DUNFERMLINE-based Deanestor has landed a £3.8 million furniture and fit-out contract for the new East End Community Campus in Dundee.
The deal marks the 13th school project the firm will carry out for Robertson Construction Tayside.
Due to open in August 2025, the £100 million campus will cater for 1,900 pupils and will replace both Craigie High School and Braeview Academy.
Deanestor will fit out over 300 rooms across the three-storey facility, providing more than 4,000 items of loose and fitted furniture.
Designed by Holmes Miller to Passivhaus standards, the school is intended to create an ‘inspiring and sustainable’ environment for learning and attainment, whilst celebrating the history and achievements of the individual schools.
Ramsay McDonald, MD for Deanestor in Scotland, said, “This project really demonstrates Dundee City Council’s commitment to the community, to education attainment and to addressing climate change. We welcome the opportunity to work as a partner of choice to both Robertson and Procurement Hub, and are looking forward to contributing to the delivery of another really high-quality, multi-use campus. We are in no doubt that these facilities will make a tremendous difference to the local community in Dundee and to city-wide education and sport.”
A wide range of furniture and specialist school equipment will be provided by Deanestor, including dining tables and chairs, storage cabinets and wall units, teaching walls, booth seating, mobile tray units, changing benches, lockers, classroom and meeting tables, bookcases and shelving units, craft and science tables, sports equipment, solid-grade worktops for laboratories, and industrial shelving for metalwork and woodwork.
The campus will be a compact, highly insulated building with low energy hybrid ventilation, solar panels and a heating system powered by air source heat pumps.
Facilities will include an auditorium, library, teaching and informal learning spaces, learning plaza, Hellerup stairway and community spaces with access to sports facilities, flexible multi-purpose rooms, and a café.
Steven Coulson, associate at Holmes Miller, added, “The design of the East End Community Campus is set to deliver on three fronts – to bring two schools together and conduct effective teaching; to provide a building aligned with long-term sustainability commitments; and to offer valuable space for local community benefit.”
Councillor Stewart Hunter, convenor for children, families and communities at Dundee City Council, commented, “The East End Campus will be more than a school – it will be a focus for the whole community and will be accessible and inclusive. This campus will help the future prospects of young people and the community to thrive.”
