GLASGOW-based EBS Construction Limited (EBS) has announced a series of key management changes as it prepares for a period of growth under the new ownership of M Squared.
The conservation and restoration specialist was acquired by the Glasgow-based business in April 2025 and is now fully integrated under the wider M Squared Group, following a transitional period since the acquisition was announced last year.
The new management team will consist of operations manager, Connor Kennedy and recently appointed commercial manager, Fraser Shields, who will lead the business alongside newly promoted Craig Kennedy, project manager.
Since being acquired by M Squared, EBS has already secured a number of key restoration contracts in Strathbungo, Kelvinside, Garnet Hill, and Calton, and is now targeting a series of high-profile contracts including complex restoration projects in both Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street and Edinburgh’s George Street.
Investing in the workforce will continue to form an integral part of EBS’ long-term growth strategy with an emphasis placed on passing down decades’ worth of restoration and heritage experience to the next generation through its long-standing apprenticeship programme, it said.
Typically, EBS recruit 2-3 new apprenticeships every two years, learning a range of specialist restoration skills based on stonemasonry, joinery and plumbing, with several of its current employees coming through the programme to secure full-time positions.
M Squared’s group director, Kerr McEwan, commented, “EBS has built a strong reputation for delivering specialist structural and fabric repairs on traditional buildings. Bringing the business into the M Squared Group gives us the opportunity to build on that foundation while strengthening the operational side of the business.
“The new management team understands the standards required to deliver this type of work. Alongside that, we’ve introduced stronger systems and controls behind the scenes. In many ways, it reflects how we see the business developing: traditional craft, supported by modern control.”
Connor Kennedy, EBS’ operations manager, added, “Traditional buildings, many of them constructed before 1919, form an important part of Scotland’s heritage. Across the Central Belt there is now a growing need for specialist repair and restoration as those buildings age.
“A large part of our work is putting life back into buildings that have been part of communities for generations. At the same time, we are working to bring younger people into these trades through our apprenticeship programme to help safeguard these highly specialised skills for years to come.”
Fraser Shields, EBS’ commercial manager, commented, “It’s a great privilege to work within the conservation and restoration industry, bestowing a sense of responsibility to ensure future generations can immerse themselves in the unique variety of the historic buildings we have inherited. At EBS, we strive to deliver a high level of quality in our work, fostering a deep respect for our built environment and providing property owners the reassurance that their unique buildings rooted in history are in safe hands.”
