BAM Construction on track to deliver new £50m Fife school

FIFE Council has confirmed that the new Madras College in St Andrews is on schedule to welcome staff and pupils in August. BAM Construction started...

Hub organisations deliver over £2 billion worth of education infrastructure

SCOTLAND'S five regional hub organisations are to come together for the Learning Places Scotland conference to showcase their success in creating modern learning facilities. The...

Maxi to deliver RAAC roof replacement works at Edinburgh school

MAXI Construction has secured a £1.6 million contract from the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver RAAC roof replacement works at Pentland Primary School. The...

Education sector gets connected in the capital

ANOTHER successful Education Buildings Scotland exhibition is in the books.  The Edinburgh event for Scotland’s learning estate brought together a wide range of professionals from...

Plans approved to revitalise historic core of University of Aberdeen campus

PLANS have been approved to revitalise the historic core of the University of Aberdeen's King's College campus. Parts of the learning estate were first built...

Clark Contracts wins award for University of Glasgow project

CLARK Contracts has won the Refurbishment of the Year category of the 2025 Learning Places Scotland Awards, following the firm's refurbishment of the Maths...

Moving with the times: partition firm sees surge in education sector demand

PARTITION specialist Style has revealed that the business has seen a surge in demand within the education sector over the last decade, with space...

Minister for children and young people visits £50m Maybole Community Campus build

SCOTLAND'S minister for children and young people has visited the construction site of the Maybole Community Campus. Clare Haughey MSP was given a tour of...

Outdoor learning gives children a healthy view of the world

By Kath MacTaggart, a landscape architect at BDP Glasgow studio RAISED in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well wet playtimes...

A Swift solution for larger projects

WERNICK Buildings is heavily targeting the education sector with a modular system designed for larger projects. The firm’s Swiftplan product can deliver multi-storey solutions...

Students embrace Queen Margaret University’s £2.1 million revamp

DESPITE living in the era of hybrid working and studying, Queen Margaret University (QMU) has experienced a 15% increase in footfall following a multi-year...

Council could face compensation claim over Covid-related delays to school build

THE prospect of Balfour Beatty being entitled to compensation for Covid-related delays to the £42 million build of Lossiemouth High has been raised at...

BDP earns conservation award for Ayr Grammar project

ARCHITECTURAL practice BDP has won a conservation accolade at this year’s GIA Awards for its Ayr Grammar Campus project. The project also received a commendation...

Green light for Dollar’s Academy’s ‘sector-leading’ eco-education building

DOLLAR Academy has been granted planning permission for a 'first of its kind' education building. Clackmannanshire Council has approved plans for the build of a...

Work begins on build of new Passivhaus school in Edinburgh

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held at the site of Balfour Beatty's build of the replacement Liberton High School in Edinburgh. The school is being...

‘Iconic’ features tipped to help make memories at North Lanarkshire community hub

A new multi-use community hub has been delivered in North Lanarkshire, designed by BDP with BAM the main contractor. Newmains & St Brigid’s Community Hub...

BDP named Architectural Practice of the Year at education awards

BDP is celebrating after being named Architectural Practice of the Year at the Learning Places Scotland Awards. The awards honour achievements in the Scottish education...

University of Strathclyde to transform former union into £30m learning hub

THE University of Strathclyde's former Student Union building on Glasgow's John Street is to be transformed into a new learning hub in a £30...

CCG Scotland begins build of £3m nursery

CCG Scotland has started work on the build of a new £3 million nursery in Greenock, with hub West Scotland leading the project. The construction...

Construction trade body makes further inroads into the education sector

TRADE association SELECT has announced it has welcomed the University of St Andrews into its membership. One of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world,...