Our Culture

KBS are proud to be a female led family business that leads the way in quality installations and service of Smoke and Natural Ventilation solutions across Scotland. We hold team values, wellbeing, respect, professionalism, and building safety as key priorities alongside exceptional customer service and quality installations.

Wellbeing is high on our agenda – whether for our staff, through investment in training and welfare, or initiatives like flexible working, through to achieving better quality of ventilation and indoor environments in our clients buildings using our technology and solutions.

Our Mission

To make buildings in Scotland safer, more comfortable and more energy efficient, while supporting occupant wellbeing and client peace of mind using cost effective and industry leading ventilation solutions.

We strive every day to remain the preferred partner in Scotland for best fit, quality, compliant and dependable Natural and Smoke Ventilation Systems and Services.

We consider ourselves a progressive organisation committed to working alongside suppliers and clients in our pledge to help save energy and meet building performance and climate goals using solutions that won’t ‘cost the earth’.

Our Values

We believe in Honesty and Integrity in all of our transactions and communications.  It is important to us that we feel proud of what we do and how we do it.

We are committed to maintaining our Knowledge, both in terms of how we do things today and how we might do them better tomorrow.  It is important to us that our team are enabled through training and qualifications to be confident and competent in what we do and how we do it.

We always aim for Excellence.  It is important to us to strive to achieve the best outcome for our clients and the users of the buildings and systems we help create and maintain.

We believe that to achieve excellence we need to remain at the forefront of Innovation both in terms of our products, and the way in which we deliver them. We always seek industry partners who share our values to lead change for the better – reduce waste, ensure quality solutions and value for money, while taking every opportunity to minimise the impact on our planet.

We believe that centric to all this is Happiness. It is important to us that our clients are happy with our work, and the members of our team are supported to achieve a good work life harmony and work satisfaction.

Our team

Our team is part of the solution for the projects we are involved with. We work with our clients as a specialist extension to your team, drawing on our expertise and experience helping to eradicate standing time, wasteful reworks, and ensure the right solutions for all stakeholders are identified and installed with clear costing, timelines and communications. Our team helps give you cost, technical and project confidence.

Jillian Anderson

Managing Director

Jillian Anderson

Started working in the family business in 2002. Worked from home for 14 years to be there for her children, working flexibly, being present for both her immediate and extended family. Now championing the value of the individual and empowering them to work in whatever way they can.

Martin Anderson

Director

Martin Anderson

Former business owner, now retired, working with KBS to support the business with strategic decisions. As a business owner of nearly thirty years, Martin had a breadth of skills and experience to bring to KBS.

Sarah Usher

Director of Transformation and Strategy

Sarah Usher

Sarah joined our team 7 years ago bringing a fresh perspective to the life work balance we all needed. Her expertise lie in strategic relationships, quality management and delivering our suite of CPD’s . Sarah works part-time and flexibly which benefits her, her family and the business.

Ayodele Oni

Operations Team Lead

Ayodele Oni

Ayo is a dynamic business and transformation leader with over a decade of experience in driving customer success, streamlining operations, and leading change. Passionate about delivering excellence, he heads our Operations team, balancing customer satisfaction with a thriving team culture.

Kyle MacDonald

Senior Engineer

Kyle MacDonald

Experienced life safety systems engineer, Kyle brings extensive programming and commissioning experience to the team. Kyle is knowledgeable, reliable and kind and brings a lot to our team. Kyle supports our flexible ethos which compliments his family’s needs.

Eve Anderson

Executive Assistant

Eve Anderson

Joining in early 2024, Eve brought exceptional organisational skills, a proactive approach, and enthusiasm for solving problems. She coordinates tasks, manages priorities, and ensures smooth operations across all levels. Her ability to anticipate needs, address issues, and implement solutions supports senior leadership and drives efficiency. A true team player, Eve’s dedication and strong communication skills contribute to the team's ongoing success.

Chris Slivinski

Commissioning Engineer

Chris Slivinski

Chris is a qualified alarm engineer who compliments the team's skill set with a good range of fire alarm experience, from installation to commissioning. He is knowledgeable and adds much to our work and processes as well as taking the role of morale manager for the engineering team to heart. A father of two who joined us specifically for our company ethos, having been recommended to do so by the other engineering team members.

Ricky Dunlop

Commissioning Engineer

Ricky Dunlop

A window controls specialist, Ricky started his career installing and maintaining manual window controls and progressed into smoke vents and electrical controls. A very considerate, capable and supportive team member who works flexibly, balancing career and family.

Kai Newlands

Junior Engineer

Kai Newlands

Olivia Caldwell

Marketing Administrator

Olivia Caldwell

Olivia, embarked on her career journey with us at the age of 21. Embracing her uniqueness, Olivia shared her complex needs, which we wholeheartedly accommodate. Olivia's dedication and expertise shine through in her work. Olivia enriches our team with her diverse skill set. We're privileged to have her onboard, contributing significantly to our collective success.

Graeme Appleton

Estimator

Graeme Appleton

Eva Anderson

Servicing Administrator

Eva Anderson

Eva joined us in 2023. Bringing a wealth of organisational prowess and administrative finesse, Eva ensures the smooth operation of our workplace. Eva's meticulous attention to detail and adeptness with SimPRO streamline our daily operations. With a knack for problem-solving and a dedication to efficiency, she elevates our team to new heights of productivity.

We work with Scottish government to support improvement of ventilation standards and wider construction practices, as well as being involved in networks such as the CSIC, WES and Working Families. We measure our success by the impact we have on our team, clients and society.

The Scottish Business Pledge embodies our ethos as a business and we have been fully committed to the pledge elements since 2017.

If you want to work with a proven expert in ventilation solutions with a passion and commitment for ethics, quality and long term relationships – contact us now.