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Building the future workforce

By Kirsty Connell-Skinner, programme manager | HCI Skills Gateway Do you remember being young and experiencing something that shaped your career choices? Maybe you saw...
John Forster, chair of Forster Group

General Election: a turning point for climate action and the path to net zero

By John Forster, chair of Forster Group LIKE many, I have been closely observing the outcomes of the General Election. The results signal a pivotal...
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Prescription in the context of construction

By Jamie Robb, senior solicitor at BTO Solicitors THE high profile Gorebridge ‘Gas Street’ case recently hit the headlines again following a decision by the...

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...
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How to avoid façade warranty problems

By Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman

Booming student accommodation sector needs to keep up with new trends

By Gregor Duthie, legal director at Gilson Gray Over the past month, thousands of students have descended on higher education campuses across Scotland. In many...

Maintaining drainage to prevent flooding

As Scotland experiences increasingly volatile weather conditions, it is more important than ever precautions are in place to prevent them causing havoc to infrastructure....

Mind those Millennials

By Ian Eker, director of construction & property for Hays in Scotland MANY employers know the importance of retaining good staff, of keeping them incentivised,...

15 tips for specifying bathroom pods

James Stephens, managing director of bathroom manufacturer Offsite Solutions, shares 15 practical tips for specifying factory-built bathrooms. 1. Visit the factory Review quality control procedures, financial...

Is it time to modernise Modern Apprenticeships?

By Douglas Morrison, director of operations and skills, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) ALMOST 40,000 people in Scotland took part in apprenticeship training in 2019/20,...

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...

Construction sector needs foreign labour to survive

By Andrew Stephen, director of construction, property and infrastructure at Change Recruitment THERE’S an elephant in the room. Construction companies know it’s there and have...

Four-day working weeks: are they the future?

By Neil Bradbrook, MD of Ahead Business Consulting A couple of weeks ago, Atom Bank announced that their staff were moving to a four-day working...

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...

Road Bond levels pose threat to construction SMEs in the recovery

By Scott Macphail, director of Dougall Baillie Associates. EVERY party in every commercial transaction has a perfect right to take reasonable precautions against risk, but...

Offsite to play vital role in the biggest growth sectors

It has been widely reported that two of the largest growth sectors in the coming years will be affordable/social housing and student accommodation. Steve...

Outdoor learning gives children a healthy view of the world

By Kath MacTaggart, a landscape architect at BDP Glasgow studio RAISED in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well wet playtimes...

Scotland’s race against climate change: does net zero mark the finish line?

By Stephen Good, CEO, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) WITH just a few months to go until the COP26 summit in Glasgow, sustainability is fast...

Six reasons why timber frame is surging in the UK

In the mid-1980s, negative press about quality control for timber frame housing caused a healthy market to slump from around 40% to less than...

Construction procurement reform 2023 workshop series

By Clare Paterson, principal construction adviser, The Scottish Government On average, Scotland’s public sector spends more than £4 billion a year on constructing buildings and...