{"id":31505,"date":"2026-06-23T06:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=31505"},"modified":"2026-06-23T06:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:14:41","slug":"smith-scott-mullan-switches-to-employee-ownership-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=31505","title":{"rendered":"Smith Scott Mullan switches to employee ownership \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Smith-Scott-Mullan-team.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196790 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Smith-Scott-Mullan-team.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196790 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Smith-Scott-Mullan-team.png 907w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Smith-Scott-Mullan-team-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Smith-Scott-Mullan-team-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Smith-Scott-Mullan-team-600x394.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Smith Scott Mullan team<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Scottish architectural practice Smith Scott Mullan has switched to employee ownership, with owners Graham Acheson, Eugene Mullan and Rick McCluggage transferring their shares to an employee ownership trust (EOT).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The firm\u2019s 21 staff have delivered projects across a range of sectors from its offices in Edinburgh and there will be no change to the way the business operates, with the same leadership team, project teams and client relationships remaining in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the company said: \u201cWe are all incredibly proud of the culture and reputation we have built over the last 30 years, and this transition is about protecting that for the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEmployee ownership is the right step for us. It allows us to remain independent, maintain the values that define how we work, and provide long-term stability for our clients and our team. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt also creates new opportunities for our people, recognising their contribution and giving them a meaningful role in the future of the business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe move provides a clear succession pathway for the practice, supporting a smooth transition over time while retaining knowledge and experience, and ensuring the business continues to grow and evolve in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.5) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#Smith #Scott #Mullan #switches #employee #ownership #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Smith Scott Mullan team Sc&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[266,265,456,18293,6618,6110,16828,18292,18294],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31505"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}