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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...

On the RAAC: commercial lease considerations on discovering concrete issues

By Dentons’ Philip Knight, Fiona MacGregor and Scott Buchanan REINFORCED autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight concrete that was widely used in the construction...

Ventilation fund grants for small businesses are ‘simply the wrong answer’

By Gregor Stewart, director at Stewart Temperature Solutions, based in Ayr THERE is no doubt we should applaud the fact that, in the wake of...

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...
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...

Why construction must investigate alternative paths to entry to address skills shortages

By Emma Dickson, technical director at Arcadis and industry co-chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum’s Skills and Workforce sub group. Employers in the construction...

The law of time-bar: discovering a new test

By Leona Duff, a solicitor in Anderson Strathern LLP’s commercial litigation team The law    The law of time-bar has been confusing and unsatisfactory for a...

Help to close construction ‘capability gap’

By Ian Eker, director of Construction & Property for recruitment firm Hays in Scotland RECENT reports suggest that construction activity in Scotland continues to rise...
Laura McCrossan, Aitken Turnbull Architects

Are women breaking the architecture ‘glass ceiling’ in 2025?

By Laura McCrossan, associate director, Aitken Turnbull Architects WOMEN are steadily gaining ground in UK business, with the 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review reporting that...

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...

Failing to seek permission for home improvements can be a costly mistake

By Calum Allmond, an associate and head of architectural services at DM Hall Scotland’s housing market continues to boom with prices reaching unprecedented levels,...
MVHR training

Upskill in MVHR ventilation: Scottish training opportunities

By Stefan Huber, MD, PAUL Heat Recovery Scotland THE Scottish Government is about to undertake a second consultation on its proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy...

Arbitration is becoming best option for SME construction companies

Ross Taylor, founder of resolution specialists Taylor Law, explains why,  when it comes to cost effective ways of solving construction disputes, arbitration is not...
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...
Grahame Barn

Time for warm words to be replaced with concrete plans

By Grahame Barn, chief executive of CECA Scotland IN 2021 we will hopefully leave Covid-19 behind us as the vaccine programme is rolled out, but...
Heather Holbrook

Showing what construction is really like can make it an attractive career choice

By Heather Holbrook, partner at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group CONSTRUCTION has never enjoyed the best reputation as a career destination. Research conducted...

We need to make the stars align for building zero carbon homes

As AIMCH, the flagship collaborative R&D project to develop, trial and scale up industrialised housing techniques ends, Stewart Dalgarno, its project director reflects on...

Bid Trends for 2020

By Andrew Morrison, founder of AM Bid 2020 is not just a new year but the beginning of a new decade. I list below 10...

Funding challenges remain, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel

By Alasdair Rankin, managing director, Aitken Turnbull Architects It’s well known that we are in the middle of a housing crisis; high prices and funding...
Ian Rogers

The coordination crisis no one’s talking about

Ian Rogers, CEO and founder of construction consultancy Procync, explores the reasons why so many projects go over time, budget, or underdeliver THERE is a...