Building a solution to urbanisation
With limited resources and a changing climate, how can we build a healthy and sustainable urban future? Here, Nick Cowley, MD of aluminium building...
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...
We must bridge the gap this Scottish Housing Day for a brighter future
By David Knight, managing director, Avant Homes Scotland
For years, the Scottish housing market hasn’t worked in favour of younger buyers. They’ve either been priced...
Just capital: Edinburgh housing market remains a law unto itself
By Kirsten Nicolson, a director in the Edinburgh residential offices of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors
As the old year slips away, home buyers and sellers...
Construction and education need to work together for MMC to thrive
By Ian Atkinson, partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
MOVING to Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) isn’t just about reducing the labour requirements needed to meet UK...
RAAC and ruin? Timely advice can relieve panic over aerated concrete
By Alan Ferns, director – structural engineering at Dougall Baillie Associates
Panics come and panics go in the pragmatic world of engineering. It is part...
Building a skilled future
In Scotland, 13.8% of 16-24 year-olds are currently out of work, yet demand for young, skilled workers in the construction industry is at an...
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...
A power failure in Spain and a planning failure we can’t repeat in Scotland
By John Forster, chair and founder, Forster Group
Spain’s power grid failed this week. Portugal’s went down soon after. What could have been mistaken for...
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...
Five themes that could shape construction in 2025
By Zander Muego, director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group
After the challenges of the pandemic and its immediate aftermath, many people would...
Rent freeze has knocked investor confidence in Scotland
By Neil Kirk, residential development & investment partner at Knight Frank Edinburgh
During a cost-of-living crisis, it might be difficult to feel sympathy for...
Housebuilders should embrace new standard missives proposals
With just weeks to respond to Graham Simpson MSP’s proposed New-Build Homes (Buyer Protection) (Scotland) members Bill, Harry C. Smith, partner and head of...
Covid-19 – the construction industry needs to heed the hygiene warnings
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, The Association for Project Safety
THESE are not normal times. But, in many ways, the construction industry is just like any...
Laying the foundations for a sustainable future
By Grace Mair, regional director at Thomas & Adamson
MORE and more, we are seeing sustainability continue to be a pressing priority for clients, particularly...
A spotlight on Scottish construction
By Chris Bristow, a business debt expert at Real Business Rescue
THE Business Distress Index for Q2 2025 presents a bleak picture of the financial...
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...
Water pollution: simple steps can work a treat
Richard D. Coulton, business unit manager (construction) at Siltbuster, outlines the typical causes of water pollution on construction sites and the solutions to treat...
Future-proofing the industry through inclusivity and diversity
By Kim Worts, RICS UK External Affairs Director
I had a conversation recently with a female RICS Fellow who applied to a well-established college to...
Why construction companies should set their sights on imaging technology
By Cade Wells, business development manager, CENSIS
Construction sites may have been closed on the back of the Covid-19 outbreak, but the sector is still hard at...
