The commercial and financial fit-out landscape has shifted significantly; from a decrease in demand for face-to-face interaction and a rise in digital technology giving customers quick convenience, through to growing demands for sustainability and reuse, the workplaces of today are ever changing. Understanding these trends and their impact on fit-out costs is crucial for businesses planning to renovate or create ...
Early engagement with a fit-out contractor and a commitment to a collaborative approach can reap rewards when it comes to building performance and project delivery. Here, Kevin Dengate, Joint MD at Morris & Spottiswood offers insight into how this can come to fruition. In today's fast-paced construction industry, the traditional sequential approach to commercial office fit-outs is increasingly giving way ...
By Euan Somerville, Director at crbn solutions, part of the Morris & Spottiswood Group. With 80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 already constructed, effective carbon management during fit-outs and refurbishments will play a crucial part in the achieving the UK’s net zero obligations. Approaching this challenge systematically can deliver significant environmental and financial benefits while meeting stakeholder ...
Morris & Spottiswood recently completed a comprehensive refurbishment for Heathrow Airport’s Glasgow-based office, delivering a high-specification workplace designed to support modern working practices while reflecting the organisation's identity. Here, Paul Beaton, Development Director at Morris & Spottiswood explores the complex fit out, and how they were able to transform an unused space into a functional, high-quality office environment. The Heathrow ...
In 1925, two men laid the foundation for what would become a dynamic, values-driven business. Over the past century, the Morris & Spottiswood Group has grown through challenges and change, but one thing has remained consistent: people are at the heart of everything we do. Now, as we mark our centenary, we reflect on how putting people, values and service ...
As the healthcare sector faces its urgent requirement to reduce carbon emissions, the importance of retrofitting existing hospital buildings to improve energy efficiency has never been more crucial. Here, Gordon Clyne, Joint Managing Director of Morris & Spottiswood explains the unique challenges presented by hospitals, and how a collaborative approach is most effective in improving their sustainability. Effectively minimising a ...
Understanding the complex logistics of working in a live hospital environment is crucial to ensure uninterrupted care and the highest level of patient and staff safety. Here, Matthew Wall, Public Sector Director at Morris & Spottiswood, discusses the critical factors behind a successful hospital refurbishment project. Hospitals are some of the most sensitive and complex live environments to operate in. ...
An office fit-out project by Morris & Spottiswood that incorporates modular construction and circular economy approaches has delivered embodied carbon savings equivalent to driving 45,255km in a large diesel car[1] – enough to circumnavigate the globe (40,000 km at the equator). The project to relocate Morris & Spottiswood’s own Glasgow office to new premises, Eastworks, in the Dalmarnock area of ...
The design of an educational environment is far more than an aesthetic exercise. It is a strategic undertaking that directly impacts student outcomes, engagement, and learning. Refurbishing and building educational spaces present a unique set of challenges that demand careful planning, expert collaboration, and an intricate understanding of live learning environments. Educational institutions are dynamic ecosystems where learning never stops. ...
As part of Queen Margaret University’s Future Spaces programme, a project to refresh, modernise and enhance its campus.
