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Celebrating excellence at the 2025 FIS Scottish Awards

Celebrating excellence at the 2025 FIS Scottish Awards

The FIS Scottish Awards are a celebration of the exceptional work and diverse range of projects carried out in Scotland. On 12 September, the awards ceremony was held at the impressive voco Grand Central Glasgow. The event was hosted by ex-professional referee John Rowbotham and was well-attended, with guests eagerly anticipating the announcement of this year’s winners.

The ceremony began with a short speech from FIS Chief Executive Iain McIlwee followed by a welcome address from FIS President Ian Strangward who highlighted the organisation’s activities in 2025 and plans for the future.

After a fantastic three-course lunch, the presentation of the awards began. The winners were as follows:

Specialist Installation category:

  • Gold Award: Linear Projects for its installation at the W Hotel in Edinburgh
  • Silver Award: Indeglas for its installation at the Haymarket Buildings in Edinburgh

Interior Fit Out category

  • Gold Award: MPACT Group for its installation at Virgin Money in Glasgow
  • Silver Award: Clansman Interiors for its installation at Future Beauty Labs in Glasgow

Project of the Year

  • MPACT Group for its installation at Virgin Money in Glasgow

Apprentice of the Year: Josh Markie of Brian Hendry Interiors

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mike McLaughlin, former Managing Director of Roskel

Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award: Ricky Spinelli, former Managing Director Roskel

Congratulations to all our winners, and to everyone who entered.

FIS Awards Brochure

You can read all about the winning projects and individuals here.

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Celebrating excellence at the 2024 FIS Scottish Awards

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The FIS Scottish Awards are a celebration of the exceptional work and diverse range of projects carried out in Scotland. On 20 September, the awards ceremony was held at the impressive voco Grand Central Glasgow. The event was hosted by ex-professional footballer Chris Sutton and was well-attended, with guests eagerly anticipating the announcement of this year’s winners.

The ceremony began with a short speech from FIS Chief Executive Iain McIlwee followed by a welcome address from FIS President Philip Brown, who highlighted the organisation’s activities in 2024 and plans for the future.

After a fantastic three-course lunch, the presentation of the awards began. The winners were as follows:

Gold Award in the Specialist Installation – under £1m category: Carter Ceilings for its installation at the Wallyford Leaning Campus in Mussellburgh.

Silver Award in the Specialist Installation – under £1m category:  Glasgow Ceilings for its installation at the Newmains and St Brigid’s Community Hub in Wishaw.

Gold Award in the Specialist Installation – over £1m category: Roskel Contracts for its installation at the Clarice Pears Building, University of Glasgow, School of Health and Wellbeing.

Silver Award in the Specialist Installation – over £1m category: C.C.L Interiors for its installation at the Platform at Central Quay in Glasgow.

Gold Award in the Interior Fit-Out category: Scotwood Interiors for its installation at Rabbies in Edinburgh.

Silver Award in the Interior Fit-Out category: W.M.R Contractors for its Foyer Refurbishment in Glasgow.

Project of the Year: Roskel Contracts for its installation at the Clarice Pears Building, University of Glasgow, School of Health and Wellbeing.

Apprentice of the Year: Ethan Gandy, Ceiling Installation Apprentice at Brian Hendry Interiors.  With his commitment to personal development and consistent high standards, Ethan did not follow the traditional route into construction, but created opportunities to allow this pathway to open up.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Ian Young of Zentia. Described as an inspirational professional who has worked in the ceilings sector for over 40 years spanning many roles from sales manager right through to training delivery. Having retired in 2020, Ian returned to the sector to maintain continuity of training at the Zentia installation school. He now delivers training to a varied audience from office-based internal staff to ceiling supervisors and has trained thousands over the years.

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The FIS Scottish Awards are a celebration of the exceptional work and diverse range of projects carried out in Scotland. On 15  September, the awards ceremony was held at the impressive voco Grand Central Glasgow. The event was hosted by broadcaster, writer, Herald columnist and former BBC Political Editor Brian Taylor and was well-attended, with attendees eagerly anticipating the announcement of this year’s winners.

 The ceremony began with a welcome address from FIS President Philip Brown, who highlighted the organisation’s activities in 2023 and plans for the future. FIS CEO Iain McIlwee then gave a short speech before presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Len Bunton.

 

Len has spent his career advocating for fairness in the construction industry. He has been an inspiration to many and has tirelessly fought for a fairer supply chain, calling out unacceptable behaviour along the way. Len has been a powerful advocate for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and has been a solid rock that they can rely on. His efforts have made a significant impact and his dedication has been recognised with this well-deserved award.

After a fantastic three-course lunch, the presentation of the awards began. The winners were as follows:

 

Specialist Installation – Under £1M: D V McColl, for the National Robotarium Building constructed within the grounds of the Heriot Watt University Campus.

 

Specialist Installation – Over £1M: Indeglås, for designing and constructing an internal glazed atrium and high-performance rooms in the university’s Advanced Research Centre (ARC) building.

 

Interior Fit-Out: Scotwood Interiors, for their work on the office at 132 Princes Street in Edinburgh, designed to exude character and promote socialisation and collaboration for global digital transformation consultancy, Kin & Carta.

 

Project of the Year: Indeglås, for their visually stunning atrium and innovative design and delivery of exceptional quality, meeting the architects and client’s needs.

 

Apprentice of the Year: Jay Miller, Ceiling Installation Apprentice at D V McColl. With consistent high standards and enthusiasm for learning, Jay completed his NVQ Level 5 in Ceiling Fixing in August 2023, excelling in all elements of his training.

 

Congratulations to all the shortlisted individuals and companies, as well as the winners on their well-deserved success!