Heritage masonry work is getting a fresh business spotlight in Scotland after conservation specialist EBS Construction completed its integration into the M Squared group following an April 2025 acquisition.
Geomechanics.io reported that EBS has installed a new management team led by operations manager Connor Kennedy, commercial manager Fraser Shields, and project manager Craig Kennedy. The company has already secured stone and building fabric restoration work in Strathbungo, Kelvinside, Garnethill, and Calton. It is also bidding for more complex work on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow and George Street in Edinburgh.
For the masonry and stone restoration side of the trade, the apprentice commitment stands out as much as the project list. M Squared plans to maintain EBS’s intake of two to three apprentices per year, focused on sustaining traditional repair skills for pre-1919 buildings across Scotland’s Central Belt.
That matters in cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh, where a significant share of the built environment includes older masonry stock. The report notes that these buildings face retrofit and resilience upgrades, not just redevelopment. For contractors working in this space, the business signal is straightforward: owners and communities are investing in the long-term care of historic stonework, and firms that build crews around conservation skills have work to chase.
Read the full, original article from Geomechanics.io here.