Month: April 2023

xburo attended the Annual Celebration of The School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU).

Known the University of the Common Good, xburo sponsored the best level 3 student Craig Minto. The BEng (Hons) Electrical Engineering recipient was one of a number of students to receive an industry prize as part of the event with the awards presented by Professor Scott McMeekin.

Donors and sponsors came from across the industry to hear from GCU’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steve Decent; Professor Carl Schaschke, Dean of the School, and guest speaker Eamonn Keane, the Global Director of Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Systal Technology Solutions.

“Cyber security and digital innovation transcends all societies and will continue to grow. It has given us chat GPT – data is the new oil,” said Eamonn Keane.

The keynote speaker urged the audience to tackle the unpredictable future and rapid growth of digital landscape as a collaborative effort as we face the changing of what this means for business and society.

Guests heard from Director of GCU Foundation, Alumni Engagement and Events, Jillian Watt, on the STEAM fund to help widen access and diversity to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths-related programmes at GCU.

xburo Founders and Directors Thomas Brady and Michael Gribben, alumni of the University, were delighted to back on campus to meet with students, lecturers and staff and to strengthen partnership working between xburo and GCU going forward.

xburo has made a key appointment, welcoming Sarah Peterson to head up our Edinburgh office and to strategically drive energy and sustainability services across our Scottish and UK operations.

The former Director of Energy and Sustainability at Harley Haddow has joined xburo as a Director to drive forward the route to net zero and sustainability for its clients. Sarah is part of xburo’s strategic growth plans following a demand in its mechanical and electrical engineering services.

xburo reported it had tripled growth to deliver projects worth more than £350million in the past two years and has started 2023 strongly with key appointments including Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh; a £100million redevelopment for the city.

The Chair of ACE Scotland and a woman in engineering advocate, Sarah has built a twenty-year career in engineering, latterly spending eight years as a Director at Harley Haddow, the multidisciplinary engineering practice. Prior to this, she held sustainability and mechanical engineering roles, delivering energy efficiency designs across education, commercial, science, healthcare and masterplan sectors.

xburo Founders and Directors Thomas Brady and Michael Gribben established the company in 2018. Michael Gribben said: “This is a major appointment for xburo. Our drive for success is underpinned by delivering expertise and there is nobody more qualified than Sarah Peterson to lead the route to net zero and sustainability for our clients. This is at the forefront of our agenda for clients and with Sarah on board, our team, our clients and our projects will be expertly-led to address the evolving needs of businesses, buildings and the environment.”

Sarah, who was previously awarded the Net Zero Adviser of the Year by the Association of Consultancy Engineers, said: “I am delighted to be joining xburo. The company ethos is closely aligned with my own in approach to design, and commitment to provide high-quality engineering solutions.  As we move towards Net Zero, our industry faces a period of dynamic and innovative change with building performance a key driver which I am excited to drive alongside xburo.”

The team of senior-led mechanical and electrical engineers offer services including traditional M+E design, client technical advisory, asset management and low-carbon consulting. Sarah’s appointment follows the appointment of Principal Mechanical Engineer Kieran McFadden and Senior Mechanical Engineer Alistair Walker.

xburo is currently delivering substantial projects in private and public sector in education, healthcare, defence, commercial and residential for several clients including North Lanarkshire Council, NHS Highland, NHS Lothian, NHS Golden Jubilee, and East Renfrewshire Council.