Rise in UK education construction contracts following RAAC issues
SPENDING on UK infrastructure fell back 39% to £1.2 billion in August, although contract awards overall remained 'relatively healthy' for the second month in...
University of Stirling project delivers multi-million pound boost to local economy
A new research facility at the University of Stirling has delivered a multi-million pound boost to the local economy in Forth Valley during the...
Dunfermline fit-out specialist lands key role at £68m campus
DUNFERMLINE-based fit-out specialist Deanestor has been awarded a contract by Morrison Construction worth over £1 million to manufacture and install the fixed furniture for...
Award recognition puts Beatlie School Campus top of the class
BEATLIE School Campus in West Lothian was honoured with the Small Public Development of the Year accolade at the 2024 Scottish Property Awards.
The new...
Aberdeen’s £23m project to boost early learning facilities nears completion
A multi-million pound project to upgrade Aberdeen's early learning childcare provision is nearing completion, the city's council has said.
Aberdeen City Council invested £23 million...
New £2.6m road created ahead of major Isle of Skye development
THE Highland Council's in-house roads team has completed the first phase of a masterplan development in Dunvegan.
Created by the Highland Council in partnership with...
Robertson to deliver upgrades to University of Glasgow Library annexe
ROBERTSON Construction Central West has started work on a £12.6 million project to upgrade the annexe of the University of Glasgow Library.
Originally constructed in...
Highland Council unveils £2 billion investment plan
THE Highland Council has approved an investment plan for the next 20 years worth £2 billion.
Set to see wide ranging investment across communities in...
Community hub work earns design practice top marks
DESIGN practice BDP is celebrating after earning award recognition for its work on a new £18 million community hub in North Lanarkshire.
The Newmains &...
New North Lanarkshire school wins two prestigious awards
AN £18 million primary school in North Lanarkshire has scooped two prestigious awards for architecture.
Newmains and St Brigid’s Community Hub has been awarded the...
Morrison Construction completes £184,000 nursery refurbishment
CHILDREN have been welcomed back to a Moray nursery following a £184,000 refurbishment of the facility.
The Mortlach Nursery project was led by Morrison Construction,...
Robertson begins QMRI refurbishment works in Edinburgh
ROBERTSON Construction Central East has started alteration and refurbishment works on the University of Edinburgh’s Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI), which will see the...
Lessons learnt for sustainable school design
By Lindsey Mitchell, architect director at BDP’s Glasgow studio
SCOTLAND has ambitious environmental goals. It is five years since the Paris agreement. The race to...
Moveable wall divides Glasgow lecture theatre with Style
STYLE Scotland has provided details of its role in installing a large Skyfold vertical rising moveable wall in the main lecture theatre of the...
Dundee charity’s family support centre set for ambitious revamp
A Dundee charity that supports children and young people with disabilities and additional needs is embarking on an ambitious refurbishment of its family support...
Aberdeen school build to progress at ‘much lower’ cost following re-tender
ROBERTSON Construction Group has secured the contract to build Aberdeen's replacement Riverbank School in Tillydrone.
It comes following a decision taken at an Aberdeen City...
School building has ‘significant’ and ‘high-risk’ backlog of maintenance issues
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council has released a report detailing the final elements of their Dumfries learning town programme (DLT).
Phase one of the programme was...
BDP awarded contract to design new Neilston learning and leisure campus
A new learning and leisure campus is set to be built in Neilston after East Renfrewshire Council approved the design and awarded the contract...
Build of life sciences innovation hub in Dundee receives £8m boost
SCOTTISH Enterprise has committed £8 million to the University of Dundee's build of a life sciences innovation hub.
The new £40 million facility, which is...
Muir Construction to lead £11m build of veterinary facility in Inverness
SCOTLAND'S Rural University College (SRUC) has had £11 million plans for the build of a new Veterinary Innovation Centre in Inverness approved by the...
