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Communications isn't just for when a crisis arrives
In a world of instant scrutiny, communication is a core leadership tool for housing associations, writes Stuart Young Leading a housing association has never been a simple task, but modern demands on chairs, chief executives and senior leaders are heavier than ever. Not only are you balancing the urgent need for affordable, energy-efficient homes against increasingly tight budgets, you're doing this against rigorous regulatory scrutiny.
Topping out milestone reached on Edinburgh’s Caledonian Hotel extension as Will Rudd delivers on another high-profile city hotel
Leading civil and structural engineering consultancy Will Rudd has reached a major project benchmark following the official topping out of a nine-storey extension at the Category A-listed Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. The milestone marks significant progress on the development for client Klarent Hospitality, and Principal Contractor, Edgewater, which will add 96 guest rooms – increasing the iconic hotel’s overall capacity by 30% – alongside upgraded servicing and back-of-house infrastructure.
Campion Homes strengthens leadership team with new Commercial Director and senior promotions
(back row L-R) Billy Bald, Kris Aitchison, Ali Graham, Alan Chalmers, Judy Anderson. (front row) Susan Jackson, Pete Bell and Dougie Herd. Campion Homes has announced the appointment of Billy Bald as its new Commercial Director, further enhancing the company’s strategic leadership as it continues to deliver high‑quality homes and communities across east central Scotland.
Gowling WLG continues to strengthen its Corporate and Finance capability with appointment of Partner to lead the Financial Services Regulation team
Gowling WLG continues to build its Corporate and Financecapability with the appointment of Guy Stevenson as a Partner to lead the Financial Services Regulation team in London. Guy joins the firm from Orrick with extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of regulatory and financial crime matters.
Akela Ground Engineering showcases ABeam innovation in fast‑track foundation delivery for Emtec’s Battery Storage project in Kent
Akela Ground Engineering has completed the design and installation of a full precast foundation system to support eight Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) units and two Power Conversion System (PCS) units for Emtec in Sandwich, Kent. Delivered in less than eight weeks, the project demonstrates the capability of modern methods of construction (MMC) to support the rollout of critical low‑carbon energy infrastructure.
Gowling WLG Partner Stuart Young elected president of World Law Group
We are delighted to announce that Stuart Young, Partner at Gowling WLG, has been elected President of the World Law Group (WLG) during the recent WLG Summit Seattle ’25. The World Law Group is a leading global network of independent law firms, connecting legal professionals across jurisdictions to deliver seamless, high-quality service worldwide. Stuart’s appointment reflects his outstanding leadership and commitment to fostering collaboration across borders.
General anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery
Keywords General anaesthesia oculocardiac reflex ophthalmic drugs ophthalmic surgery Get full text access Log in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References 1. Christmas, C. ∙ Makary, M.A. ∙ Burton, J.R. Medical considerations in older surgical patients J Am Coll Surg. 2006; 203:746-751 2. Hartle, A. ∙ McCormack, T. ∙ Carlisle, J. ...
Gowling WLG reports Q1 surge for UK Corporate Practice Group
Gowling WLG’s UK Corporate Practice Group has kicked off the 2025/26 financial year with remarkable momentum, reporting a 32% year-on-year increase in financial performance. Stuart Young, Head of the Corporate Practice Group, reflects on the strong start to the financial year, highlighting the team’s performance and the collaborative strength of the firm’s global network.
Scottish ground engineering firm grows Midlands presence with fourth Owl Homes site
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Akela Ground Engineering grows Midlands presence with fourth Owl Homes site
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Akela Ground Engineering expands into Ireland with industry-leading precast beam system and new senior appointment
Akela Ground Engineering, part of the Akela Group, has announced its expansion into Ireland with a new base in Co. Armagh, as it continues to expand its piling and beam operations beyond Scotland. The expansion comes at a time of significant growth for Akela Ground Engineering, following the company’s further expansion into England over the last twelve months, launching new innovations to the market and winning new contracts from major UK housebuilders.
Forster Group makes three key promotions to senior team as company prepares for busy 2025
Forster Group, Scotland’s largest integrated solar and roofing service provider, has announced three new promotions to its senior team as the company continues to see an increase in demand for renewable energy solutions. Reflecting the firm’s commitment to innovation, customer service and sustainable growth, these promotions will help put Forster Group in a strong position as it prepares for a positive year ahead for the construction and wider build environment sector.
