People, Place and Jobs: the legacy of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
By Martin McKay, chief executive of Clyde Gateway
THE black and white interwar images of Clyde Gateway show Glasgow’s East End in its full, bustling...
Evolving political climate presents ‘unique opportunity’ to influence
By Jack Hope, public affairs consultant for Perceptive Communicators supporting clients in science, technology, built environment, and leisure
AS Scotland prepares for its next parliamentary...
When promotion is not always the right answer
By Marion Forbes, director of Mactaggart & Mickel with responsibility for HR
MOST of us have heard about imposter syndrome – where an individual doubts...
Is late living coming of age?
By Richard Goodfellow, partner, Burness Paull
RETIREMENT living is a hot topic it seems. Not just with those eagerly looking forward to life after the...
The legacy question Glasgow can finally answer
By Niki Spence, head of sustainable communities at Clyde Gateway
EVERY host city promises a lasting legacy. New venues are built, investment is announced and...
MMC and timber systems can help meet housing ambitions
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why modern methods of construction coupled with a build fabric such as...
It’s never too late to build your dream career
By Patrick MacKenzie, assistant site manager with Kier Regional Building Scotland
I played a lot of sports as a child and like many boys, I...
Solid foundations: how scaffold blocks are raising the bar
Owen Batham, sales and marketing director at Elite Precast Concrete, explains why in an industry where safety, speed, and stability are non-negotiable, it is...
Advances in Scottish timber can support net zero efforts
By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
IN the tale of the Three Little Pigs, only the house made of bricks survived...
Innovation, collaboration, and solutions for Scotland’s housing crisis
By Steven Simpson, MD of Cruden Group
As 2025 dawns, the housebuilding industry finds itself at a crossroads, still facing economic and political challenges, yet...
Agility and transparency with temporary works
Charlie McKillop, northern regional engineering manager at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses why agility and transparency are essential for temporary works suppliers, and the importance...
‘Carbon neutral’ banned in the EU from September 2026?
By Ellis Clark, head of marketing, Tunley Environmental
From 27 September 2026, businesses marketing products and services to EU consumers will be subject to stricter...
The growing complexity of facade access
Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD’s UK real estate facade access division, explores how the introduction of increasingly convoluted building envelope designs...
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...
Painting a bright future for women in construction
By Lisa Gordon, an apprentice painter and decorator with Cruden Building
FROM a very young age I wanted to be a painter and decorator. Granted,...
Scotland’s housing ambition needs a delivery engine
By Andrew Duncan, land director at Cruden
SCOTLAND has no shortage of ambition when it comes to housing. Over the past year in particular, the...
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...
East Kilbride masterplan for town centre living could prove to be a blueprint for...
By Stuart Harrow, director of transportation at Dougall Baillie Associates
JUST as East Kilbride transformed Scotland’s civic landscape in 1947 as the first New Town,...
We need to home in on ways to beat the housing crisis
By Nicola Barclay, chief executive, Homes for Scotland
FOR the first time since 2008 and the global recession, housing completions in Scotland have exceeded 20,000...
It’s never too soon to get connected
Firms looking to get hooked up to the Scottish water network should waste no time starting the process. Willie Aitken explains why.
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