Scottish Construction Summit

As construction grapples with an ageing workforce and a persistent skills gap, David Reid's appearance at the Scottish Construction Summit offers the sector a chance to hear a case for rethinking not just where it looks for talent, but how it talks to the people it's trying to reach. David Reid, co-

Ahead of this year's Scottish Construction Summit, SCN editor Kieran Findlay sat down with Lynsey Breen, who heads up AC Land Regeneration, one of the Advance Group Divisions, a sponsor of this year's event, to discuss the company's growth, its approach to land regeneration, diversification into em

Julie Scott-Gilroy, legal director in MFMac's Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, and Lauren McLaughlin, senior solicitor in MFMac’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, share what the construction industry should know when progressing works under a construction contract. Notice

Scottish Construction Now is inviting responses to a Strategic Planning & Organisational Effectiveness Survey in the run-up to the Scottish Construction Summit on October 22nd. The purpose of the questionnaire is to understand how organisations approach strategic planning, leadership alignment,

In Scotland, a claim for hidden defects may be out of time before the defect and its consequences are fully understood. Speaking ahead of presenting on the topic of prescription at the Scottish Construction Summit next month, Jennifer McKay of MFMac and David Thomson KC of Axiom Advocates argue that

More than 1,000 people have already registered to attend this year's Scottish Construction Summit and Scottish Housing Summit, with just over four weeks to go until the doors open at the SEC in Glasgow.

Julie Scott-Gilroy, a legal director in MFMac's Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, outlines the key considerations for fire-safety-related claims in Scotland. The discovery of a fire-safety defect can leave a difficult question: who, if anyone, is liable?

Ahead of ScaffEx26 this week and its sponsorship of October's Scottish Construction Summit, the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) says it is seeing a marked shift in how Scotland's construction industry engages with the scaffolding and access sector, with Tier 1 contractors and

Scottish Construction Now editor Kieran Findlay has appeared on The Hard Hat Talks podcast to showcase the benefits of attending next month's Scottish Construction Summit. The free-to-attend event will take place at the SEC Glasgow on October 22nd.

Axiom Advocates, the joint legal sponsor of this year's Scottish Construction Summit, has unveiled its line-up of speakers for the event. Garry Borland KC and David Thomson KC will be taking part on the day, with the current plan built around a series of short, topic-led sessions – likely arou

Professor Bill Minnis, recently Dean of the Business School at Stockton University in New Jersey, and a speaker at the upcoming Scottish Construction Summit, shares his thoughts on the value of longer term strategic planning. Longer term planning is relatively common in some cultures. These plans ar

Two of Scotland’s best-known legal names are coming together for this year’s Scottish Construction Summit, with Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) and Axiom Advocates confirmed as joint legal sponsors of the event, which moves this year to the SEC Campus in Glasgow. The decision to co-spon

The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crossover w

The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crossover w

The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crossover w