Communication is crucial to driving project success
By Ed Monaghan, a non-executive director at Perceptive CommunicatorsÂ
LONG-term regeneration projects are often made up of a consortium of multiple businesses, across several teams...
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...
Why the UK needs to build more, build better and build beautiful…
By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety
EVERYWHERE you turn there’s building works. And, on larger sites, there are big signs shouting out...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Are You Bid Ready?
By Andrew Morrison, founder and BD director at AM Bid
A significant part of the UK’s business community is dependent on winning work through competitive...
Designing curtain wall façades to accommodate building movement
By Gary Ledger, technical director at Kawneer UK
THE interaction between a building’s façade and its structure is frequently ignored in the design phase but...
Why employee wellbeing is strongest retention tool within construction, building, and manufacturing industries
Victoria Brocklesby is COO and co-founder of aluminium doors and windows manufacturer Origin. Since the business was established, Origin revealed it has prioritised its...
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...
Scotland’s dilemma: how to guide workers from fossil fuel past to sustainable future
Christian Warden, engagement director at Construction Talent Retention Scheme and Talentview Construction, a government-backed platform that allows those with construction experience to showcase their...
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...
Timber frame helps rise to sustainability challenges
By Richard Allen, sales director at timber panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY
THE Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 sets the target of reducing CO2 emissions by...
‘Folk literally won’t sleep at night if the Building Safety Bill doesn’t go further’
By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, The Association for Project Safety
YOU'D think building safety would be a no-brainer. You design things carefully. Use quality materials....
Industry stalwarts offer hope for brighter year
KEY stakeholders in the Scottish construction industry have expressed their hopes that the challenges of Covid-19 will eventually give way to an era of...
Repairs tipped to support rise in modular construction
Gary Danson, operations director at Plastic Surgeon, discusses the rise of modular construction and advantages of repair rather than replacement
A modular approach to construction...
Where we’re going with skills mix: a new paradigm for a sustainable energy future
By professor Norman McLennan, director of COES Caledonia Ltd and a visiting professor at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture at Robert Gordon University.
The...
How can Scotland face the challenges of climate change?
ICE Scotland chair, Donald Bell, explains the need for simultaneous progress on net zero and climate resilience.
SOCIETY is facing two major challenges: achieving net...
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...
Championing change and collaboration to address sustainability challenges
By Richard Campbell, the new chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers Scotland, and director at Will Rudd Glasgow
Due to the combined understanding of...
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...
Six bid trends for 2017
What bid trends can we expect to see in 2017? Reflecting on activity in the diverse sectors in which he is active, Andrew Morrison,...
Delivering modern homes that reflect rural setting
Page/Park's Jonathan Walsh, who was project architect on a new 23-unit housing project in Kirkintilloch, provides an overview of the initiative to deliver much-needed...
