Government must help address Brexit skills drain
By Nicholas McVeigh-Crabbe, director at construction recruitment specialists BBR Services
OVER the next year or two the Scottish and UK construction sector is very likely...
Why first-times still matter: reflections ahead of UKREiiF 2026
By Stuart Fleming, director at Will Rudd, Edinburgh
THIS year marks 25 years since I joined Will Rudd. It will also be my first time...
Flexible office space isn’t just for start-ups
By Guy Marsden, director at Highbridge Properties PLC
BY now, almost everyone will be familiar with the benefits of flexible working, where the traditional 9-5...
‘Triple helix’ of innovation can drive regeneration and jobs
By Martin Joyce, executive director of regeneration at Clyde Gateway
THE recent UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds has cemented its...
Building Scotland’s sustainable harbours
By Ramsay Muirhead, director of port infrastructure and planning at CMAL
AS Scotland prepares to host COP26 later this year, a global agenda to...
Highland residents face unfair additional energy costs
By Kirsty Morrison, interim CEO of Albyn Housing Society, an organisation that manages more than 3,700 properties in 70 communities across the Highlands.
As inflation...
Bringing formwork to the digital stage
Thanks to advancements in digital engineering, more concrete contractors are benefiting from being able to plan and explore their project in a 3D digital...
Unlocking community engagement
By Julie Moulsdale, MD at Perceptive Communicators, which provides PR, social media, digital, marketing and public affairs support to clients in science, technology and...
You have the power to reduce your energy costs this winter
By Martyn Raine, technical skills manager at SNIPEF, the trade association for plumbing and heating professionals in Scotland and Northern Ireland
"Go and put another...
Environmental monitoring in groundworks: clearing the way for new homes
With available building space at a premium in the UK, there has been an increasing push to convert disused brownfield land into new housing....
Devolution not divergence – coordination is key for cross-UK growth
James Darrie, director, Turner & Townsend tells Project Scotland why he believes devolution, not divergence, is crucial to driving growth for Scottish industry
WHEN it...
Property market recovery? It’s all in the timing
By Alan Gordon, senior partner in the Glasgow north office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
UP until two weeks ago, the property market in Scotland...
An apprenticeship can be the start of an amazing career
By Jennifer Gibson, an Integrated Management System (IMS) Assistant at Cruden Buildings and Renewals Ltd
When I left school, like so many other teenagers I...
Collective action by housebuilders to target climate change
By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe
IT was Barack Obama who pointed out that the challenges of the 21st century could not be met without...
New geotechnical solutions help tackle affordable housing shortfall
There is no silver bullet to the shortage of affordable housing across the UK. Debate over the barriers to meeting targets is complex; not...
Building better façades from the first conversation
David Grace, sales director at Saint-Gobain Exterior Solutions, explains that when specification decisions are made in isolation or too late in the process, this...
9 bid trends for 2019
By Andrew Morrison, managing director of AM Bid
It’s a brave person who would confidently state what 2019 will bring! While no-one can be certain...
The built environment — safety assured?
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety
TO outsiders construction often looks like a prime example of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. Jokes abound of the...
Is your holiday home winter ready?
Leaving your holiday home empty over the winter months can be a daunting prospect, and the unpredictability of the British weather makes it hard...
City’s hotbed of talent is heating up the property market
By Guy Marsden, a founding director of Highbridge Properties PLC
AS a commercial property developer, my natural instinct whenever I go into a city is...
