Tilbury Douglas breaks ground on Mearns Castle High School project

TILBURY Douglas has officially marked the start of work on the refurbishment and extension of Mearns Castle High School in Newton Mearns. The project will...
Richard Park

Hub Scotland education infrastructure success highlighted on eve of Glasgow event

ON the eve of this year’s Learning Places Scotland and EdTech conference and exhibition, it has been revealed that the national hub programme is...

Deanestor completes landmark tertiary education project at new University of Glasgow building

FIT-out specialist Deanestor has delivered its first project in the tertiary education sector by providing fitted furniture for the Clarice Pears Building which houses the...

Time to take a long-term view on energy efficient schools

Joanne Hemmings, associate at Holmes Miller, discusses making Passivhaus the ‘new normal’ when it comes to designing education buildings in Scotland WITH the usual hint...

Construction milestones marked at two new South Ayrshire campuses

BUILDING work is underway on two new South Ayrshire campuses. Pupils and staff from schools in Maybole and Prestwick joined councillors and the hub South...
St Vincent Studios student complex, Glasgow

Green terracotta building tipped to ‘raise the bar’ for Glasgow’s student accommodation offering

ARTISAN Real Estate has launched its latest student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre with the unveiling of St Vincent Studios. The green terracotta building...

Education secretary sees construction progress of £47.2m Wallyford secondary school

SCOTLAND'S education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has visited the site of the new £47.2 million secondary school in Wallyford to see the construction progress. She met with...
St Margaret’s House, Edinburgh

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...

Bulk of West Lothian’s £62m property investment to be spent on schools

WEST Lothian Council is to invest £62.6 million in property during 2022/23 - with the majority being spent on improving its school estate. The investment...

BDP scoops top prize for university project

BDP has picked up the top prize in the higher education and campus category in this year's AJ Retrofit Awards, for the firm's work at the...
Pupils on a site visit

Build of £88m Fife School ‘progressing rapidly’

AN £88 million Passivhaus high school being built in Inverkeithing is to open in 200 days with work 'progressing rapidly', Fife Council has said. BAM...
QMU

Queen Margaret University to transform learning spaces in £2.1m project

MORRIS & Spottiswood has commenced work on a £2.1 million project to enhance Queen Margaret University's (QMU) Musselburgh campus. The £2.1 million future spaces project is...

Nursery begins to take shape in Greenock as part of wider £5.4m project

CCG Scotland has commenced the assembly of the superstructure of a new £3 million nursery in Greenock. The Larkfield East Learning Centre is scheduled for...
Councillor Martin Greig, Convener of the Education and Children’s Services Committee, and Vice-Convener Councillor Jessica Mennie with pupils Billie, Milana, Joshua and Mia from Ferryhill Primary School, Mike Bruce, Managing Director at Morrison Construction North and Allister McKechnie from Mackie Ramsay Taylor Architects.

Work begins on extension at Aberdeen primary school

MORRISON Construction has started delivery of an extension and refurbishment at Ferryhill Primary School in Aberdeen. The works form part of Aberdeen City Council's wider...
Forres Academy sign

Moray Council announces plans for build of new Forres Academy

MORAY Council has announced that it is to move forward with the build of a new Forres Academy. The local authority said it aims to...
Room in Edinburgh student complex

155-bed Edinburgh student accommodation development delivered

CLARK Contracts has completed construction of a £16 million purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development on Dunedin Street in Edinburgh. Delivered on behalf of Danehurst, the...
Student development in Glasgow city centre

Construction complete at 551-unit Glasgow PBSA development

GRAHAM has completed the build of a 551-unit purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development on Bath Street in Glasgow city centre ahead of the new...

Kier Construction to build new primary school in East Ayrshire

EAST Ayrshire Council has appointed Kier Construction as the preferred contractor for the build of a new primary school at Netherthird. The local authority said...

National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub receives £1m funding boost

AN aquaculture and innovation facility set to open at the University of Stirling in 2024 has received a £1 million investment boost. The National Aquaculture...

Major milestone achieved in plans for new Beatlie School

FINANCIAL close has been achieved on plans to deliver a replacement Beatlie School in Livingston. The £15 million project is being delivered for West Lothian...