Lairds of Troon · Technology engineers
Increase Your Development’s Market Value
Technology infrastructure for new homes and mixed-use developments across Scotland: networks, security, lighting and audio designed at RIBA Stage 2 and installed to a specification the buyer can rely on.
Built into the specification, not added after the sale
Intelligent smart home infrastructure that attracts premium buyers and future-proofs your investments.
As The Developer’s Technology Partner,
Lairds takes you from blueprint to handover: End-to-end AV and Automation Systems for single units and multi-dwelling developments.
Differentiate Your Build
In a crowded property market, ‘Smart Ready’ is the new standard. We design infrastructure that allows buyers to cleanly add audio, video, and security, giving your development a distinct competitive edge over standard builds.
The “Invisible” Value
Great technology starts before the plasterboard goes up. We work alongside your architects and M&E teams to install robust structured cabling (CAT6/Fibre) that supports high-speed data and 4K media distribution, ensuring the property is ready for whatever the future holds.
Show Homes That Sell the Specification
Sell the dream. We fit out show homes with discreet audio, automated lighting, and cinema experiences that allow potential buyers to visualise the lifestyle, not just the floor plan.
The Lairds Standard: Built for Construction We work to the build programme, and we understand what a site needs from us.
First-Fix Precision: We work from architectural drawings to ensure every cable run is documented, tested, and compliant before walls are closed.
Zero-Conflict Scheduling: We coordinate directly with your M&E and interior teams to ensure our installation never holds up the critical path.
Handover Ready: Every system is commissioned and stress-tested before the keys are handed over, ensuring zero “snag list” headaches for your sales team.
Specification Upgrades for Premium Units
For Penthouses and Prime Units, elevate the offering with pre-designed immersive packages:
Private Cinemas: Turn a basement or spare room into a media asset.
Wellness Spaces: Human-centric lighting and audio for spa bathrooms.
Golf Simulators: The ultimate amenity for premium buyers.
Smart Infrastructure = Higher GDV
Differentiation: In a competitive market, a “Smart-Ready” home stands out. We provide the backbone that allows buyers to easily upgrade their lighting, security, and audio.
Future-Proof Assets: By installing high-bandwidth structured cabling (CAT6A/Fibre) now, you protect the building’s relevance for decades, appealing to tech-savvy investors.
Scalable Systems: From single-dwelling premium builds to multi-unit apartment complexes, our systems scale to fit the budget and the target demographic.
We Speak “Construction Schedule.”
No delays. No conflicts. Just professional, certified integration that fits perfectly into your project timeline. Send us your plans for a preliminary review.
Questions we are asked
At what stage should we bring you in?
RIBA Stage 2 or 3. The decisions that cost money later are structural: riser positions, containment routes, where the rack lives and how it is ventilated, and ceiling voids for speakers and lighting. All of those are cheap on a drawing. Bringing us in at first fix means working around decisions already taken, and that shows in the finish.
Do you work to our programme or your own?
Yours. We plan attendance around first fix, second fix and commissioning, and we give you the dates we need rather than the dates we would prefer. Where a trade ahead of us slips we would rather re-sequence than compress commissioning, because commissioning is where quality is either protected or lost.
What do you need before you can price a scheme?
Floor plans, elevations and a clear view of the specification level. For multi-unit schemes we also need to know how many units take the standard specification and how many take upgrades. We can price from drawings, but we would rather walk the site as well, because drawings do not show you what a building is actually like.
How do you handle multi-unit developments?
One specification, designed once and then repeated. Containment, cabling and network are standardised across the units so they can be installed at pace by the same method every time. Upgrades sit on top of that base rather than altering it, which is what stops plot-by-plot variation becoming a programme risk.
Who supports the system after the purchaser moves in?
We do, and that matters to you because an unsupported system becomes your problem during the defects period. We hand over documentation, the network as-built and one telephone number. Purchasers can hold a support arrangement directly with us, which keeps technology snags out of your customer care log.
Do you work outside Ayrshire?
Yes. We work across Ayrshire, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and elsewhere in Scotland where the scheme justifies it. There is a demonstration theatre at our Dundonald office if you want to bring a client or a sales team to see a specification working before it is committed.