Jobs boost as Edinburgh-based fire and flood restoration specialist Insurepair expands into Glasgow

Insurance reinstatement building contractor based in Scottish capital heads west with new office opening.

MD Richard O’Donnell says: 'With the growing demand in the west, it makes complete sense to now also have a base in what is Scotland’s biggest city.' Picture: contributed.

An Edinburgh-based fire and flood restoration specialist has announced its expansion into Glasgow, in a move set to create up to 15 jobs in the next year. Insurepair says the growth comes on the back of increasing demand along the M8 corridor, and the new Glaswegian base in a converted Georgian townhouse on Woodside Place in the city centre is set to open within the next fortnight.

The firm, headquartered in Montrose Terrace in the Scottish capital, says its trade professionals include plasterers, joiners, plumbers, tilers, electricians, painters and decorators, floor layers, building surveyors, insurance surveyors and ex chartered loss adjusters – and explains that the new additions to the team will boost its workforce from the current total of 24 permanent members of staff, supported by 15 specialist sub-contractors.

Richard O’Donnell, managing director of the insurance reinstatement building contractor that he founded in 2003, said the move has been on the cards for a while – and is a “proud moment for us as a team”. He added: “With the growing demand in the west, it makes complete sense to now also have a base in what is Scotland’s biggest city. It’s a hugely exciting time for the business, and I’m really looking forward to seeing where the next stage of this journey takes us as we build on the growth plans we have in place.

“We take pride in bringing properties back to their pre-incident condition. Our growth has been possible by focusing on effort and planning,” he also said, adding that the firm works with many insurers, loss adjusters and building repair networks.

The privately owned “one-stop” insurance claim repairs specialist, which says it is is approved and accredited by major insurance companies, loss-adjusters, and building repair networks throughout the UK and covers storm and impact damage as well as fire and flood damage restoration, also covers Fife and the Central Belt. It recently, following the news of the collapse of Aberdeen-headquartered housebuilder Stewart Milne Group, said it could mirror the latter’s work and hire its laid-off staff “just as we have with other companies in the past 18 months or so”.