EDUCATION fit-out specialist Deanestor has been awarded its 16th contract for Morrison Construction in Scotland.
The project involves the provision of around 6,000 items of loose and fitted furniture for a primary school and community hub currently under construction in Aberdeen.
The contract for Greyhope School and Community Hub follows the completion of Countesswells Primary – Deanestor’s latest school fit-out to be delivered for the same project team.
Both initiatives are for Aberdeen City Council, and are with main contractor Morrison and delivery authority Hub North Scotland. The architects are Halliday Fraser Munro.
The new £18 million Countesswells Primary was handed over a month ahead of programme. Deanestor fitted out 74 rooms across the two-storey school, providing nearly 5,000 items of fitted and loose furniture including curved shelving, bag and shoe storage, learning walls, changing benches, seating, and storage solutions.
Ramsay McDonald, MD for Dunfermline-based Deanestor in Scotland, said, “We are delighted to be working on another school project with this award-winning construction team. It will create a truly inspirational learning environment for local children and invaluable community facilities. Our team did a fantastic job of delivering our contract at Countesswells and contributing to the early handover.”
Michael Black, construction manager at Morrison Construction, added, “Deanestor contributed to a very successful project at Countesswells. This new two-stream school was handed over defect-free four weeks early, which was a considerable achievement. The fit-out went very well – from the technical drawings produced by Deanestor at the early stages to the high standard of workmanship in the factory and on site. They are part of our established supply chain, and we are looking forward to working with their team on the Greyhope School project, which is now underway.”
Greyhope School and Community Hub represents a £28 million investment by Aberdeen City Council to provide a new school and a range of amenities for the local community including a café, library, performance facilities and housing office.
Deanestor’s contract at Greyhope is for the fitted furniture for 117 rooms which will be finished in graphite grey and white, and loose items supplied in a palette of bright colours – lime green, yellow, powder blue, parrot green and tangerine. Items manufactured by Deanestor will include a trophy cabinet, tilt-top tables, worktops, desks, storage solutions, lockers, and teaching walls.
