PROPERTY consultancy Galbraith has created a partnership with Edinburgh Napier University to help recruit the next generation of building surveyors.
Students from the university visited an A-listed mansion house near Edinburgh, to see renovation work being carried out by Galbraith’s building consultancy team.
The visit provided a chance for the building surveying students to see a live construction project and skills such as underpinning, traditional slating, and major stonework repairs.
Grant Sinclair, a lecturer and programme lead for the honours degree in building surveying at Edinburgh Napier University, said, “We are grateful for the opportunity to bring students to a construction site to see hands-on demonstrations and gain some practical experience of some of the processes and skills they will be using when they start their careers, particularly the complexities of renovating a traditional building.”
James Towers from Galbraith’s building consultancy team added, “This is a productive partnership with Edinburgh Napier University to assist students with their studies. As our building consultancy division continues to grow, we have recently recruited several students who have studied at Napier. The university course covers everything the students were able to see on site, but a visit like this is a great way to show them how these techniques are implemented in a real-world scenario, providing a practical view of construction.”
James Towers provided some initial background to the property and the works being undertaken, explaining the involvement of Galbraith and how the project has developed. The contractor then gave the group a health and safety presentation followed by a tour of the site, showing the different skills required on a building of this type.
Galbraith hopes to undertake more of these site visits with Edinburgh Napier in the future, to encourage students and promote interest and growth in the profession.
