Progress made on Highland school projects despite ‘extraordinary’ cost increases

THE Highland Council has said that 'immense' work has been undertaken to drive progress across ten major school projects in the area, despite the...
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Work starts on new health and wellbeing centre for Fettes College

CCG has started construction of a new health and wellbeing centre for Fettes College. Located in Edinburgh, Fettes College is one of Scotland’s leading independent...

Milestone moment for £55m Maybole education campus plans

HUB South West has announced financial close has been reached with South Ayrshire Council and Morgan Sindall to start work on a £55 million...
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Moray’s first STEM Starts Centre opens in Elgin

MORAY'S first STEM Starts Centre has officially opened its doors in Elgin marking a major milestone for the region's £4.8 million early years STEM...

‘Historic day’ as Edinburgh-based university opens new Dubai campus

HERIOT-WATT University has hailed the official opening of its new Dubai campus as a 'historic day'. Located at the Dubai Knowledge Park, the seven-storey structure...

Work begins on St Andrews student accommodation build as demand reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels

GROUND is being prepared for the build of new student accommodation in St Andrews, after pressure on the town's current student housing stock reached...

Pitch perfect: Trinity pupils welcome new sports centre

PUPILS and staff at Trinity Academy have celebrated the opening of its new sports and outdoor centre in Bangholm, Edinburgh. An annual open day provided...
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Large-scale Edinburgh site poised for PBSA and residential future

CALEDONIAN Trust has appointed Scarlett Land and Development to market 151 London Road (St Margaret’s House) in Edinburgh. The 1970s-built property, owned by Caledonian Trust...

Planning approval for Passivhaus primary school in Irvine

PLANS have been approved for a new primary school at Montgomerie Park, Irvine, which will be built to Passivhaus standards. The facility will comprise 12...

Robertson begins build of new Aberdeen primary school

ROBERTSON has commenced construction on the build of the new replacement Riverbank Primary School in Aberdeen. Being built partly on the site of its predecessor...

Plans launched for build of ‘state-of-the-art’ Scottish Borders school

PLANS have been unveiled to replace the existing Galashiels Academy with a 'state-of-the-art' modern community campus learning facility. Launched by the Scottish Borders Council, proposals...
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Build of £88m Passivhaus school underway in Fife

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held at the site of the build of the new South West Fife High School. The £88 million school, which...

Aberdeen City Council continues with £23m early learning upgrade programme

ABERDEEN City Council has unveiled two refurbished nursery settings as part of its £23 million investment in expanded early learning offering. The local authority said...

Project team hailed for ‘incredible’ progress on Midlothian school build

THE new Easthouses Primary School is on schedule to open by August 2024 following 'incredible' progress on site, Midlothian Council has said. Being built by...

Smart technology used to benefit Midlothian school

A Midlothian school is set for a raft of benefits thanks to the findings of a smart technology project. Lasswade High School is setting up...

Construction business appoints national education director

TILBURY Douglas has appointed Ben Hull as national education director. He has more than 20 years' experience within Tilbury Douglas, most recently as regional design...

Work underway on £6.8m two-storey extension at Kilmarnock school

FLEMING Buildings Ltd has commenced work on the £6.8 million build of an extension and complete refurbishment at Crosshouse Primary School and Communication Centre. The...
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Preferred main contractors confirmed for North Schools Programme projects

ROBERTSON and Balfour Beatty have been named as the preferred main contractors for the North Schools Programme projects in the north of Scotland. The announcement...

Award winner hailed for going ‘above and beyond’ on school build

HUB South East Scotland's project director has scooped the Contribution to a Project award at the CN & NCE Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards. Eileen...

Plans unveiled for major Passivhaus extension at historic Edinburgh school

PLANS have been launched for the second phase of development at Trinity Academy in the north of Edinburgh. Both phases were designed by Holmes Miller,...