Opinion

Annette Keay from Cumbernauld-based construction business Indeglas outlines why the firm has signed up to the Disability Confident scheme. When we heard about the Disability Confident scheme, it just made sense to sign up. As a place to work, Indeglas has always focused on creating an inclusive envi

Kier Regional Building Scotland’s Lisa Gray outlines her route into construction and reveals how her History of Art degree is being put to use as a bid co-ordinator. My childhood dreams were all about being on stage. From pantomimes to amateur theatre groups to exams, I loved every minute, but

As chartered surveyor John Albiston prepares for retirement, the senior partner at DM Hall talks about his career and changes in his time while serving his local property market in the Highlands. The Scottish poet and dramatist James Thomson pictured the cessation of working life as:

SNIPEF CEO Fiona Hodgson outlines Section75 pensions issue facing some plumbers. The road to hell is paved with good intentions which, in the case of the current situation with the Plumbing Pensions Scheme, is having a devastating impact on our industry and many of the people within it across the UK

In a guest blog for RTPI Scotland, Jennifer Russell discusses her role as town planning manager at the University of Glasgow.

Morton Fraser’s Jonathan Seddon determines the pros and cons of a modular approach to delivering homes compared to traditional building. The use of the pre-fab (or modular) building is by no means a new concept in the UK. Historically, it came to the forefront of construction following the Sec

Dentons UK and Middle East LLP partner Kirsti Olson outlines the details of the case of Dickie & Moore Limited v The Lauren McLeish Discretionary Trust, the use of pupils and the crystallisation of a dispute. The Scottish courts have always taken the view that an adjudicator's decision should be

Shona Glenn, head of policy and research at the Scottish Land Commission, shares her vision for tackling Scotland’s legacy of vacant and derelict land to reduce the negative impact that these sites are having on our urban populations. It’s well known that life expectancy in Scotland is l

Construction Scotland’s Emma Dickson on the importance of building and retaining a diverse skilled workforce.  My desire to work in the construction industry started at an early age. In school, I had an aptitude for maths and enjoyed science, and it was because of this, a teacher suggeste

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) lawyers Michelle Essen and Lisa Dromgoole outline what the election manifestos have in store for the VAT Reverse Charge, the Apprenticeship Levy and Skills Shortage, and Modern Methods of Construction.  The political parties have published their manifestos

Charlie Drysdale, project development manager, heat and distributed energy at SSE Enterprise, discusses the issue of heat networks, which is a subject central to the Scottish decarbonisation agenda. Scotland has legislated to become a net-zero carbon society by 2045, with an interim target of 7

Gary Logan, chair of the Building Contractor Training Group (BCTG), explains how the training group is addressing the skills shortage, thanks to CITB funding. It’s well understood that the construction industry faces a shortage of skilled workers. To get round this, all industry stakeholders n

Courts can, in appropriate cases, devise a remedy to protect the good faith purchaser in a gratuitous alienation, the Supreme Court has concluded in a case that turned on the meaning of “adequate consideration” in the Insolvency Act 1986 and which has been remitted to the Inner House of

Roddy Cormack, construction law specialist and legal director at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, examines P-DfMA (Platform for Design for Manufacture and Assembly) and the general increase in off-site construction, and wonders whether SBCC is keeping up with the curve. P-DfMA is a relatively n

SELECT’s Alan Wilson details how the electrical industry is tackling demographic changes in the Scottish population. Electricity and electrotechnology underpin every aspect of modern Scottish society and the recently highlighted prospect of an erosion of highly technical skills as a result of