40th LABSS AGM and Conference held at the Beacon Centre in Greenock on 26 May celebrated another successful year for Building Standards in Scotland

The LABSS Annual Conference at the Beacon Centre in Greenock on 26 May celebrated another successful year for Building Standards in Scotland. In addition to hearing of the contribution made by building standards officers in bringing forward waterfront regeneration in Inverclyde and Dundee, both LABSS and the Scottish Government Building Standards Division presented awards in recognition of excellence.Pamela Clark of Aberdeenshire Council was awarded the LABSS Individual Service Commitment Award in memory of past president Jim Delury. Pamela received her award for her much praised initiative, pro-active work and customer focus in facilitating the Chapelton new village development of up to 8,000 homes along with shops, offices, parks and schools. She is pictured here with her manager Kenny Simpson and Scott McKenzie Senior Manager Protective Services with North Ayrshire Building Standards who presented the Jim Delury Award on behalf of LABSS.

South Lanarkshire Council  Building Standards received the LABSS Customer Focus Award for support to vulnerable members of the community. Over the last 24 months officers have worked with Trading Standards and Police Scotland as part of Operation Doric in tackling doorstep crime. The team has provided support in assessing the true value and quality of works done by criminals purporting to undertake property maintenance and repair, and this contribution has been invaluable in securing significant custodial sentences. The Operation Doric Team is pictured here with outgoing Chair Nick McLaren and the 2016-17 Chair Gordon Spence from Aberdeen City Council.

The LABSS Outstanding Team Award went to Angus Council Building Standards. The team has a well-deserved reputation for customer excellence, always rating highly in national audits and customer service accreditations, and in 2016 was the highest ranking Scottish Building Standards Authority when performance was measured against the Customer Performance Framework. Two of the Angus team, Len Murray Building Standards Manager and Mike Millar Senior Building Standards Officer and Chair of the Tayside Consortium are pictured here with LABSS outgoing Chair Nick McLaren Development and Building Standards Manager with Inverclyde Council

The support of the Building Standards Division of the Scottish Government is appreciated by LABSS, and Linda Stewart was delighted to present “Award for National Building Standards Performance Excellence” ​ to
East Renfrewshire,
North Ayrshire, and
South Lanarkshire 
Linda Stewart Procedures and Verification Team Leader from the BSD is pictured here with the recipients of the awards - Simon Inglis Principal Building Standards Surveyor with East Renfrewshire Council; Scott McKenzie Senior Manager Protective Services with North Ayrshire Council and Alan McAulay Building Standards Team Leader (HQ) with South Lanarkshire Council.

Well done to all the award winners!