DBA 40th Anniversary Teambuilding Day!
On Friday 24th October, our team came together for a special teambuilding day to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. Throughout the day, we took on a series of challenges in mixed teams, helping us connect across departments and strengthen collaboration. Each task helped us earn “funds” to buy the materials needed to recreate a piece […]
Remembering Willard Dougall (1938 – 2025)
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Willard Dougall, founder of Dougall Baillie Associates, who passed away peacefully in hospital after a short illness, aged 87. Willard established Dougall Baillie Associates in 1985, following his time at Scott Wilson Kilpatrick. From an initial team of just three, he built the company […]
New associates join Dougall Baillie Associates
Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA), one of Scotland’s largest independent engineering consultancies, has promoted three highly experienced colleagues to the role of associate in its civil engineering and structural engineering departments. The East Kilbride-based company, which recently marked its 40th anniversary and concluded a management buyout by directors Scott MacPhail, Alan Ferns and Stuart Harrow, continues […]
Dougall Baillie Associates sponsors The Lanarkshire Open
Dougall Baillie Associates is so proud to have sponsored The Lanarkshire Open, hosted by Rutherglen LTC. Amazing quality of tennis played throughout the week, from the under 8s to Veterans. It’s culminating in an action packed Finals Day today. Good luck to all those that have made the finals and well done to Rutherglen Lawn […]
Dougall Baillie Associates raises £4,300 for charity
Two weeks ago today we held our annual DBA quiz and delighted to say that we raised £2300 for the Beatson Cancer Charity. With over 20 teams taking part in the quiz, which was hosted by legendary Lord of Quiz ‘Sir James’, the winners for the second year running were from engineering service company Stantec. […]
We have ways of dealing with RAAC
We have ways of dealing with RAAC. Perhaps, at a time of housing emergencies, demolishing affected homes is not the only answer By Alan Ferns It sometimes feels that, in the opaque realm of official decision-making, the temptation to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut is just too hard to resist. That, on the […]
Proud to sponsor Clifton Moore
It has always been a given at Dougall Baillie Associates that when we see talent, we go out of our way to encourage it to reach its full potential. That is why we are proud to be sponsoring one of the rising sporting stars of his generation – the immensely talented Clifton Moore Jr, centre […]