First CGI images released of new £75m Paisley Grammar School Community Campus

THE first images have been released showing how the new £75 million Paisley Grammar School Community Campus will look. The school is due to be...

Work complete on £1.1m extension of two Airdrie schools

LINEAR Design Construction (LDC) has completed the £1.1 million extension of two primary schools in Airdrie. The project, led by hub South West, provided two...
Usher Building

McLaughlin & Harvey completes construction of ‘world class’ Usher Building in Edinburgh

MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey has completed the construction of the Usher Building, a major addition to the health innovation district of Edinburgh BioQuarter. The research, workplace...

M&E works help to modernise historic Edinburgh boarding school

A mechanical & electrical (M&E) services package from Arc-Tech (Scotland) has helped to modernise facilities at an Edinburgh boarding school. Merchiston Castle School in Colinton...

Early engagement key to future-proofing buildings

By Andrew Thornton, associate director, Thomas & Adamson THE roll out of free early years childcare across Scotland, alongside a rising population and ageing portfolio,...
Leith Walk PBSA progress

Milestone progress at Leith Walk student accommodation site

FIRETHORN Trust, a commercial real estate investor, developer and asset manager, has celebrated a milestone at its purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Leith...

Riverside Primary School wins prestigious award

RIVERSIDE Primary School in Perth has won a prestigious award for its innovative environmentally friendly design. The school scooped the Innovation in Delivering a Sustainable Learning...

Work begins on build of £19.9m eco-friendly Perth school

ROBERTSON Construction (Tayside) has commenced work on the £19.9 million build of a new eco-friendly primary school in Perth. Scheduled to open in 2023, the...

County Tyrone-based offsite specialist eyes further Scottish projects

A County Tyrone-based modular buildings specialist is aiming to ramp up work in Scotland after delivering a milestone project on behalf of Fife Council. JDC...

Prestonpans school to use timber structure to mitigate RAAC risk

A new timber structure is to be put in place at Preston Lodge High School to support the existing roof after it was found...

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...
CGI of Glasgow student accommodation

Historic Glasgow building to be revamped into student complex

WORK is underway to transform a B-listed former office block in Glasgow into a 140-room student accommodation complex. Clark Contracts is delivering the refurbishment at...

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...

Build of new £3m nursery in Greenock complete

CCG has completed work on the build of a new £2.9 million nursery in Greenock, on behalf of Inverclyde Council. The Larkfield Early Learning Centre...

Robertson to build Passivhaus primary school in Perth

PERTH & Kinross Council has approved plans for a new Passivhaus standard primary school, to be built in north Perth. Robertson Construction Tayside will build...
St Vincent Street student accommodation

Work begins on 321-apartment student complex in Glasgow city centre

CONSTRUCTION is underway on a new student accommodation project at at 292-298 St Vincent Street in Glasgow city centre. Developer Artisan Real Estate and Homes...

Fit for purpose: the latest trends in education sector

Ramsay McDonald, MD of education furniture and fit-out specialists Deanestor Scotland, tells Gary Moug about the challenges of fitting out modern schools to help...
Renovated school building in Wishaw

Transformative school project gives Wishaw facility a new lease of life

PROCAST Group has completed a renovation project to transform the former Edward Lawson Centre in Coltness, Wishaw, into the new Woodlands Park High School. The...
Lower Gilmore Place, Edinburgh

Edinburgh student accommodation scheme sold for more than £35m

A purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Edinburgh has been sold for more than £35 million to Legal & General (L&G). Lower Gilmore Place, located...

New East Lothian schools begin to take shape

STRUCTURAL steel frames have been installed by Balfour Beatty at the sites of the builds of two new schools in East Lothian. Blindwells and Craighall...