Sciennes Primary School extension officially awarded Passivhaus certification and wins three prestigious industry accolades
A Passivhaus-designed extension to an Edinburgh school has been officially recognised as a first of its kind in the city, receiving recognition for its groundbreaking use of energy-efficient design and materials, including cross-laminated timber (CLT).
Renewable energy is the future after closure of UK’s last coal power station
In September the UK’s last coal-fired power station near Nottingham was closed after over 140 years, marking a significant moment in our energy history. Coal, which once powered our factories, homes and transport, has been the bedrock of our industrial growth and modern economy. Now, with this milestone, we can confidently say that we no longer need coal to fuel our society.
Forster Group completes landmark solar installation for Fife Creamery
Forster Group, Scotland’s leading provider of integrated roofing and solar solutions, has completed a major installation for Fife Creamery, marking the company’s biggest project to date for a client in the food and drink industry. Following an investment of £230,000, Fife Creamery appointed Forster Group to install over 700 roof-mounted solar panels for its Innovation Hub and refrigeration warehouse in Kirkcaldy – covering an area the size of five tennis courts.
Gowling WLG strengthens Energy Transition team with corporate partner appointment
International law firm Gowling WLG has strengthened its multi-disciplinary Energy Transition team with the appointment of Will Glover as a corporate partner in London. Will is an experienced corporate lawyer focused on the energy transition sector and also has a strong background in the development and financing of large-scale infrastructure and energy projects. He joins the firm from Eversheds Sutherland, where he was a principal associate.
Goal-setting exercise: What would your perfect day look like?
Have you ever considered what a perfect day would look and feel like? Maybe today is the day to ponder that. We all write down our goals from time to time but how many of us write down 'why' those goals are goals? Here's an exercise to get a bit clearer about why you're doing what you're doing – what's it all for?
Ensuring a Smart Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
The journey towards Net Zero is fraught with complexities and challenges that often seem insurmountable and with Scotland just reneging on its own climate targets, the path is not as clear as we once hoped. Having been involved in renewable energy and sustainable solutions for almost two decades, I have seen the evolution of this sector firsthand and share the growing frustration at the lack of a joined-up approach to driving progress.
Campion to deliver almost 100 new affordable and accessible homes for Fife and Dundee housing associations
Campion Homes is now onsite to deliver three major affordable housing developments across Fife and Dundee. The family-run housing developer, which will mark 35 years in business this year, will build 99 affordable new homes as part of ongoing partnerships with Angus Housing Association and Kingdom Housing Association. For Angus Housing Association, Campion will deliver 21 units on the site of the previously demolished St Vincent’s Primary School in Dundee.
AVLPL Prediction League Table - Game week 30
PositionPlayerPCSCRPts+/-GW 1 stellaciderman 29 5 12 27 +1 30 2 JaseWheatley 30 5 11 26 +1 30 3 chrisrjones9 30 4 13 25 -2 30 4 4key4 30 3 14 22 = 30 5 steveo68muppett 29 2 15 21 = 30 6 OnAStellaTrip 27 3 11 20 +1 30 7 BarrieSaxby 30 2 14 20 -1 30 8 Larry-AV 26 2 11 17 +1 30 9 steveparsnips 27 3 8 17 -1 30 10 ZackL33 25 2 11 17 = 30 11 calymeneAVFC 28 1 13 16 = 30 12 cra1g72 30 1 12 15 = 30 13 DaaanColquhoun 30 0 14 14 = 30 14 temptherat 24 1 10 13 +2 30 15 DanMatthewsAV 28 1 9 12 +1 30 16...
AVLPL Prediction League Table - Game week 27
PositionPlayerPCSCRPts+/-GW 1 chrisrjones9 27 4 12 24 = 27 2 stellaciderman 26 4 12 24 = 27 3 JaseWheatley 27 3 11 20 = 27 4 steveo68muppett 26 2 14 20 = 27 5 4key4 27 2 13 18 = 27 6 OnAStellaTrip 24 2 11 17 = 27 7 steveparsnips 25 3 8 17 +4 27 8 BarrieSaxby 27 1 13 16 -1 27 9 Larry-AV 23 2 10 16 -1 27 10 ZackL33 23 2 10 16 -1 27 11 calymeneAVFC 25 1 20 14 -1 27 12 DaaanColquhoun 27 0 13 13 = 27 13 Gallie75 21 1 9 12 = 23 14 temptherat 21 1 9 12 +5 27 15 cra1g72 27 0 11 11 = 27 16...
