Some of our buildings and staff facilities
Headquarters, Port Hamilton, Edinburgh
Our
Headquarters building at Port Hamilton was opened on 29 June 1998 by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh KG KT. The building
was constructed with honey coloured 'Clashach' Scottish sandstone
cladding and bronze coloured curtain walling. A linked crescent,
courtyard and screen blocks are grouped around a large central atrium
space which accommodates both the main reception and the staff restaurant.
The corporate core is located in the eight storey crescent block,
which offers splendid open views to the nearby castle and across
the Firth of Forth.
The Dalkeith Road office
The
Scottish Widows building at Dalkeith Road was designed in the early 1970s by Sir Basil Spence. Opened in 1976, it is a
hexagonal, honeycomb shape that achieved awards for its design team.
Staff restaurants
Staff
restaurant facilities are provided for the convenience of all employees
at Port Hamilton and Dalkeith Road. The restaurants provide a wide
range of competitively priced meals and are open for breakfast and
lunch. The menu changes daily and offers healthy options, deli sandwiches,
salad bar as well as hot meals. Tea, coffee and snacks are available
throughout the day via vending machines and each building has a Starbucks
coffee shop.
Sporting and social activities
In
a recent refurbishment designed to make Scottish Widows an even
better place to work, staff gyms were built in Port Hamilton and
Dalkeith Road, which all staff have access to for a subsidised
monthly fee. For your convenience, a free towel service is provided.
The gym is well equipped with:
- A full range of cardio vascular equipment
- Resistance machines for every muscle group
- Free weights
There are also a wide range of classes
- Circuits
- Pilates
- Body blast
- Spinning
Treatment rooms
Two treatment
rooms are available which provide staff with a discount on a selection
of treatments, such as aromatherapy massage. The company encourages
and subsidises a wide range of sporting and social activities, with
information about events published and displayed on the main notice
boards.
