As we turn to the holiday season, we would like to wish all a very healthy, happy break…all we need to wish for now is a white Christmas!

And speaking of snow, we are delighted to unveil our festive sculpture, which sits in front of our South Rotunda Head Quarters in Glasgow. Sitting at seven foot in diameter, the steel structure represents the final stage for last year’s Malin Young Engineers festive competition, which saw pupils from P5 of local Lorne Street primary design STEM structures.

The scheme was piloted with Lorne Street Primary last year, with one lucky winner seeing their design turned into a real structure. The winner and all of their classmates were involved in this process, with the initial drawing transformed into a CAD drawing, and then 3D printed, before having the opportunity to visit our fabrication facilities, where it had been fabricated and finished, ready to be placed at our Head Quarters in Govan.

With the success of the snowflake, we launched the competition nationally this year, with over 300 entries, from 15 schools across Scotland. Judging is now underway, with each child receiving detailed feedback from their engineering team, before unveiling the winner which will represent next year’s structure to be built.

We welcome all of our clients, colleagues, suppliers and local communities to visit the  snowflake, with great photo opportunities at South Rotunda, 100 Govan Road.