks of change: inspiring young people into carpentry
By Graeme Binnie, a joinery lecturer at West Lothian College and founder of the West Lothian Woodworking Initiative
WOMEN working in construction recently hit an...
