February News!

2026 is well underway and things in the SVM office are already looking even more bustling than 2025.  Challenging projects of all sizes are keeping everyone on their toes and we are always pleased to see how many of these are from repeat clients or are continuing stages of existing projects where we have already performed well.  It is extremely encouraging to know that SVM are top of the list for M&E design for so many of our clients. 

SVM is the place to be in February with new projects flooding in to get us right into the swing of 2026.  In the railway industry we have been asked to look at destrat fans and fluid dispensing at Corkerhill Depot; some wall lighting at Waverley Station; a cycle shelter in Dunbar; works at Thornhill signal box; and load monitoring at Milburn Yard.  We’re now underway on the design phase of Cadder wheel lathe and Heritage migration works at Glasgow Central and Lockerbie stations.  In Inverness, we’ve begun to carry out a granular asset survey while down South we have just had the green light for Chester Recontrol, M&E design at Queens Park Station and shore supplies at Chiltern.  

Big existing projects for February include UPS surveys at multiple railway sites; Motherwell PSP design; shore supplies in Scarborough, Stourbridge and Banbury; Megastream surveys and design; and services in Avanti waiting rooms.  We continue to work on projects with multiple sites dotted around the UK, including auxiliary signalling power; LV AC/DC power and Telecoms surveys; heritage migration works; EV chargers at Railway sites; and ESD design between Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Across the rest of the country we remain busy in Inverness with cabin power design, TMD design; CSMD sump pump works, sleeper servicing; Motorail buffer stop lighting; and train crew accommodation.  A little further South, we continue to be involved with AFA schemes at Inverurie and Nairn; provision of design advice for a pumping station; signalling power and stabling works in Dundee; a level crossing at Gartley; and modernisation works and yard EP design in Perth.  The Central Belt remains abuzz and works at the main Glasgow and Edinburgh stations are staying healthy, with retail design, HV Arch ventilation, design for the Caledonia Sleeper lounge and Caledonia Chambers, UPS works for the CCTV, and PSP/compressor works at Glasgow Central; while Edinburgh Waverley is home to design for lighting control, ventilation refurbishment, calorifiers; and LV distribution.  Also in the area we are involved with South Gyle Station footbridge design; DNO migration at West Calder; rectification works at pantograph monitoring sites; and a station rewiring project in Cambuslang.  Design for welfare facilities at Haymarket Depot are underway, as are those for an active travel path at Dunbar; Millerhill Depot stabling roads; Yoker Bridge Deck; and Balgray Station AFA.  In the Glasgow area we remain involved with further load monitoring and reporting at Corkerhill; MELF works at Yoker; CETs at Craigentinny; Access For All works at Dumbarton Central and Bellgrove Stations; and electrical design at Mossend Rail Terminal.  AFA works at Falkirk Grahamston are underway, as are WCML works at Law and Newton; and a rectifier survey at Greenhill.  Meanwhile Edinburgh has seen further AFA works at Cardenden Station; and LV design on the Haymarket to Dalmeny route.  Heading down towards the borders we are pleased to be a part of schemes for Bowland Junction, Ayr Station and Hunterston. England is also busy with design for a railway training facility at Warrington; some further station loading assessments at Hull; Clacton wheel lathe works; design for Avanti toilet facilities; and FTN FGI renewals at Stoke and Didcot.  Works for Sudbrook pumping Station (serving the Severn Tunnel) are awaiting the green light; while we have made excellent headway with toilet refurbishments in Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes; Darlington resignalling and Station Car Park CCTV; Transpennine Express premises in Hull, Newcastle and York; Ravensthorpe SFC; and works on the Ferrybridge to Goole route. 

The large scale Stranraer Marina expansion continues to be our largest commercial project and we remain involved with works for upgrades to a materials shed at one of our client’s premises; a Dentist surgery in Glasgow and electrical design for a workshop near Larbert.  We are also nearing completion on office refurbishments in Annan and Garscadden; and two recycling plants in the Glasgow area. 

SVM are always keen to encourage learning at every stage of the business and we are pleased to see 5 of our staff heading back to University for the winter term.  We wish them all the best with their studies in 2026.  Every day is a school day at SVM and if you think the above looks like an interesting lesson then send your CV and covering letter to elise.mclean@svm-glasgow.co.uk to see if you can make the grade!