New innovative precast beam from Akela set to be a game-changer for housing developers
ABeam from Akela an industry-first for housebuilding and light commercial New precast beam system offers controlled onsite install New joint system does not require any insitu concrete or follow up trades One of Scotland’s leading engineering specialists, Akela Ground Engineering (part of Akela Group), has launched an innovative precast concrete beam system which could dramatically speed up the delivery of new homes.
Stuart Young on LinkedIn: #agile2024 #visualstorytelling #visualthinking #visualcommunication…
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Will Rudd bolsters Glasgow team with raft of new appointments
Award-winning consulting civil, structural and conservation engineering practice, Will Rudd, has announced the appointment of senior team members in Glasgow. Through internal promotions, Gerard Carson and Andrew Yule become associates after several years working for Will Rudd.
Industry awards: love or loathe?
By Stuart Young, an account director at Perceptive Communicators, which provides PR, social media, digital, marketing and public affairs support to clients in science, technology and the built environment. Industry awards, no matter your sector, can be a bit like marmite – you either love them or hate them. As specialist communicators in supporting clients across the built environment for the last seventeen years, we are firmly in the love camp.
Trinidad’s critical role in global energy security - The Energy Year
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidadian Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister the Hon. Stuart Young talks to The Energy Year about Trinidad and Tobago’s upstream priorities and dynamics, the country’s role as a regional energy collaborator and hub, and its approach to navigating the global energy transition. How do you view the performance of the Trinidadian upstream sector in 2021 and 2022?
Maple Maintenance Ltd wins hub South West Build Ayrshire programme
Property and garden maintenance company, Maple Maintenance Ltd, has been named the winner of this year’s Build Ayrshire programme, delivered by hub South West Scotland (hub SW). Based in Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire, the company offers full property maintenance for local authorities, landlords and homeowners, as well as landscaping and gardening services and ad hoc maintenance support.
Tackling Life Sciences challenges through collaboration in 2023
The last 12 months have been challenging on every front, from Covid recovery and soaring energy prices to the slump in investment in Life Sciences, while the Government’s decision on R&D tax credits has been the most recent blow to a sector whose huge potential is being thwarted by a shortage of lab space and a lack of funding.
Reject promotion of racial division in T&T
I refer to a social media post of the Express newspaper today (Monday), trying to promote a column from yesterday (Sunday). The Express editor has taken a conscious decision to use racism as the foundation for an attack on me and I reject this. I am placing on record that I reject and condemn the continued promotion of racial division by some in our society.
Investment fund Discovery Park Ventures announces BoobyBiome and Neobe Therapeutics as latest investments
Discovery Park Ventures (DPV) has announced investment in two more early-stage life science and technology companies, allowing them to scale and progress further towards commercialisation. The investment fund, launched earlier this year by Discovery Park in Kent – one of the UK’s leading centres of life sciences innovation – provides risk capital to growing businesses in the thriving life sciences and technology sectors.
Bio-tech innovator MiAlgae appoints Head of Engineering and builds wider team
Bio-tech innovator MiAlgae appoints Head of Engineering and builds wider team Pioneering biotech start-up, MiAlgae, has appointed Caroline Grant as Head of Engineering. A chartered chemical engineer, Caroline will lead the engineering team and the delivery of the company’s commercial demonstrator site at Balfron, near Stirling. She will be responsible for rolling out the company’s novel technology and overseeing the design and build of commercial plants at distillery sites.
hub South West Scotland celebrates 10 years in business
hub South West Scotland celebrates 10 years in business Over 90 projects worth more than £700m delivered across South West Scotland since 2012 hub South West Scotland (hub SWS) has marked its 10-year anniversary as one of Scotland’s leading delivery partners for community-changing infrastructure projects.
Life sciences need urgent Government focus
With a new government now in place, there are questions to which urgent answers are needed if the Life Sciences sector is going to deliver on its potential and not become lost amongst the many pressing issues which Prime Minister Liz Truss finds herself facing. As a global leader in its field, the UK needs the Government to reaffirm its commitment to Life Sciences and to set out its strategy for growth and investment.
General anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery
The majority of ophthalmic surgeries are performed as day cases under topical or regional anaesthesia with or without intravenous sedation. However, general anaesthesia is necessary in certain circumstances e.g. local anaesthetic allergy or patients who are unable to cooperate or to lie flat or still. Patients for ophthalmic surgery are frequently elderly with multiple comorbidities, such as diabetes and hypertension. Patients with rare genetic syndromes may present for eye surgery.
