‘The Cole Report’ as it is known in the construction sector, is the report prepared by Professor John Cole on his independent Inquiry into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools. This investigated the causes behind the event when a wall collapsed at Oxgangs Primary School in January 2016. This incident and the inquiry which followed is regarded as a pivotal moment

Northwest Community Campus is a new build educational facility by Dumfries & Galloway Council. Construction of the new building was due for completion in July 2018, in time for an August school commencement. Just prior to certification of completion, some quality issues arose with elements of the construction.  This meant the school could not open until remedial works were completed.

Professor John Cole is well known in the construction sector for the report on his independent inquiry into the construction of Edinburgh Schools. He also led an inquiry into the project at DG One, which is a new leisure centre project for Dumfries & Galloway Council, in Dumfries. A copy of the April 2018 report of this inquiry can be

Alasdair Burt, Head of Support Services at George Leslie Ltd, and member of the CQIC Steering Group says: “All too often contractors provide clients with a project Quality Plan which states that they have a quality culture but provide no details as to how such a culture will manifest itself. And Quality Plans which solely focus on how the works

Colin Campbell, Associate Director with Scottish Futures Trust, and member of the CQIC steering group suggests that: “The responsibility for the delivery of construction quality does not rest solely with the contractor and supply chain contracted to deliver the works. Organisations that are commissioning construction work have a responsibility to take leadership on the approach to construction quality and to

The Scottish Government Client Guide to Construction Projects. is mandated guidance for all public contracting authorities which are subject to the Scottish Public Finance Manual, for all others it is considered good practice guidance. While this is not aimed at industry it does provide an insight in to how the public sector conducts construction projects. The Client Guide is provided

In recognition of the particular aspects of managing quality in the delivery of construction projects, BSI has developed a new standard – BS99001:2022 – which enhances the approach to quality in ISO 9001 and makes it specific to quality in the built environment. This was published on 31 July 2022. Whilst the fundamentals of BS9001 remain the same, BS99001 uses