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Ian McKee Takes Over as Chairman of RICS Scotland
GLM is delighted to announce that our Managing Director, Ian McKee, has taken over as the 2015-2016 Chairman of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Scotland. Ian will play an...
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Ian McKee Welcomes New Members to RICS
It was a special week celebrating the building surveying profession here in Edinburgh as RICS Scotland held its annual New Members Reception for recently qualified building surveyors in Scotland. The...
View ArticleCommon Ownership in Scotland: A Maintenance Proposal
By David Gibbon – – RICS Conservation Accredited Building Surveyor This paper proposes a new approach to the maintenance of tenemental property in Scotland. Sustainability of Buildings in Common...
View ArticleMONEY IS TOO TIGHT: SECRETS TO SUCCESSFUL HOTEL REFURBS
GLM Managing Director Ian McKee sat down with Hotel Business Magazine to share his top tips on approaching a hotel transformation with a restricted budget. Refurbishing any building on a budget is a...
View ArticleTHE GREENEST BUILDING…
By David Gibbon — RICS Conservation Accredited Building Surveyor Here’s an important issue. We hear a lot about saving the planet by reducing the amount of greenhouse gasses, mainly carbon dioxide,...
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GLM Kicks Off Phase II of Nunraw Tower Restoration
The restoration of this magnificent A-Listed castle is well underway and works commence on the next phase which will be mostly internal. Since Autumn 2014 GLM, working with specialist roofing and...
View ArticleWe are GLM: Murray Clouston
Edinburgh native Murray joined GLM less than a year ago, but has quickly become indispensable to our building surveying and project management teams. With a Building Surveying degree from Edinburgh...
View ArticleGLM Commissioned to Transform Port Edgar Marina
We are delighted to announce our involvement in the redevelopment of iconic Port Edgar Marina in South Queensferry. Working with operators Port Edgar Holdings, GLM has been appointed to design and...
View ArticleGLM Seeking Full Time Office Administrator
We are seeking an enthusiastic and helpful individual with a fantastic work ethic to fill the role of Office Administrator within our busy Edinburgh office. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager,...
View ArticleA Case for Existing Buildings in the Future of Design
By David Gibbon — RICS Conservation Accredited Building Surveyor There’s a great big flaw in the way most people look at buildings. They see them as disposable assets with a limited lifetime but the...
View ArticleThe Demise of Malcolm Fraser Architects – Time for Change?
By Neil McAllister RIAS RIBA The news about Malcolm Fraser Architects is quite a surprise and must be taken as a wakeup call by us all – that a practice which on outward appearance was very successful...
View ArticleGLM Announces Date for Second Seminar in Grand Designs Series
GLM is set to host Part 2 of our three part seminar series on the secrets of successful building projects. This free event, which will be held at Edinburgh’s RICS Headquarters on 9 October, will tackle...
View ArticleNeil McAllister Elevated to Associate Director of GLM
GLM is delighted to announce that Neil McAllister has been elevated to Associate Director of the firm. Neil has been with GLM since 2008 when he came on board as an experienced architect looking for a...
View ArticleCommon Repairs: Edinburgh vs. Glasgow
By David Gibbon – RICS Accredited Conservation Professional Yesterday I learnt that there was a gaping hole in my knowledge. I learnt that the Housing Act (Scotland) 2006 gave powers to local...
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Louise Glendinning Shortlisted in Young Surveyor of the Year Award
We are delighted to announce that our very own Louise Glendinning has been shortlisted in RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards in the building surveying category. The awards recognise and...
View ArticleGLM Recruiting Chartered Building Surveyor for Edinburgh Office
GLM is recruiting a Chartered Building Surveyor in search of a varied and interesting career in a building surveying/architectural practice, who can handle pressure calmly and win the confidence of...
View ArticleAnother Look at Housing Maintenance Policy
Maintenance is the achilles heel of all housing policy. It is all too easy for politicians to make a short term gain at the expense of the maintenance budget. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s it was common...
View ArticleGLM Hosts Part 2 of Grand Designs Seminar Series at RICS HQ
GLM hosted Part 2 of our popular seminar series Grand Designs Not Grand Disasters on Friday, 9 October at RICS Headquarters in Edinburgh. This 3 part seminar aims to examine best practices when...
View ArticleIAN MCKEE SITS DOWN WITH URBAN REALM MAGAZINE
GLM Managing Director and RICS Chairman Ian McKee sat down with built environment magazine Urban Realm to discuss the thorny wicket of education as a looming employment crunch looks set to wash over...
View ArticleGLM Commissioned to Transform Port Edgar Marina
We are delighted to announce our involvement in the redevelopment of iconic Port Edgar Marina in South Queensferry. Working with operators Port Edgar Holdings, GLM has been appointed to design and...
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