Aimed at supporting the INCA membership based in or operating across Scotland, INCA would like to invite you all to a free breakfast meeting to present our plans for 2026, discuss ways in which we can better support our Scottish membership, to hear from Government and key stakeholders and to focus on training, competence and addressing the skills shortage.
John Sparrow, INCA Executive Director, will be hosting the breakfast meeting which will take place on Thursday 12th March at the amazing BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) training facility in Hamilton and you’re all invited!
Also joining us will be:
- Tony Friel, Special Projects Programme Officer – Area Based Schemes. Scottish Government
- Alan McAulay & Katy Rodgers from the Scottish Building Standards Hub
- Steven Kiakowski from training provider Verdancy Group
INCA Scotland Breakfast Meeting – The Venue
The meeting will be hosted by new INCA training provider member Verdancy Group at the BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) training facility in Hamilton, Scotland. BE-ST is a key innovation hub for the UK’s construction sector, focusing on achieving a zero-carbon built environment through advanced training, research, and collaboration, featuring its Innovation Campus with cutting-edge equipment for skills development in areas like retrofit and low-carbon technologies, serving as a nexus for industry, academia, and government to drive sustainable transformation and meet net-zero goals.
The full address is: Unit 3B, 3 Watt Place, Hamilton International Technology Park, G72 0AH.
INCA Scotland – Meeting Format
Arrival from 08:00 hrs to chat and network over tea, coffee, breakfast rolls and pastries.
- 08:45: INCA Update & Discussion – John Sparrow, Executive Director at INCA
- 09:00: Government Update (ABS) – Tony Friel, Special Projects Programme Officer – Area Based Schemes. Scottish Government
- 09:45: Scottish Building Standards Hub Update – Alan McAulay & Katy Rodgers from the Scottish Building Standards Hub
- 10:30 Refreshments
- 10:45 Competency, Training, Apprenticeship & Verdancy Group Introduction – INCA & Steven Kiakowski from Verdancy Group
- 11:30 Close
- Optional tour of BE-ST facilities
We really want to meet as many of you as possible so that we can see things from all sides. Therefore representatives from contractor (large and small), system designer and associate members are welcome – whether you be office based, site based or on the road and whether your role is sales, technical or administrative. You’re all invited and welcome … and it’s all on us and completely free!
INCA Breakfast Meeting – Will You Be Coming?
Whilst we’re purposely keeping things informal and it’s not costing you anything at all it would be a great help to INCA if we were able to have a rough estimate of numbers so that we cater for the right amount of guests. So, if you’re planning on joining us please fill in the simple form below.
We’re not limiting the numbers so you’re welcome to attend with colleagues or customers and, whilst the purpose in on supporting our membership we are able to open the event up to and non-members who meet the membership criteria and who may be thinking about joining.
We don’t require a full guest list so if you are intending joining us with a colleague or two just let us know how many of you will be there and the contact details of the key coordinator so that we can send the full details nearer the time.
Reserve Your Place(s)
Let Us Know You’re Coming
Reserve your place(s) at the INCA Scotland – Member Breakfast Meeting at the BE-ST Training Facility, Hamilton on Thursday 12th March 2026.
There is no cost for this event – it is FREE to INCA members.
Let us know that you’re coming by completing the form below: