Roxburgh McEwan Architects are proud to announce that following the successful completion of the NHBC/APS Management of CDM Co-ordination course, the service of CDM Co-ordination is now available through the practice. The course was accredited by the Association of Project Safety (APS), which is committed to shaping and sharing best practice in construction health and safety risk management in the UK.

http://www.associationforprojectsafety.co.uk/educationandcpd/apsandcpd/courseproviders/

A brief summary of the standard service which can now be provided is as follows (summary of CDM Co-ordinator Duties from paragraph 23 of Managing Health and Safety in Construction, Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, Approved Code of Practice).

Advise and assist client with their duties under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

Notify HSE of the project

Co-ordinate health and safety aspects of design work and co-operate with others involved with the project

Facilitate good communication between client, the designers and contractors.

Liaise with principal contractor regarding ongoing design

Identify, collect, and pass on ‘Pre-Construction Information’.

Prepare/update Health and Safety File.

Should you require a quotation for this service on behalf of the practice please don’t hesitate to contact either Marcus McEwan or Gavin Yuill.

The farm house conversion is now well under construction. Below is a selection of photos taken on recent site visits.

View along renovated barn to new extension.

Bookend Cottage on Albert Street, Tobermory, picked up the Gold Medal for Best Low Cost Project Category along with the prestigious Chairman’s Award for Architecture selected from all the winners at the  Roses Design Awards 2009.

The Roses Design Awards promote excellence in design in a wide range of disciplines throughout the UK, excluding projects within the M25.

Click the image below to view the project summary.

Bookend Cottage is owned by Roxburgh McEwan Architect’s sister company and is available for holiday lets. Click here for more information.

Bookend Cottage, Albert Street, Tobermory.

The Boathouse on the west coast of Scotland has been nominated for the residential category at the Scottish Design Awards.

As part of the submission we put together an A1 board of drawings and images of the boathouse.

To see the full size image click the image below:

Work at the Rocks in Earlsferry was recently completed.

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Work on Ravenscraig has finished.

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We’ve got some new pictures of the progress at Fishnish.  

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