No worker should be left alone in a crisis

By Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity AS well as the word unprecedented, we are now hearing the words mental health every...

Hopes, challenges and opportunities: industry faces “unprecedented” tests in 2018

2018 will be a year of exceptional challenges – and also opportunities – for the Scottish construction sector. Project Scotland recently asked a wide range...

Partnership is key to asset management

By Andrew Kilpatrick, director of assets, Caledonia Housing Association As we embrace post-pandemic life, social landlords as well as focusing on building new homes are...
Marion Forbes

Construction is at a crossroads and widening our talent pool is a business imperative

By Marion Forbes, director of performance and organisational change at AC Whyte, and FLIC advisory board member CONSTRUCTION has always been fundamental to Scotland’s economic...

Rebuilding trust and revitalising communities

By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects RESTORING and refurbishing buildings that fall under the ownership of community trusts are becoming an increasingly important part...

Procuring a great career in construction

By Manni Ferguson, procurement lead for Kier Construction in Scotland and north east England WITH International Women’s Day just two days away (March 8, 2018),...
Liz Hamilton

Building tomorrow: how planning can help tackle Scotland’s housing crisis

By Liz Hamilton, senior land and planning manager at AS Homes Scotland We’ve recently seen Scotland’s largest cities - Edinburgh and Glasgow - declare housing...
Mark Murphy

The evolving role of sustainability in business

The role of sustainability in business is constantly evolving, but as Mark Murphy, chief risk officer at the Donaldson Group explains, it should always...

Business adjusts the sails in another record year

Despite the strong economic headwinds, Livingston-based timber windows provider NorDan UK Ltd has grown by 85% in five years. Here, MD Alex Brown explains...

Why saving the rain adds up

Water recycling specialist Kevin Reed from SDS Limited explains how new technologies are making it increasingly commercially attractive for Scottish businesses to reuse water,...

Partnerships are the recipe for success at MIPIM

By Scott Wilson, executive director, development, Robertson THERE are plenty of famous partnerships in business. The most high profile and the ones that everyone talks about...

Rent freeze has knocked investor confidence in Scotland

By Neil Kirk, residential development & investment partner at Knight Frank Edinburgh During a cost-of-living crisis, it might be difficult to feel sympathy for...

Complex galleries transformation project proves a work of art

Barry O’Hagan, regional director for Scotland at Tilbury Douglas, discusses working with the National Galleries of Scotland to extend and transform the National in...

Industrial and retail warehousing lead the way as investor money starts to find its...

By Anthony Zdanowicz, an associate at the Ayr offices of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors IN the historic Scottish fiefdoms of Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Dumfries and...
Billy Kirkwood, Scottish Building Federation

Construction’s apprenticeship concerns: rising costs threaten skills pipeline

Ahead of the increase in the National Minimum Wage, Scottish Building Federation director Billy Kirkwood voices his fears about the effect on craft apprentices EARLIER...

A challenging decade for the property market

By Steven Simpson, director at Queensberry Properties THE start of a new decade always provides a good opportunity to reflect on the last ten years, and...
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...

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...
Andrew Leslie APS

Holistic approach is essential if UK Government is to deliver on housing promise

By Andrew Leslie, chief executive, The Association for Project Safety DEPUTY Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s announcement of a nationwide housing target of 370,000 homes per...

The appeal of bi-folds and how to choose them

Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, a manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, discusses the benefits of adding bi-fold doors to a property and offers...