diff --git a/lazyDir/centos7.Dockerfile b/lazyDir/centos7.Dockerfile
index 0f3d453..edfaba8 100644
--- a/lazyDir/centos7.Dockerfile
+++ b/lazyDir/centos7.Dockerfile
@@ -52,6 +52,26 @@
 RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && \
     echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
 
+###############################
+# Enable Software Collections #
+###############################
+
+# Add repos, keys and tools
+RUN yum -q clean expire-cache && \
+    yum -q makecache && \
+    yum -y install --setopt=tsflags=nodocs \
+      centos-release-scl \
+      scl-utils-build \
+    && \
+    rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-SCLo && \
+    yum -q -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
+
+# Enable SCLs for any later bash session
+COPY scl_enable.sh /usr/local/bin/scl_enable
+ENV BASH_ENV="/usr/local/bin/scl_enable" \
+    ENV="/usr/local/bin/scl_enable" \
+    PROMPT_COMMAND=". /usr/local/bin/scl_enable"
+
 ##################################
 # Application level requirements #
 ##################################
diff --git a/lazyDir/scl_enable.sh b/lazyDir/scl_enable.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fe24391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lazyDir/scl_enable.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Make sure home bin directory is in PATH 
+if ! [[ "${PATH}" =~ "${HOME}/bin" ]]; then
+  export PATH="${HOME}/bin:${PATH}"
+fi
+
+# Store current debug flag status
+WAS_TRACE=0
+if [[ ${SHELLOPTS} =~ xtrace ]]; then
+  WAS_TRACE=1
+fi
+
+# Activate all Software Collections - if any
+test -x /usr/bin/scl || { echo "ERROR: scl util not available"; exit 1; }
+OIFS=$IFS
+IFS=$'\n'
+SCLS=($(scl --list))
+if [ ${#SCLS[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+	test $WAS_TRACE -eq 0 || set +x
+  source scl_source enable "${SCLS[@]}"
+  test $WAS_TRACE -eq 0 || set -x
+fi
+IFS=$OIFS
+
+unset BASH_ENV PROMPT_COMMAND ENV