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Items are listed with the most recent date first, grouped by calendar year.
2026
- Neighbourhood hub reaches practical completion in Lanarkshire Shelter, inclusive play and circulation come together in a single public brief — handover packs and maintenance routes aligned with the council’s estates team.
- Winter handover: what estates teams should expect in the O&M pack Drainage touch-points, edge checks after frost, and surfacing inspection rhythms — the documents that make January manageable.
2025
- Seasonal surfacing notes for Scottish schools and parks Rainfall, frost and heavy daily use — specifying and maintaining surfaces that survive real weather.
- Planning thermoplastic programmes around school holiday windows Survey, layout, heat install and line checks — sequencing so critical stages finish before pupils return.
- Documentation that stands up when procurement asks “prove it” RAMS trails, stage photos and maintenance assumptions — proportionate evidence for frameworks and repeat clients.
- From community consultation to construction without losing the plot Translating engagement outputs into a deliverable brief — trade-offs explained early, not at the fence line.
- Linking outdoor investment to SHANARRI in governor packs Language that connects play, inclusion and active minutes to indicators inspectors and families already recognise.
- Play inspection cycles that estates teams can actually run Weekly visual checks, seasonal tasks and when to call the installer — clarity beats a binder nobody opens.
