February News!

2023 is now well underway and SVM have a big announcement to make.  As of December 2022, SVM Glasgow is now a 100% employee owned business, meaning that the future belongs to every member of the SVM Glasgow team.  While there will only be a positive impact on the excellent service that we have always provided our clients, this is a big step in SVM’s journey and we are delighted to be making progress that benefits us all. 

In the office it is business as usual, with new projects continuing to flow in from new and well-known clients alike.  At Glasgow Central Station we have been asked to undertake design for Caledonia Chambers, a site with which we have a long history; and we have also begun pricing for multiple small projects both here and at Edinburgh Waverley for various station services.  Also at the fee proposal stage are Depot works including white diesel upgrades at three sites, air compressors, ventilation and water services design. 

As well as this we continue to service many ongoing projects, the most prominent of which being Bangor to Colwyn Bay design; Goole Swing Bridge (now entering GRIP 6 to 8 stages); separate designs for the Rugeley to Colwich and Welwyn to Hitchin Railway routes; Anderston and Glasgow Central Low Level stations; and large scale works for the Ferrybridge to Goole route.  Across the country we have works in full swing with the North of Scotland still home to works on the Blair Atholl to Dalwhinnie route; the Dalcross GRIP 4 project; construction phase works at Aberdeen Station; and various projects in Inverness including work stations and axle counters, stations remedial works and a railway simulator.  Moving into the Central belt, the major stations remain busy places with works including design advice for power supplies; work on the ScotRail simulators; retail supplies; retail units design; and ventilation design for Superloos.  We continue to be involved with LLPA design for multiple Railway sites in the Glasgow area; genset works at Atrium court, CET design and boiler replacements at Craigentinny Depot; and design for executive suites in some nearby Glasgow Railway offices.  Multiple works covering various aspects such as the DHL and substations are underway at Cadder Yard while there has been excellent progression with Cathcart platform lighting; Carstairs Rationalisation; multiple AFA sites; ticket vending machine design across multiple sites; and Motherwell Station boiler replacement for a new sustainably designed air source heat pump arrangement.  Towards the South of Scotland station refurbishment works in Troon are in full swing as are remedial works at several West Coast Stations; design for a station booking office in Ayrshire; and CRE duties for Millerhill and Heaton Depots.  England is no stranger to the SVM touch this month either with new tunnel works at a site in West Yorkshire; additional projects covering compact PSPs; and lighting at Hessle Station; and a subway pump in Goole.  Meanwhile, we remain reactive on long standing projects at Birmingham and Euston Stations. design near Widnes; and shed extension works in Tysley. 

Our work in the commercial sector are also flourishing this month with works for premises in a Dundee industrial estate. design works for a farmhouse in Johnstone; an office refurbishment in Kilsyth; and a warehouse facility in Inverness. 

SVM is an exciting place to be at the moment with the future of the company firmly in the hands of the employees.  So why not become part of it? We are looking for engineers with Railway based electrical and mechanical design experience in a consultancy/contractor setting to make sure we have the best team possible.  So if you are interested in getting involved and having a real say in the business you work for, then please send your CV and covering letter to elise.mclean@svm-glasgow.co.uk.  We’re all in this together!