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Finding a different pathway to my successful career in construction

By Elaine Perratt, assistant health and safety manager at Cruden Buildings & Renewals Ltd When I was at school, I wasn’t academic; the thought of...
Greig Fenton

Why PPM is critical to housing stock’s net zero journey

By Greig Fenton, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group The journey to net zero can seem a large, ominous, and expensive...

Good to give this Christmas

By Iain Marley, chief executive, hub West Scotland LAST week hub West Scotland launched its annual Winter Warmer Appeal for new warm clothing for children...

Wooden workplaces: building for the future

By Dr Mila Duncheva, business development manager of UK & Ireland, Stora Enso METROPOLITAN hubs are rife with corporate spaces which try to integrate the...
Susan Jackson, Campion Homes

Why SMEs must be central to Scotland’s housing response

By Susan Jackson, joint MD of Campion Homes THE housing emergency has rightly returned to the heart of Scotland’s political conversation. With the appointment of...

Innovations to ‘future-proof’ Scotland’s ports against climate change

Ramsay Muirhead, director of ports & infrastructure at CMAL, discusses the importance of innovations to tackling rising sea levels in Scotland ACCORDING to Marine Scotland...

Energy crisis will worsen unless we offer a balanced smart transition where consumers decide...

By John Forster, chair and founder of Forster Group ENERGY prices skyrocketing, rising inflation rates and a potential year-long recession, the immediate economic picture for...
ancient window

Historic windows tell us much about the past

Craig Quirie speaks to Dr Craig Kennedy about the importance of preserving windows of historical significance rather than simply replacing them

STA Advice Note 18 – what do specifiers need to know?

ADVERTORIAL John Mellor, Product Manager at Protect Membranes, explains the Structural Timber Association’s new STA Advice Note 18 and describes the key recommendations for breather...

Taking future skills offsite

By Douglas Morrison, director of operations and future skills, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre AS the construction industry is facing unprecedented challenges during the current coronavirus...

Changing office? Don’t let dilapidations leave your move in disrepair

By Alastair McCoan, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank Scotland After nearly three years interrupted by Covid-19 and macro-economic disruption, 2023 could be the year...

Progress on the RICS Conflict Avoidance Process

Len Bunton, a dispute resolution specialist and chair of the recently assembled working group of Scottish construction industry stakeholders seeking to explore and encourage...
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Breaking down stigma will improve the health of construction

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Chris MacLeod, regional director for GRAHAM, discusses the importance of reducing awkwardness around the topic within the...
MJ O'Shaughnessy

Engineering sustainable urban regeneration: unlocking potential to safeguard our future

By MJ O'Shaughnessy, MD for Will Rudd Glasgow & Ireland In the dynamic world of urban development, the pursuit of sustainability stands as a cornerstone...

Making an entrance

When it comes to the specification of commercial door systems there is much to consider, from safety and security to accessibility and aesthetics. Navigating...

Embracing the drive towards sustainability across the construction industry

By Mark Markey, MD of Akela Group In less than three weeks’ time, the eyes of the world will be on Glasgow when Scotland’s largest...
Fraser Lynes Queensberry Properties

The opportunities offered by brownfield land

By Fraser Lynes, Queensberry Properties’ land and development director    FOR almost a century, people have worried about suburban sprawl and the growth of our...

How Scotland’s offsite expertise can open up UK business opportunities

By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe IT is predicted that the UK needs around 300,000 new homes every year for the foreseeable future, to tackle...

Meeting the housing needs of a mature population

By Steven Simpson, MD of Cruden Homes In just 20 years from now, a quarter of the UK population will be aged 65 or over....

Humanising hospitals

By Christoph Ackermann, principal at Building Design Partnership (BDP). WHAT is a hospital’s primary purpose? To offer a diagnosis for disease. To treat the sick...