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Demand for land in Scotland has seldom been greater

By Donald Yellowley, a partner in DM Hall’s country department based in the Bridge of Allan WHILE demand for all manner of land in Scotland...
Andrew Davidson, Balmoral Group

Why flexibility, not floorspace, is shaping Aberdeen’s office market

By Andrew Davidson, Balmoral Group IT'S been a turbulent decade for Aberdeen’s economy - and for commercial property across the UK. The city, so long...
Chelsea Williams

New beginnings: the shape of the construction sector in 2025

The latest release of the Business Distress Index for Q4 2024, released by Real Business Rescue using Companies House and Red Flag Alert data,...

From Surveys to Solutions: Unlocking Retrofit Potential at Scale

By Shirley Evatt, senior associate at Will Rudd (Edinburgh) I often hear people talk about the retrofit challenge as though it’s a mountain too steep...

Will Rudd women wear many hats

In the week that we celebrate Women in Engineering, Gillian Ogilvie, MD at Will Rudd Edinburgh looks at the many hats the women at...
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The performance challenge in rainscreen façade insulation

Gary Allen, project specification manager at Knauf Insulation UK & Ireland, discusses the performance challenge in rainscreen façade insulation Despite offering design freedom and building...

Uncertainty is undermining Scotland’s building industry

By Paul Mitchell, operations director at the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) CONSTRUCTION is the engine room of the Scottish economy, contributing 7.4% of total output...

Introducing drones into construction

Most construction businesses have similar priorities — deliver high quality work to the client’s budget and deadline. Investing in technology can enable companies to...

Residential property will weather cost of living storm

By John McHugh, managing partner of DM Hall chartered surveyors This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven...
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The massive challenge for construction as PFI agreements come to an end

As public sector organisations prepare to inherit assets built under long-term contracts such as PFI, they face a challenge - fragmented and inconsistent maintenance...

The time is now to consider a robust winter maintenance plan

By Keith Gallacher, director of Complete Weed Control Scotland Winter is coming. But, unlike the Starks of Winterfell in Game of Thrones, for whom the phrase...

Unsafe cladding in Scotland: a brief guide to the new proposals

By Michael Collins, senior associate, BTO Solicitors SINCE the Grenfell fire in June 2017, the UK and Scottish Governments have introduced a number of reforms...

Sentencing uncertainty in uncertain times?

By Clare Bone, partner and criminal solicitor advocate at BTO THE 2015 Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guidelines on Health and Safety Offences etc. came into force...

Building a rewarding career in quantity surveying

By Jamie Mulligan, a graduate quantity surveyor at AS Homes NEXT week exam results will be revealed and career paths set, or will they? As...

Big props to recorded load monitoring data

Ajay Nagah, engineering & major projects manager – ground shoring, at Altrad RMD Kwikform, explains how the use of historic data and digital virtual...

Do modular projects need digital twinning?

Nick Cowley, MD of windows and doors manufacturer Euramax, explores how digital twin technology could benefit the modular construction industry A digital twin is a...

Technical transparency is vital in timber frame

John Mellor, senior product manager with Glidevale Protect, a producer of external wall breather membranes, explains what structural timber manufacturers need to know following...
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...

All about timing for collateral warranty

By Keith Emmerson, senior solicitor, dispute resolution (specialising in construction) at Gillespie Macandrew COLLATERAL warranties are an integral part of the construction contract landscape, filling...

Time to take a long-term view on energy efficient schools

Joanne Hemmings, associate at Holmes Miller, discusses making Passivhaus the ‘new normal’ when it comes to designing education buildings in Scotland WITH the usual hint...