What bid trends can we expect in 2023?

By Andrew Morrison, founder of AM Bid, co-creator of Ultimate Tender Coach and APMP Global Thought Leader of the Year 2022 was the year when...

Humanising the workplace

By Bruce Kennedy, architect director at BDP's Glasgow studio As a designer of workplaces, I’m fascinated by the adaptability of millions of people around the world...

Digging boom: critical need for asset searches

Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, an online safe digging resource, discusses the surge in asset searches across the Covid-period and examines why the construction...

Fancy living off-grid? Here are some issues to consider

By Paul Houghton, head of planning at DM Hall AS a town and country planner, I have spent the past few years, paradoxically, giving advice...

Building your brand as an employer of choice

IT is welcome news that Scotland’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.2% between April and June. According to The Office for National Statistics, the...
Alan Gilkison, Ryden

Unlocking the next chapter of growth for Scotland’s property sector

By Alan Gilkison, managing partner at Ryden THIS year marked a turning point for Ryden. We recently entered a strategic investment partnership with Lambert Smith...
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How to turn PFI handover risk into a net zero opportunity

By Greig Fenton, regional director, Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group PRIVATE Finance Initiatives – or PFI, as the programme was better known...

Investing in a future where health and wellness rides along the crest of a...

By Andy Hadden, co-founder of Tartan Leisure Ltd, developers of Wavegarden Scotland Amid all the anxiety and uncertainty that is currently going on in the world, we are all craving a brighter...

The value of effective marketing assets

Effective marketing materials are essential for buyers to make the biggest purchase of their lives, ideally combining digital and real-world resources. Queensberry Properties’ sales...

Industry stalwarts offer hope for brighter year

KEY stakeholders in the Scottish construction industry have expressed their hopes that the challenges of Covid-19 will eventually give way to an era of...
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Why tenant voices must shape Scotland’s housing future

By Zander Carle, director of asset management at Grampian Housing Association FUEL poverty is not just a statistic, it’s a daily reality for thousands of...

A refresh for third party rights?

MANY involved in the legal and commercial side of construction projects will be used to seeing collateral warranties being given to parties with an interest in a...

Deed of conditions: power to the people

Andrew Leslie, associate – housebuilder, Gillespie Macandrew, discusses the importance of a well drafted Deed of Conditions for residential developments THOSE involved in the development...

Why kitchens are the heart of the home

By Hazel Davies, Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director THERE is a telling line in the iconic 1970s play Abigail’s Party, when a dinner party...

Collaboration is key to boosting efficiency, innovation and profit

By Lucy Black, head of business relationships, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre COLLABORATIVE working seems like a no-brainer – it helps organisations improve efficiency, productivity and...

Satellite business districts are turning up the heat

By Ian Manson, chief executive of Clyde Gateway MY own experience, based on thirty years involvement in planning and regeneration, is that there has always...
Stewart Dalgarno

AIMCH project set to transform housebuilding

Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Group, discusses how AIMCH, a collaborative research and development project is set to revolutionise the...

Communication is crucial to driving project success

By Ed Monaghan, a non-executive director at Perceptive Communicators  LONG-term regeneration projects are often made up of a consortium of multiple businesses, across several teams...
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New finance director for Barratt Homes

BARRATT has appointed Colin Mitchell (pictured) to the post of Finance Director in the West of Scotland. Colin, who was most recently Finance Director at...

The importance of surface water management

In January, the UK faced significant storms that caused road closures, disrupted rail services, and led to widespread flooding. Terry Wilkinson, specialist design and...