DBA is Disability Confident As always, we are committed to equality in the workplace. So, we’re delighted to be able to announce that Dougall Bailie is now a registered Disability Confident employer. The Disability Confident scheme exists to support employers in making the most of the workforce by employing disabled people. The voluntary scheme was…
DBA IN CONSULTANCY AND ENGINEERING FINALS DBA are delighted once again to be shortlisted for Best UK Consultancy (small and medium) for the #CandEAwards2022 organised by @ACE_Updates! Finalists will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on Thursday, 3 November. Find out more here. Contact Info Phone: 01355 266480 Email: enquiries@dougallbaillie.com BACK TO NEWS
Congratulations to Paul Ross, CEng MICE DBA are delighted to announce that following a recent review by the Institution of Civil Engineers, that Paul Ross has now achieved the status of Chartered Engineer. This is a great milestone for Paul, and confirms his commitment to the profession, and his efforts over the past few years.…
DBA SPONSORS #RLTCPROJECT100 PELOTON TO WIMBLEDON We are delighted to announce that we are sponsoring Stage 1 to Moffat on the Rutherglen Lawn Tennis Club #PelotonToWimbledon adventure. The aim of the challenge is to raise funds for #RLTCProject100, in particular, ambitious plans to build some covered tennis courts in nearby Overtoun Park as part of…
Affordable Homes Project in Glasgow Given Go-Ahead Planning consent for a 151-home development in Glasgow’s East End has been granted. Dougall Baillie Associates, which has been engaged on civil and structural engineering design on the site since early 2019, expects the Stage 2 Building Warrant imminently, which will allow work to gather pace on the…
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…
DBA APPRENTICE MAKES THE FINALS Kieran Duffy is Lanarkshire Apprentice Finalist in the Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards which celebrates the success and achievements of businesses in Lanarkshire. Due to the current COVID-19 and government guidlines the 2020 Awards that was due to take place on 1st May has been postponed. Contact Info Phone: 01355 266480…
DOUGALL BAILLIE ASSOCIATES COMMITS TO ‘EARN AND LEARN’ BY JOINING THE 5% CLUB Dougall Baillie Associates has showcased its commitment to developing its people by joining The 5% Club, an industry led initiative focussed on driving momentum into the recruitment of apprentices, graduates and sponsored students. The 5% Club, initiated by Leo Quinn Group CEO…
NEW GRADUATE APPRENTICESHIPS Carrying on the tradition of training and providing opportunities for staff development, we’re delighted to confirm both Kieran Duffy and Megan McGaw as starting on their Graduate Apprenticeship programme at Glasgow Caledonian University. Both will be attending over the next 4 years, pursuing a Degree in Civil Engineering, whilst continuing to work…
DBA FUNDRAISING Dougall Baillie MacMillan Coffee Morning Keeping up the ongoing commitment to fundraising, we’ve been quite active recently in this area. We’ve had our annual MacMillan Coffee Morning which was a great success with loads of tasty cakes on offer, with Alan (or we suspect his wife…) being crowned as star baker! We’ve also…
DBA AT TRYDEN PROPERTY INDUSTRY TRIATHLON DBA took part in this years inaugural Tryden property industry triathlon in Dunbar. The event was very well organised by Ryden and Foxlake Adventures and proved to be very challenging and enjoyable at the same time. Alan; Scott; Colin; Calum and Nicola represented DBA in the individual events of…
FURTHER IENG SUCCESS AT DBA Congratulations to Scott McArthur who has successfully passed his Professional Review and has obtained the title Incorporated Engineer (IEng). Success at this review is a demonstration of Scott’s proven ability in his career to date encompassing site design/ project supervision and client liaison. We wish Scott the best of luck…
CREATING ENGINEERS DOESN’T NEED TO BE CHALLENGING… DBA have recently been proudly in attendance at the Lanarkshire Regional Final of the Glasgow Science Festival ‘Creating Engineers Challenge’ at South Lanarkshire College, where we were invited to be included in the judging panel for the K’nex challenge for budding young engineers. A great day, and a…
DBA CELEBRATES ANOTHER SHORTLIST Following on from last year’s success in the Consultancy and Engineering Awards, DBA is once again very proud to be shortlisted in this Year’s award. Hoping to retain our title here as the Best Performing UK Business in the SME category. This continues to demonstrate our ongoing successes and positive attitudes…
DBA SHORTLISTED FINALISTS Lanarkshire Business Excellence Award Shortlist DBA are in the running for yet another award. We have been shortlisted in the ‘Best Business 11-50 employees’ Category in this year’s Lanarkshire Business Awards. Once again, this continues to demonstrate our efforts in relation to business development and attitudes. Now in its 26th year,…
DBA CELEBRATES THE SUCCESS OF OUR TECHNICIAN ROSS CAMERON We are pleased to announce that one of our technicians, Ross Cameron, has been successful in his recent review for Technician Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Ross has achieved this through his attitudes to work and demonstration of capabilities in his role, and…
Community Engagement continues…… DBA are continuing involvement in the local community by attending the recent Careers Fair at Duncanrig High School. Colin Weir, Clair McGuinness and Grant Haddow pictured here promoting DBA and the civil engineering industry to the pupils. Working to increase interest in Civil Engineering and STEM related activities for future generations. Contact…
DBA CELEBRATES NCE100 Continuing in our success, DBA are delighted to have been once again ranked by NCE100 as one of the top 100 Civil Engineering Companies in this year’s awards. DBA have secured a position on this list for 4 consecutive years, since the inception of the list. We are inspired by our inclusion…
EXCITING NEW CHANGES AT DBA Dougall Baillie Associates are delighted to announce that our Associates – Alan Ferns, Stuart Harrow and Scott Macphail are now Directors within the practice, joining Fergus Adams, who will now head up the management team, as Managing Director. New Directors Alan, Stuart and Scott have over 50 years’ experience with…
