Topping out

Milestone marked on 11-storey Glasgow student accommodation build

CLARK Contracts has celebrated the topping out of The Ice Vault student accommodation development on Glasgow's Osborne Street. The complex is being delivered on behalf...

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...

Holmes Miller projects in the frame for prestigious architectural awards

AN Edinburgh sports centre and a primary school in Morningside, both designed by Holmes Miller, are in the running for a top architectural award. Meadowbank...
Construction site of National Centre of Music

Robertson to lead build of Scotland’s National Centre for Music

ROBERTSON Construction Central East has been appointed construction partner for the development of Scotland’s National Centre for Music in the former Royal High School...

University of St Andrews building scoops architecture award

A renovated University of St Andrews building has won an architecture prize at the annual Scottish Design Awards. Walter Bower House, at the institute's Eden...

New £10m sports and outdoor centre nears completion in north Edinburgh

A new sports and outdoor centre next to Trinity Academy in north Edinburgh is to open in August, the capital's council has confirmed. McLaughlin &...

Edinburgh Council unveils plans for Scotland’s first passivhaus high school

THE City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled plans for the build of Scotland's first passivhaus high school. Construction of the new Currie Community High School...

Green light for new Passivhaus community campus in Faifley

PLANNING permission has been granted for a new community campus in Faifley, West Dunbartonshire that will bring together two primary schools, a nursery and...
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...

Balfour Beatty appointed to build new Dunfermline campus for Fife College

BALFOUR Beatty has been appointed to deliver Fife College's new Dunfermline campus, with preparatory work set to begin next month. Following Scottish Government approval, the...
Falkirk campus

Falkirk plans creation of £4m Skills Transition Centre

THE full business case for the development of a new £4 million Skills Transition Centre at the Forth Valley College Falkirk Campus is ready...

SES completes role at £90m University of Glasgow project

SES Engineering Services (SES) has announced it has completed its contract with main contractor Multiplex on a new £90 million learning space for the...

Landowner and developer enjoy VIP tour of East Lothian primary school

LANDOWNERS who contributed to the creation of a new primary school in East Lothian have been given a VIP tour alongside the wider project’s...

Wallyford Learning Campus officially opened

THE Wallyford Learning Campus has officially been opened by Scottish Government cabinet secretary for education and skills, Jenny Gilruth. Construction work first started on the...

Work underway on build of student accommodation in Glasgow

WORK is underway on the build of iQ Student Accommodation's latest purpose built student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre. Located at 225 Bath Street,...
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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...
Nursery garden at Passivhaus school

Landmark Scottish Passivhaus school is outperforming targets

Edinburgh-based architect Architype is working on a number of Passivhaus schools, including the recently completed Riverside Primary, the first Passivhaus certified school in Scotland....
Lower Gilmore Place

Work starts on second phase of Fountainbridge student complex

MAIN contractor Thomas Johnstone Ltd (TJL) has started construction on the second phase of the Lower Gilmore Place purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in...

Cambuslang school set for £4.3m extension

A Cambuslang school is set to have its capacity increased by a third after South Lanarkshire Council announced plans for a £4.39 million extension. The...

Access to education lifted to new heights

Alastair Stannah, MD, Stannah Lifts Distribution & Service, explores the factors to consider when choosing the right lift for education buildings CHOOSING the right lift...