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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

Alex Reeves, manager (built environment) at Zero Waste Scotland, discusses the main points revealed by the organisation's built environment Roadmap to Circularity. Scotland’s unique built environment has an important part to play in our transition to a circular economy.

Revised guidance settles a key question over how the aggregates tax exemption applies to construction and infrastructure projects, writes Bryn Reynolds. Construction companies that excavate rock, gravel or sand as a necessary part of laying foundations for houses or other building projects in Scotla

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?

Sarah Bolton, Lighthouse Charity chief executive officer, supports awareness and action around World Suicide Prevention Day.  The People Behind the Numbers

Erica Dickson, legal director within MFMac's Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, shares what the construction sector should know about the Commercial Payments Bill. As detailed in our previous articles, the direction of travel on the Commercial Payments Bill is becoming clearer. The Bil

Jane Wood, chief executive at Homes for Scotland, argues that today's Programme for Government is a crucial opportunity for the Scottish Government to address the housing emergency instead of waiting for the establishment of More Home Scotland.

After CITB's Workforce Mobility report found that increasingly localised construction labour markets support the UK government's agenda to provide work experience and connections with local employers, strategic director, Scotland, Ian Hughes, looks at the implications for the Scottish construction w

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

After leading a roundtable event on strategic leadership for Scottish Construction Now last week, Professor Bill Minnis, recently Dean of the Business School at Stockton University in New Jersey, shares why strategic planning should be a part of your organisation’s regular practice and, more i

Robert Ogg, managing director of Akela Construction and board member at CECA Scotland, shares what he believes needs to happen in Scotland to help close the skills gap in the construction sector. Across the border, political debate has been ignited by proposals to introduce dedicated, technical and

While the construction industry has spent the last decade improving its ability to specify sustainable buildings, Ewan MacGregor, managing director at Helica, believes it has been slower to reckon with a harder question: how much of what is specified gets built? Net zero targets, embodied carbon bud

The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) annual work-related injury report has revealed the number of workers killed in work-related incidents has declined year on year, but by a smaller rate than in previous terms, writes Kevin Bridges. The construction, agriculture, forestry and fishing secto

Cundall's head of defence, Keith Richardson, argues that infrastructure will ultimately define the success of the UK government’s latest Defence Investment Plan. The UK Government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP) represents one of the most significant defence commitments in a generation.

Commercial director Raymond Carr responds to the new acquisition that brings the Scottish Home Awards and the Scottish Property Awards into the same group as Scottish Construction Now. Yesterday our parent group, Hero Media & Entertainment, announced the acquisition of KD Media, the Edinbur