FELLOW OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS We are delighted to announce and congratulate Fergus Adams on attaining the status of Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. This is an excellent achievement, and this recognises Fergus’ continued efforts in the industry. This is the award attained by those who have demonstrated leadership; knowledge and…
DBA attends STEMette event at Calderglen High School DBA have recently participated in a STEMette event held by Calderglen High School. The event was attended by our STEM Ambassador, Ross Cameron accompanied by Claire Kirk, one of our Civil Engineering Technicians. The purpose of this event was to engage with S2 girls and increase their…
Business Brunch at St Andrews & St Brides High School Dougall Baillie Associates had the pleasure of being invited to a Business Brunch at St Andrews & St Brides High School, East Kilbride on 4thOctober as business mentors for entrepreneurial training for their Micro-Tyco event. Scott Macphail (Associate) and Ross Cameron (Technician) both attended this…
TECHNICIAN MEMBERSHIP OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS We are pleased to announce that one of our technicians, Stuart McDermott, has been successful in his recent review for Technician Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Stuart has achieved this through his attitudes to work and demonstration of capabilities in his role. Whilst we have…
ON A MORE SOCIAL NOTE….. Our recent company badminton tournament, which involved 20 or so of the staff was a well fought contest! The overall Champions League winner was Rory Smith, after a bit of a battle with Calum Hyslop in the final. The Duffer’s cup was won by Colin MacCabe who narrowly defeated Kieran…
EARLY DAY MOTION IN PARLIAMENT Dougall Baillie were delighted to meet with Dr Lisa Cameron MP on Friday 16th of November at the local constituency office. We were proud to receive formal presentation of a copy of the Early Day Motion presented in Parliament earlier this year as recognition of DBA efforts as an employer…
GREAT SCOTTISH RUN 2018 DBA staff are celebrating after this year’s Great Scottish Run, where 20 of our staff entered the race. Plenty of weary legs after the race, but it was all for a good cause. Loads of money raised in support of the Bloodwise charity (bloodwise.org.uk), and to top it off, we were…
GREGOR MUIRHEAD MEMORIAL JUG Once again, DBA have successfully organised our annual Golf Tournament in memory of our former Colleague, Gregor Muirhead. This year’s event was hosted at the Lochwinnoch Golf Club, where we had 16 entrants to the competition. As always, the format of this competition was based on Texas Scramble, with this year’s…
CONGRATULATIONS FROM LOCAL MSP LINDA FABIANI DBA are very proud to have been visited by MSP Linda Fabiani in relation to our recent success in the ACE Awards. Linda was particularly impressed with our policy of paying the Living Wage, and our stance of zero gender pay gap. RECOGNITION FROM DR LISA CAMERON MP Click…
DBA are first class, and we can prove it…. DBA are delighted to confirm that four of our current staff have just received their University results and have achieved First Class Degrees. These are: Billy Robertson: First Class Degree BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of West Scotland Natasha Shaw: First Class BSc…
DBA Winners at the ACE Consultancy and Engineering Awards As an update from the earlier news article, DBA are immensely proud to have been confirmed as winners at this year’s ACE Consultancy and Engineering Awards. The award ceremony was held at the Marriot, Grosvenor Square, London where Fergus, Norman and Scott were in attendance to…
ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTANCY AND ENGINEERING (ACE) AWARDS 2018 DBA have been shortlisted for the 2018 Consultancy and Engineering Awards. We are among a shortlist of 5 companies for in the “Best UK Business Performance – SME” category. Once again this year, immensely proud of this nomination and a real reflection of current operations and…
NCE100 AWARDS 2018 – SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED Building on previous years’ achievements in attaining a position in the New Civil Engineer top 100 companies list, DBA are delighted to have been shortlisted as a finalist in the NCE100 Companies of the year 2018 Awards. We have been shortlisted in the Business Culture section, in the Category…
BEST WISHES FOR 2018 Happy New Year from everyone here at Dougall Baillie Associates. After another successful year consisting of new projects, charity dinners, our annual DBA quiz night, some marriages and births, DBA is looking forward to all the new and exciting challenges and opportunities that 2018 will bring. Here at DBA a new…
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT DOUGALL BAILLIE Congratulations to Paul Ross who has successfully passed his Professional Review and has obtained the title Incorporated Engineer (IEng). His review focused on his successful experience in developing and implementing Quality Assurance procedures while managing and overseeing site engineering activities. He also discussed his role as Sub-Agent for another…
REDESIGN AND DEVELOP RUTHERGLEN LAWN TENNIS CLUB DBA have been involved in the redesign and development of the Burnside Court at the Rutherglen Lawn Tennis Club. The aim of the project was to transform the tired court into a centre for the local community, with the addition of a clubhouse and a raised spectator viewing…
400th BUSINESS PLEDGE FIRM CONFIRMED First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out Scotland’s internationally leading approach to inclusive growth, in a speech at the University of Glasgow on Friday 20th October. Scotland’s Inclusive Growth Conference brings together speakers and delegates from international organisations, foreign governments, local authorities and academia to discuss Scotland’s progress and what…
DBA CELEBRATES LIVING WAGE COMMITMENT Dougall Baillie Associates has accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Dougall Baillie Associates regardless of whether they are direct employees or third-party contracted staff; receive a minimum hourly wage of £8.45. This rate…