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Burns & McDonell takes pivotal role in Scotland’s Energy

Transition

What Burns & McDonell’s role is in helping Scotland become a leader in renewable

energy

MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND. There has been significant growth for Burns &

McDonell in their century of business, and they look forward to taking their next step in

expansion. Burns and McDonell will be opening up an office in Scotland, as they set out to help

support the energy transition that Scotland is trying to embark on. This new era of energy in

Scotland will bring an expansion to their current power grid, and will provide new opportunity

for all the citizens of Scotland. (more)

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 How Burns & McDonell’s expertise will be utilized

Burns and McDonell will be aiding this project by providing their expertise on

engineering and construction to help in the development of the energy transition. The main

objective of this project, is to provide necessary updates to the current power grid that Scotland

is using, as well as increase the power capacity from what is currently at. Burns and McDonell

will also see that their new solutions in this project will see them utilize renewable energy for

homes and businesses all across Scotland. This project is just another stepping stone in the rise of

Burns and McDonell. The office they will be opening in Scotland will be located Motherwell

Scotland, just outside of Glasgow, and will continue to be hiring new employees to work on the

project. The work that will be conducted will not only help create and maintain jobs for the

future, but the growth that Burns & McDonell is seeing in their own company, means they will

be providing jobs in Scotland immediately as well. This will create engineering and construction

opportunities for the people in the community.

The United Kingdom managing director of Burns & McDonell, Jonathan Chapman,

stated that “This is another exciting and important step for our company as we set up another

new office and welcome additional talented engineers to our team.” This new expansion is

another megaproject that Burns & McDonell will be able to add to their resume, as their status as

a top engineering firm continues to rise. This comes at no surprise to those in the engineering and

construction community, as Burns & McDonell received $5.7 billion in sales over the last year.

The proof of profitability has put confidence in their clients and that lead to Scotland choosing

Burns & McDonell to manage this new era of energy. (more)

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 What will it take to become a leader in renewal energy?

Michael Benson who is with investment specialist at Scottish Development International,

stated that “Burns & McDonell is a long-established, global engineering firm, so it is excellent

that the company has chosen Scotland to expand its U.K. presence.” This new office in

Motherwell will be the third one in the U.K. following the openings of offices in Birmingham

back in 2017, and their more recent on in London, which opened earlier in 2022.

Scotland, like many countries around the world, has been trying to change the way

energy is used and produced. With advancements in technology changing yearly, renewable

energy is more accessible for countries now. One of the methods that will be used is to continue

wind deployment. Scotland currently has 17 offshore wind projects underway, and they look to

increase this with the help of Burns & McDonell. Burns & McDonell’s expertise in construction

is one of the reasons Scotland entrusted them with these substation projects. These substation

projects are set to provide a location that contains the electrical equipment that provides the

voltage and electrical power for the people of the communities to utilize. Their primary focuses

on the project will be help develop and design the infrastructure, as well as provide insight on

how to make the entire power grid more modern and efficient for years to come.

One of the essential members of this new projects is Scott Bryce, who will be in charge

of the construction operations. Bryce, who will be a part of the growing team that Burns &

McDonell is sending to Scotland, says that there will be a “growing pipeline of projects” to

come. This tells us that there are more projects that will be underway between Burns &

McDonell for the foreseeable future, cementing another great client for the Engineering and

Construction firm. (more)

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 The future looks efficient for Scotland

As these new projects are underway, the grass looks green for the future of Burns &

McDonell, and for the work they will be doing on Scotland’s power grid. There are still no

updates on when the work will start on the power grids, but the pieces are in place in

Motherwell, working to design and map everything out. As Scotland looks to become a world

wide leader in renewable energy, it will be great to see the kind of work that Burns & McDonell

will be able to do across the Atlantic.

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ABOUT BURNS & MCDONELL:

Burns & McDonell is an employee owned company which is made up of a team of engineers,
construction and craft specialists, architects, and more to design and build infrastructure. They
were founded in 1898, and have since grown to 10,000 employees, working in over 60 offices
worldwide.
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