About LTM Group

Building the future. Repairing the past.

Laing Traditional Masonry Group is a multi-award-winning conservation contractor with a proven record of delivering nationally recognised heritage projects, including RIBA, RIAS, RICS Scotland, Scottish Design Award, Scottish Heritage Angel Award and Argyll and Bute Design Award-winning restorations throughout Scotland.

Founded
1999, in Elgin, by Steven Laing
Managing Director
Steven Laing: 37 years in masonry; SPAB William Morris Craft Fellow (1997)
Offices
Aberdeenshire (Inverurie) and Stirling, working across Scotland and the islands
Projects
Over 1,000 repair, conservation and restoration projects in 27 years
Training
SQA Approved Centre; 26 stonemason apprentices trained since 1999
Company
Laing Traditional Masonry Group Ltd, registered in Scotland, company number SC225121
Registered office
15d High Street, Inverurie, AB51 3QA

Laing Traditional Masonry Group (LTM Group) is a principal contractor and specialist conservation contractor for Scotland’s historic buildings. Our own teams cover stonemasonry and carving, stone conservation and cleaning, lime harling, pointing and plastering, slating, leadwork and joinery, so one contractor can take a listed building from survey and specification through to completion.

“My journey as a stone mason with Historic Scotland at Elgin Cathedral deepened my appreciation for craftsmanship and history. Since founding LTM in 1999, we have completed over 1,000 repair and restoration projects — each one a reminder of the importance of expertise, craftsmanship and respect for the materials that define our historic structures.”

Steven Laing Managing Director

Nationally recognised heritage work

Awards and recognition

LTM Group is a multi-award-winning conservation contractor. Our work has been recognised by RIBA, RIAS, RICS, the Scottish Design Awards, the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards, the Scottish Civic Trust, the Georgian Group, Stone Federation GB, the Edinburgh Architectural Association and regional design awards across Scotland, and the company and its people have won national awards in their own right.

Awards won by LTM Group and its people

  • 2007Country Living / Balvenie Artisan of the YearNational winnerSteven Laing, Managing Director
  • 2011cHeRries Awards: Tremendous Training and Development AwardWinnerLTM Training Academy

Award-winning projects, LTM as principal or main contractor

  • 2025RIBA National Award 2025WinnerFairburn Tower, Muir of Ord
  • 2025RIAS Award 2025 and RIAS Regeneration and Conservation Award 2025WinnerFairburn Tower, Muir of Ord
  • 2025RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2025FinalistFairburn Tower, Muir of Ord
  • 2024RICS Awards 2024 (UK: Scotland), Heritage ProjectWinnerFairburn Tower, Muir of Ord
  • 2019UK Planning Awards 2019, project categoryWinnerKirkmichael, Black IsleAwarded to The Kirkmichael Trust for the project
  • 2019Civic Trust AABC Conservation Awards 2019CommendationKirkmichael, Black IsleAwarded to The Kirkmichael Trust for the project
  • 2018Scottish Design Awards 2018, Re-use of a Listed BuildingWinnerKirkmichael, Black Isle
  • 2018Scottish Heritage Angel Awards 2018, Best Heritage Research, Interpretation or RecordingWinnerKirkmichael, Black IsleAwarded to The Kirkmichael Trust for the project
  • 2018Natural Stone Awards 2018, Repair and RestorationHighly CommendedKirkmichael, Black Isle
  • 2018Natural Stone Awards 2018, Repair and RestorationWinner (joint first with the Palace of Westminster)Inverness Town House
  • 2006Green Apple Award 2006, built environmentGoldAlexander Scott's Hospital, HuntlyFrom LTM's own records; not verified online
  • 2006Green Apple Award, built environmentBronzeKilmorie Chapel, StrathlachlanThe Lachlan Trust confirms a Green Apple award for the 2006 conservation; level from LTM's records

Award-winning projects, LTM as conservation or specialist contractor

Accreditations

Approved, accredited and audited

  • Stone Federation Great Britain
  • Scottish Building Federation
  • Constructionline
  • SQA Approved Centre
  • Investors in People
  • CLE Licensed to Trade
  • PFBE Enrolled Practice Crafts
  • Safety Association of Federated Employers

We train our own people: see careers and apprenticeships.

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