Building a bright future – brick by brick
By Nicole Carlin, an apprentice bricklayer with Cruden Building. Nicole is currently taking part in Cruden Academy where she is completing a four-year Modern...
Time-bar law review could widen long-term risks
Florinda Soldani, an Aberdeen-based senior associate in Dentons’ Dispute Resolution team, tells Project Scotland of the potential implications for the construction industry if changes...
New strategy will help STEM tide of underachievement in key disciplines
By Gerard McMahon, Esh Construction’s regional director for Scotland
IT’S clear that in the future Scotland will need many more people working in jobs linked...
An ecological clerk of what?
Donya Davidson, a consultant ecologist at EnviroCentre, tells Project Scotland about the increasingly important role of Ecological Clerk of Works as the construction sector...
Visible discolouration of water from building sites can attract the attention of more than...
By Simon Knott, managing director of environmental consultancy Naturally Compliant.
BUILDING sites can be challenging places but contractors and other construction professionals have a duty...
Scottish construction businesses must be ready to ‘modernise or die’
By Mark Farmer, CEO at Cast Consultancy
GIVEN that my day job is as a real estate consultant from London, most of Scotland’s construction sector...
Today’s school leavers can spearhead sector’s future
By Lauren Brown, project manager, Developing the Young Workforce West Lothian regional group
CAREERS in the construction industry still hold great interest for young people...
Ripple effects of Carillion collapse have yet to surface
By Andrew Stephen, director of construction, property & infrastructure at Change Recruitment
WHEN large employers like Carillion go into administration, there is a ripple effect,...
Workplaces, not just homes, are the key to regeneration
By Guy Marsden, director at Highbridge Properties PLC
SUCCESSFUL regeneration of our major cities is essential for our economy. As well as the thousands of...
Building a sustainable future
By Clare Tait, an environmental advisor for Kier Construction Scotland
It’s hard to imagine that reviewing tree root protection plans or land remediation strategies as...
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...
Is your site safe for older workers?
IT’S widely recognised that older workers are crucial to curbing the construction industry skills gap, as reported by CIOB, but an ageing workforce can...
Changing the face of a career in construction
By Allan Callaghan, managing director of Cruden Building & Renewals Limited
AS industries continue to change and evolve, construction is going through its own transformation...
Constructing compliance: what the industry needs to know about GDPR
By Lynn Richmond, associate in BTO Solicitors LLP’s data protection team
COMING into force on 25th May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will...
Scottish courts could benefit Carillion subcontractors
Ross Taylor, director at Young & Partners business lawyers, explains how relevant legislation to help the supply chain has been interpreted differently by the...
Business confidence will boost Aberdeen’s struggling housing market
Addi Spiers, partner in business support and restructuring at legal firm, Addleshaw Goddard, explores Aberdeen’s tentative steps towards recovery and the impact upon the...
Procuring a great career in construction
By Manni Ferguson, procurement lead for Kier Construction in Scotland and north east England
WITH International Women’s Day just two days away (March 8, 2018),...
Dilapidations – a question of timing
By Kenny McDonald, an associate in building surveying consultancy in the Glasgow North office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors.
Seeking the right advice at the...
Time to start breaking down planning barriers
BY Andrew Mickel, director of Mactaggart & Mickel Group
PLANNING may not be the most exciting subject in the world, and most people don’t think...
New ways of thinking make the future bright for SuDS
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are widely acknowledged to be the most environmentally-acceptable way to manage flood risk and prevent water pollution. Yet, despite their...
