{"id":4825,"date":"2026-02-05T10:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/?page_id=4825"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:59:33","slug":"portfolio-the-scottish-parliment-bridgeside-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/?page_id=4825","title":{"rendered":"Portfolio: The Scottish Parliment | Bridgeside House"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4825\" class=\"elementor elementor-4825\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ee9ac6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ee9ac6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a24f3b\" data-id=\"7a24f3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749a01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"749a01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bridgeside-House.2-e1771618636495.jpg?fit=1512%2C1512&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Bridgeside House.2\" alt=\"Bridgeside House.2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6316a2f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6316a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bridgeside-House.-3-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Bridgeside House. 3\" alt=\"Bridgeside House. 3\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3300c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bridgeside-House.-4-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Bridgeside House. 4\" alt=\"Bridgeside House. 4\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa2619d\" data-id=\"fa2619d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a678b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a678b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Client:<\/strong>\u00a0The Scottish Parliment<\/p><p><b>Project Value: <\/b>\u00a368,000<\/p><p><b>Project Timescale:<\/b>\u00a0 4 Weeks<\/p><p><strong>Architect:<\/strong> Lee Boyd Architects<\/p><p><b>PQS: <\/b>Thomas &amp; Adamson<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d33c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93d33c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04c30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b04c30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><u>PROJECT DESCRIPTION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project involved refurbishing and forming new offices for the Scottish Parliament withing Bridgeside House Edinburgh, to form a new Commissioners Office and meeting room facility.<\/p>\n<p>The works comprised internal alterations to the existing office layout on two floors including new plasterboard partitions, new glazed screens and door sets, alternations to existing M&amp;E services, decoration, new floor finishes, signage and DDA alterations to the reception desk.<\/p><p>The rest of the building remained fully operational throughout the duration, requiring careful planning and coordination of our activities to ensure there was no disruption to the day-to-day activities of the building users.<\/p>\n<p><b>KEY CHALLENGES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Works within a Live Government Building, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all building users remained paramount at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Limited access and surrounding area restrictions required well planned and detailed delivery schedules and operations.<\/p>\n<p>Managing project variations with a short duration on site.<\/p>\n<p><b>ADDED VALUE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our experience and knowledge of working within a live environment and working closely with the Building Manager to ensure the smooth running of the ongoing building operations alongside the project concurrently.<\/p>\n<p><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf3b5dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf3b5dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eca433b\" data-id=\"eca433b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf1ccc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccf1ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bridgeside-House.-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Bridgeside House. 1\" alt=\"Bridgeside House. 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Client:\u00a0The Scottish Parliment Project Value: \u00a368,000 Project Timescale:\u00a0 4 Weeks Architect: Lee Boyd Architects PQS: Thomas &amp; 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