2015
GLM Wins the ActionCOACH 2015 Results Award
On 9 December, GLM Directors Ian McKee, David Gibbon and David Johnson accepted the ActionCOACH Results Business Award at our quarterly business planning workshop.
GLM Celebrates 20 Remarkable Years!
To commemorate our 20th Anniversary as GLM, we hosted a celebration in our Edinburgh office inviting all staff and supporters from the past two decades of operation.
Programme Announced for 2016 Festival of Architecture
GLM is a proud supporter of the 2016 Festival of Architecture. 2016 has been designated as a year in which Scotland’s achievements in innovation, architecture and design will be showcased and celebrated with a programme of activity taking place all over Scotland. The festival aims to connect communities and visitors with architecture through events and exhibitions.
IAN 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 the construction sector.
GLM 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 tackling small to medium sized building projects.
Another 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 for rent controls in both public and private sector housing to be funded, in effect, from the maintenance budget.
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.
Common Repairs: Edinburgh vs. Glasgow
Yesterday I learnt that there was a gaping hole in my knowledge. I learnt that the Housing Act (Scotland) 2006 gave powers to local authorities to issue Statutory Notices to enforce repairs of private property. This fact is no doubt well known by lots of people involved in the repair and maintenance of housing in Scotland but it had escaped me altogether.
Neil McAllister Elevated to Associate Director of GLM
GLM is delighted to announce that Neil McAllister has been elevated to Associate Director of the firm.
GLM Announces Date for Second Seminar in Grand Designs Series
GLM is set to host Part of our three part seminar series on the secrets of successful building projects. The free event, which will be held at Edinburgh’s RICS Headquarters on 9 October, will tackle the key issues surrounding the planning and execution of small to medium sized building projects.
The Demise of Malcolm Fraser Architects – Time for Change?
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 can underneath be struggling.
A Case for Existing Buildings in the Future of Design
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 truth is that, with maintenance and adaptation, very few need be.
