The Sustainability Centre in Glasgow (SCG) in partnership with Laing O'Rourke, Dearle & Henderson and the Centre for the Built Environment (CBE) have been funded by the Scottish Executive, Expertise, Knowledge & Innovation Transfer Fund (SEEKIT) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to provide free and be-spoke assistance to participating construction small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the West of Scotland.

Construction SMEs in the West of Scotland significantly contribute to the local and regional economy. Their economic performance and business competitiveness lags behind other regions in the UK and EU. This project provides free assistance to 30 existing and new construction SMEs based in the West of Scotland, which involves developing tailored assistance for each participating SME to promote their business competitiveness.

Project assistance allows companies to make their bids more competitive, improves awareness of environmental issues, and in general, makes companies think more about how they can improve their business practices. This may be done through some of the following project deliverables: construction of an Environmental Policy Statement, development of a Site Waste Management Plan or Carbon Footprinting for their office.

The project deliverables are expected to result in positive impacts on organisational competitiveness of participating construction SMEs. The identification of how Scottish-based SMEs have embraced change to become more sustainable will be reported in a series of four case studies.

The Sustainability Centre in Glasgow (SCG) in partnership with Laing O'Rourke, Dearle & Henderson and the Centre for the Built Environment (CBE) have been funded by the Scottish Executive, Expertise, Knowledge & Innovation Transfer Fund (SEEKIT) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to provide free and be-spoke assistance to participating construction small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the West of Scotland.

Construction SMEs in the West of Scotland significantly contribute to the local and regional economy. Their economic performance and business competitiveness lags behind other regions in the UK and EU. This project provides free assistance to 30 existing and new construction SMEs based in the West of Scotland, which involves developing tailored assistance for each participating SME to promote their business competitiveness.

Project assistance allows companies to make their bids more competitive, improves awareness of environmental issues, and in general, makes companies think more about how they can improve their business practices. This may be done through some of the following project deliverables: construction of an Environmental Policy Statement, development of a Site Waste Management Plan or Carbon Footprinting for their office.

The project deliverables are expected to result in positive impacts on organisational competitiveness of participating construction SMEs. The identification of how Scottish-based SMEs have embraced change to become more sustainable will be reported in a series of four case studies.