Daily Record/EK News – EK trainee scoops Apprentice of the Year Award Our very own apprentice, Kieran Duffy, was crowned Apprentice of the Year in the 2020 Lanarkshire Business Awards. Kieran started his apprenticeship with Dougall Baillie three years ago as a trainee technician, and has worked hard to be where he is now. Kieran,…
DBA Maintains ISO 9001 Certification Congratulations to our team at Dougall Baillie for another successful year in maintaining our ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems) certification. Continual ISO accreditation is a testament to our employees’ commitment to customer focus and compliance to our policies, procedures and processes.This year provided additional challenges in Covid-19, remote working, audits,…
DBA Director, Scott Macphail, on Road Bonds and their impact on construction’s recovery Road Bonds are well-intentioned and have a purpose, but their levels are now starting to pose a threat to the place of construction SMEs in the recovery, argues Scott Macphail. Every party in every commercial transaction has a perfect right to take…
Construction Graduate Embraces Lockdown Construction graduate embraces challenge of starting a new job during lockdown A construction graduate has told of his experience of starting a new role in the sector on the very day Scotland went into lockdown. Alex Clayton joined consulting engineers Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) on Monday March 23. As a brand-new…
DBA’s Graduate Apprenticeship Initiative Engineering consultancy launches new graduate apprenticeship initiative Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has introduced graduate apprenticeships to create ‘earn-as-you-learn’ opportunities for young adults. The East Kilbride-based engineering consultancy is currently putting two recruits through a civil and environmental engineering degree as part of its company-wide training initiatives, the latest of which is…
DBA’s Commitment to ‘Earn As You Learn’ Scheme Engineering consultancy Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) is putting two young people through a civil and environmental engineering degree while they also work at the East Kilbride-based firm. Stuart McDermott and Ross Cameron are midway through the Civil & Environmental Engineering degree at Glasgow Caledonian University after having completed the HNC…
Scottish Construction Now – DBA Graduate Schemes Youngsters sign up to Dougall Baillie’s ‘earn-as-you-learn’ graduate schemes Engineering consultancy Dougall Baillie Associates has taken steps to boost its talent pool with the introduction of graduate apprenticeships which create sought-after “earn-as-you-learn” opportunities. The East Kilbride-based firm is currently putting two young people through a civil and environmental…
East Kilbride engineer doubles down on digital technology amid lockdown Name: Fergus Adams Age: 49 What is your business called? Dougall Baillie Associates Where is it based? East Kilbride What services does it offer? Consulting Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering Services To whom does it sell? Anyone who wishes to build. Most of our clients…
DBA Transportation Director, Stuart Harrow, talks to Project Scotland Magazine When the roads fall silent, we can’t avoid the fact that it’s time for a major rethink One of the first things which comes to the forefront of the public mind when a new residential development is proposed is the impact that it will have…
QUIZZING FRIDAYS AT DBA Dougall Baillie are keeping up moral with all of the staff by hosting a quiz last thing on a Friday. This week it is the Big Quiz being hosted by Sir James of https://www.glasgowpubquiz.com/ fame. He will also be hosting our annual client pub quiz which has been postponed until a later…