Major milestone reached on build of £88m Fife school
A topping out ceremony has marked a key milestone on the build of the new South West Fife secondary school.
BAM Construction commenced the build...
Build of £31.5m education facility underway in Bishopbriggs
MORGAN Sindall Construction has commenced work on the £31.5 million build of Balmuildy Primary School and Early Years Centre in Bishopbriggs.
The East Dunbartonshire Council...
Balfour Beatty completes disposal of 536-bed Glasgow student accommodation
BALFOUR Beatty has announced the sale of Foundry Courtyard, a 536-bed student accommodation building in Glasgow.
The group has sold its 100% stake to an...
Siblings complete nursery build at their former school
CORRIGAN Contractors has completed the build of a new nursery building at Ardgour Primary School in the Highlands.
The local firm completed the works alongside...
Practice celebrates double triumph at education awards ceremony
BDP is celebrating after landing two awards and a double commendation at the Learning Places Scotland Awards in Glasgow.
The awards celebrate outstanding projects that...
Two BDP projects nominated in national retrofit competition
TWO BDP-designed education projects - Ayr Grammar Campus and the University of Strathclyde Learning and Teaching Project - have been shortlisted in the annual...
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...
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...
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...
Plans approved for new sports and outdoor centre in Edinburgh
THE City of Edinburgh Council has approved plans to build a new sports and outdoor centre in the north of the city.
The Bangholm Sports...
Plans launched for Penicuik High School redevelopment
PLANS have been submitted to Midlothian Council for the redevelopment of Penicuik High School.
The plans, by Holmes Miller, include the re-use and retrofit of the...
Topping out ceremony marks Leith student complex milestone
REAL estate investor, developer and asset manager, Firethorn Trust, has held a topping out ceremony to mark a construction milestone at its purpose-built student...
hub South West chosen to deliver new Dumfries High School
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council has appointed hub South West Scotland to develop the new Dumfries High School.
One of 25 projects selected as part of...
Edinburgh primary school set for £2.7m Passivhaus extension
MAXI Construction has been awarded a £2.7 million contract from the City of Edinburgh Council for the design and construction of a new two-storey...
Student sector continues to boost Scottish commercial property investment market
NEW research has highlighted that purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) continues to be a 'shining light' in the Scottish commercial property investment market.
In its latest...
Fleming Buildings appointed to four early years projects in Renfrewshire
RENFREWSHIRE Council has appointed Lenzie-based Fleming Buildings to deliver design and build contracts for four early learning and childcare centres.
The four centres will provide...
Work to start on Port Glasgow nursery extension
WORK will commence shortly on a £2.4 million extension to the Rainbow Family Centre (Park Farm) nursery in Port Glasgow.
The new Park Farm facility...
Build of new Stirling school underway
GROUND has been broken on the new Corbiewood Primary School being built to serve the emerging South Stirling Gateway housing development.
The seven-classroom school is...
Beyond the bed count: how to deliver successful PBSA conversion projects
By David Robertson, project management partner at Knight Frank Scotland
DEVELOPERS are continuing to look at existing buildings to deliver purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). And...
Well designed school buildings bring range of learning benefits
Construction consultancy Thomas & Adamson is currently working on several high-profile education projects in Scotland. Ally Borthwick, associate director, told Project Scotland about the...
