Chartered Surveyors DM Hall has announced new, larger premises in Glasgow and the refurbishment of its head office in Edinburgh as it builds the infrastructure for further growth.
The Glasgow team has moved from 12 to 28 Bothwell Street in the heart of the Glasgow, the ground floor of its premises at 17 Corstorphine Road in Edinburgh has been overhauled as part of a strategy to give its 250-strong team increased visibility and heightened profile in Scotland’s two biggest cities,
The company’s latest significant investment north of the border follows relocations and refurbishments at offices in Inverness, Hamilton, Aberdeen, Oban, Falkirk, Stirling, Prestwick, Galashiels and, most recently, Perth.
New roles are now in place in IT, HR, finance, business development, marketing, audit and compliance, facilitating further the firm’s growth ambitions.
Alan Gordon, DM Hall’s senior partner, who has overseen a period of expansion and geographical reach, said: “Our Edinburgh HQ has undergone a complete facelift and the relocation in Bothwell Street has created a working environment which is more conducive to the new world of hybrid working.
“As well as a more imposing frontage with new signage, the Glasgow office has been given a contemporary fit-out and improved IT, as well as a welcoming social space for staff and more appropriate facilities for private and confidential meetings with clients.
“Our people are increasingly coming back to the office and, we want to encourage staff to collaborate and exchange ideas and information with colleagues. For this, we were keen to create the best conditions for them to do so.”
In England, the firm opened an office in Truro last year, where it had identified a large, untapped market and already has an increasing flow of business. Plans are also afoot for investment in the firm’s offices in Carlisle and Kendal in Cumbria, which it acquired in 2023.
Gordon added: “In previous years, the firm tended to be housed in traditional Victorian or Edwardian period offices, but the direction of travel now is towards more modern and spacious open plan offices, in a combination of both city centre locations and edge-of-town business parks.
“We have great pool of talent, for whom we want to create the work settings that allow them to fulfil their potential. We also have an enviable portfolio of clients for whom we are creating an environment which reinforces the firm’s long-held philosophy that they come first in all our considerations.
“All our recent activity has been driven by growth, which we expect will be further catalysed by the steps we are taking to improve our business estate.”
