“Covering Scotland”

An unprecedented school building programme is producing facilities appropriate to the 21st century. Baxter & Gillespie is at the forefront of this major educational expansion, providing painting and decorating expertise for all types of projects in the primary and secondary sectors. Educationalists insist that a modern learning environment is a key factor in a child’s development, enhancing the learning experience. Baxter & Gillespie are part of an architectural revolution that is flooding light into spacious classrooms, assembly rooms, gymnasiums, atriums and corridors. Calling on expertise gained over 50 years, Baxter & Gillespie is helping fashion some of the country’s most impressive state-of-the- art school buildings, such as Bearsden Academy, West Calder High School and Calderglen High School, East Kilbride. Baxter & Gillespie is proud to have successfully completed over 50 school contracts in recent years.

Baxter & Gillespie is committed to helping maintain and widen the nation’s manufacturing and production base. The firm has revitalised the industrial and commercial sectors, from the G1 Office block in prestigious George Square, Glasgow, to the large Maxim Park, Eurocentral. Businesses can rely on Baxter & Gillespie’s painting and decorating experience and skills to produce a clean and modern working environment. Baxter & Gillespie enjoy excellent working relationships with many major construction companies.

Great strides in medicine are encouraging the establishment of new hospitals and healthcare facilities geared to improving patient treatment. Baxter & Gillespie is able to meet the exacting demands of a progressive, modern health service. Spacious public areas, wards and operating theatres carry the firm’s signature. The new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow highlights Baxter & Gillespie’s ability to achieve painting and decorating excellence on a large scale. The new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital decoration package was approximately £2million, completed within time and handed over with zero deffects - the perfect delivery. The company was highly commended by Multiplex.

The multi-million pound tourist industry relies heavily on the provision of modern visitor accommodation. Since a huge proportion of the nation’s wealth is generated by the hospitality sector, hotel and leisure facilities must entice the traveler who is able to choose desirable destinations around the world. Baxter & Gillespie is involved in the refurbishment of historic and listed buildings and the creation of exiting new structures that re- define city rooflines. From Apex Hotels Edinburgh to the Radisson Hotel Group, the company’s painting and decorating prowess has added a finishing flourish to some of Scotland’s most iconic hotel and leisure facilities. Baxter & Gillespie’s high standard of workmanship is in evidence throughout the hospitality sector.

Baxter & Gillespie are proud to be contractors of choice for many of Scotland’s leading construction and home-building companies. Over many years now, major contractors have trusted Baxter & Gillespie’s undisputed high-quality workmanship and attention to detail and entrusted them to deliver the high specification painting and decorating finishes required in their new-build homes. Baxter & Gillespie always deliver - on time and within budget. With every newly built home comes an expectation of high standard of finishing to reflect the importance the investment and the overall customer experience. Baxter & Gillespie always help create that perfect home with their expertise and high-spec finishes.