Smart Construction Richard Clement

Digital Construction Week: experts predict biggest changes for the next decade

Digital Construction Week is taking place from June 5-6. To mark the occasion, Smart Construction’s deputy general manager, Richard Clement, takes a deep dive...

Adding colour to facades could be a bright idea

Colour is in vogue in lieu of recent research into colour psychology. Ben Warren, managing director at Baumit, provides five points to illustrate how...
Muir Homes bungalow

Government and industry must rise to the challenge and beat the housing crisis

By Martin Smith, chief executive of Muir Group which includes Muir Homes THE shortage of homes in Scotland has been quite clear for a number...

Training for today and tomorrow

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...
David Shaw

Why we should stop waiting for perfection and start making progress towards net zero

By David Shaw, director at Torridon If there’s one message I’d give every commercial property owner, asset manager or occupier, it’s that you don’t have...

Seven steps to better cash flow management

By Lee Swinerd, Director, KPMG LLP In the early stages of a business, cash flow is arguably the most important factor to consider. Indeed, one...

Why Scottish businesses should be checking their water (bills)

By Ellie Campbell, a freelance content writer and campaign manager for Castle Water IN times like these, keeping bills under control is vital for any...
Given the need to support the increased weight associated with deeper soffit liners, the performance of mechanical fixings is more important than ever

Raising the bar on soffit insulation performance

Increased thermal, acoustic and fire performance required from soffit liners means ever increased insulation depths are being specified. But without careful consideration of how...

The benefits of R&D tax credits in construction

Tom Walker, partner at Wellers, the small business accountants, discusses R&D tax reliefs and how they can benefit housebuilding and the wider construction sector MAKE...

Why our homes are still our – virtual – castles

By Ainslie McCrone, marketing manager at Briar Homes There are certain milestones in life that are set in, well, stone, and serve as evidence of...

Managing excess water during road construction

Drake Meikle, regional technical sales engineer at Siltbuster, the water treatment specialist, explores road construction, the excess water it generates, and how the environmental...
Alan Wilson, SELECT

Chaos in Portugal and Spain shines very bright light on vital role of electricians

By Alan Wilson, MD of SELECT It has come as a shock of unprecedented voltage, not just in Spain and Portugal but across the western...

Scotland: building and fire safety regulation post-Grenfell

By Rosie Gollan, Edinburgh-based solicitor at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson FOLLOWING the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK Government has been reviewing...

Exploring alternative pathways into construction employment for a sustainable workforce

Ian Hughes, engagement director Scotland, CITB, tells Project Scotland why the construction skills system must be ‘fit for purpose’ to achieve ambitious plans THE construction...

Is your site safe for older workers?

IT’S widely recognised that older workers are crucial to curbing the construction industry skills gap, as reported by CIOB, but an ageing workforce can...

Big decisions lie ahead for property and land owners

By Amanda Cameron, a partner in the Dunfermline office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors Scotland’s General Register of Sasines is the oldest national land register...
Michael McGuire

Why it’s time for Scottish developers to rethink building warranties

Michael McGuire, building warranties specialist at Octo Insurance Brokers, tells Project Scotland why he believes Scottish developers should rethink building warranties Scotland's construction sector is...

The steps towards a more sustainable industry

Gary Danson, operations director at specialist repair firm Plastic Surgeon, discusses sustainability within the construction sector SUSTAINABILITY within the construction industry is becoming ever more...

How resilient is Glasgow’s architecture?

By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP IN more than 30 years as a practicing architect in Glasgow, I have witnessed the city’s resilience...
Sara Edmonds

A call for clarity over UK retrofit delivery models

By Sara Edmonds, co-director of the National Retrofit Hub AS Scotland’s building industry reckons with the formidable challenge of scaling up retrofit initiatives and decarbonising...