Doree Bonner Scotland was delighted to play a role in the recent historic Scottish Referendum on the 18 September.

The company’s branches in Glasgow and Edinburgh were tasked with the logistics operation at the main Counting Centre at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh. Steven McGregor, Manager of Doree Bonner’s Edinburgh branch worked closely with the City of Edinburgh’s project team during the advanced planning stage.

Teams from both Glasgow and Edinburgh assisted with the preparation of the main referendum site, bringing equipment from multiple locations across Edinburgh to ensure the correct layout for the count, which took three before the referendum and a further two days post referendum.

A dedicated support team of vehicles, team leaders, drivers and porters were in place from the Wednesday to the Friday and included a night shift team for referendum night. The main task was to ensure the efficient receipt of ballot boxes from arriving vehicles and a rapid distribution to the counting halls so that the ballot could take place as quickly as possible.

The nature of the work meant that security was high with all Doree Bonner staff having pre clearance for the project.

In addition a ‘Fast Response’ removal team was on standby to relocate the operation to an alternative site in the event of a major incident at the conference hall.

Lesley McMillan, from the City of Edinburgh Accommodation team commended Doree Bonner on a successful conclusion to the project. “Please pass on a massive thanks to the teams from Edinburgh and Glasgow for all their help over the past week. They worked really hard and still managed to keep smiling throughout.”



Photo: Glasgow Team Leader Thomas Harvie.