New Kent Partnership to Supercharge STEM Talent and Enterprise of Tomorrow
A leading university in the Kent and Medway region and the county’s largest science and innovation park have announced they are taking their collaboration to a whole new level. Canterbury Christ Church University and Discovery Park in Sandwich have signed a ‘partnership agreement’ to help attract and retain much-needed regional talent and develop student enterprise and commercial services for tenants. It will also help create innovation zones and attract companies and jobs to Kent and Medway.
Perceptive Communicators adds to biotech expertise with new business win
Perceptive Communicators adds to biotech expertise with new business win Perceptive Communicators has added to its portfolio of innovative biotechnology clients after being appointed by MiAlgae to deliver strategic public relations and social media support. The award-winning Glasgow-based communications consultancy, which specialises in the science, technology and built environment sectors, will work with MiAlgae’s senior team as it continues its exciting growth journey.
Improv Comedy Showcase
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Why free online logbooks are little more than Dropbox
There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards initiatives. There is no doubt that providing more and better-quality property information upfront as part of the home buying and selling process is the right thing to do. Why do we need this?
The “Mask” in Mask of the Rose | Failbetter Games
You can learn more about Mask of the Rose and watch the video on Kickstarter. We’ll be back with more staff updates like this one during the development process! This blog is by our Creative Director, and design lead on Mask of the Rose, Emily Short. “It was not that Holmes merely changed his costume. His expression, his manner, his very soul seemed to vary with every fresh part he assumed.” — A Scandal in Bohemia One of the core themes in Mask of the Rose is about cultivating a connection.
The Villa Generals Podcast: Transfer Special - Pete Colley
Aaron, Drew and Tee return are back again but this time with yet another special guest for their summer Transfer special. Former Sky Sports reporter Pete Colley. Pete shares some stories about his time reporting on Aston Villa including some funny ones about the legendary Olof Mellberg and our neighbours across the city. Episode: 10 Presenters: Aaron, Drew and Tee Special Guest: Pete Colley Date: Wednesday, July 6th Listen to previous episodes here.
Creating the capsule cellar: how to begin your wine investment journey
Creating the capsule cellar: how to begin your wine investment journey Stuart Young, founder of Four Corners Wine, takes Tempus on a journey of chateaux, vineyards, barrels and bottles, and everything in between Fine wine is up there with the most enjoyable investments and coveted objects of desire. The Knight Frank Fine Wine Icons Index has risen 120% over the past decade, demonstrating that it is both a sound investment and one you can enjoy.
#trimble #automation #autonomous #birdfoundation #perception
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UNESCO Cities of Literature Short Play Festival 2019
In September 2019, the UNESCO Cities of Literature Short Play Festival took place in Dunedin, New Zealand. One of the major events marking the University of Otago’s 150th anniversary, the Festival was hosted by the University’s Theatre Studies program in partnership with Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature.
Letter: Taxpayers need a break. Let’s revamp college athletics funding
Can we finally give the taxpayers of Utah a break? We will be happy to designate college football players as professional athletes and pay them for their exertions on the field. In turn, we should have these same athletes pay their own expenses for their college education, including room, board, books and tuition. The pay for their salaries as well as the coaching staff must be funded in total by football operations alone if we allow students to get paid.
Letter: A message to the Class of 2020
Congratulations to all of the 2020 graduating members of the senior class, whether they be high school or college students. The pandemic we are experiencing has forced a change in the traditional commencement exercises. Receiving your diploma recognizing your accomplishment means the same as ever. Just the method of dispensing the diplomas is different. The experience will be something for you to relate to your children and grandchildren.
How Will Automotive Production Restart After COVID-19 Lockdown?
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Visual Thinking for Customer Centricity
90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual, so isn’t it time you opted for a simpler and quicker way to tell a compelling customer story in a way that will stick? The written word alone can create a level of uncertainty and ambiguity. This is where the power of visualisation can play a fundamental role.
SMS students win VFW Patriots Pen contest
Four Salida Middle School eighth-graders received certificates and checks Thursday for their entries in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriots Pen contest. The young essayists won honors at the post level of competition. Alison Bradford, Eli Smith, Stuart Young and Justin Grant were presented their prizes at the middle school by Glenn Mallory, Ralph Eyler and Tom Gordy of Angel of Mount Shavano VFW Post No. 3820.
General anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery
To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect. Abstract The majority of ophthalmic surgeries are performed as day cases under topical or regional anaesthesia with or without intravenous sedation. However, general anaesthesia is necessary in certain circumstances e.g. local anaesthetic allergy or patients who are unable to cooperate or to lie flat or still.
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