Scottish Branch
Institute Branches
| Chair Tony Gachagan | Deputy Chair Dr Katherine Kirk |
| Branch Representative to Council and Branch Welfare Officer Mike Farley | Branch Secretary B J (Bill) Brown |
To contact any of the above, email: scotbranch@bindt.org
The Scottish Branch has a broad membership representing the aerospace, power generation, ship-building, petrochemical, offshore and heavy engineering industries, as well as university and corporate development, equipment manufacturers and suppliers and service inspection companies.
Through this diverse range of interests, the Branch is able to offer a programme of educational, informative and entertaining meetings, with a wide variety of topics presented by speakers who are experts in their fields. Branch meetings are held throughout the session from September to May at venues throughout central Scotland.
The Branch actively promotes the NDT profession and the interests of its members. Committee members participate in the Engineering Council regional organisation, the PCN Scheme and NDT standards committees. There is a particular interest in continuing professional development, which is relevant to NDT certificate holders, students, technicians and graduates alike.
Scottish Branch Programme
Thursday 13 November 2025
Ultrasonic and eddy current array testing of Hinkley Point C pond liner welds*
by Michael Phillips, Altrad Babcock.
3.30 pm.
Venue: Remote meeting via Zoom.
Friday 30 January 2026
BINDT Scottish Branch annual seminar and exhibition: Career developments in NDT and inspection*
followed by:
Burns Supper
Venue: Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Beardmore Street, Clydebank, Glasgow G81 4SA.
Thursday 12 February 2026
Ultrasonic testing of stainless steel cladding in nuclear submarines*
by Tom Leach, RR&A, University of Strathclyde.
6.00 pm/7.00 pm (time to be confirmed).
Venue: Remote meeting via Zoom.
Thursday 12 March 2026
Thermographic technique for gas monitoring*
by Cailean Forrester, Inspectahire.
3.30 pm.
Venue: Remote meeting via Zoom.
To view the full Branch meeting calendar for 2025-2026, click here.
*indicates CPD content
CPD Points from Branch meetings
Attending Branch meetings indicated as containing CPD content can earn valuable points towards PCN certificate renewals.
If anyone is willing or interested in providing talks to Branches, please contact Cindy Bailey at BINDT (cindy.bailey@bindt.org) with an indication of the preferred geographical areas where you could assist.
