Firm takes off with big award win

A drone business based in Uddingston has been named a winner at the annual Building for Growth Awards.

Family-run business Drone Scotland received the recognition last week at Glasgow’s Corinthian where the ceremony was held.

Run by husband and wife, Bjorn and Michele Aaen, Drone Scotland is a drone/ unmanned aerial vehicle company with Civil Aviation Authority permission to operate drones with a carrying capacity of up to 20kg.

Now in its third year, Drone Scotland has doubled sales each year since launching.

Managing director Michele said: “This is a fantastic achievement. The drone industry is in its infancy. Its growth is predicted to be exponential through until 2030, so it’s great to see that we are now being recognised by such highly-influential organisations as Hub South West. It has supported our business over the last year and we look forward to growing alongside it. We are already working with some of its tier one contractor partners and our aim is to develop further these relationships.”

Suzanne Stevenson of Graham

Construction, who was a member of the judging panel, said: “The calibre of entries was high and Drone Scotland, with its ability to provide a diverse range of services to the benefit of the UK construction industry, is a well-deserved winner.

“The team there has developed a market-leading model which delivers fantastic results for its clients. I was particularly impressed by some excellent examples of impactful community engagement projects from a company which is always willing to go the extra mile when its services are required.”

Pictured are Mark Houston, enterprise development officer at North Lanarkshire Council, Michele and Bjorn Aaen from Drone Scotland and Margaret Milton, community benefits coordinator at Hub South West.