New Whitecraig Primary celebrates area’s history and landscape
THE new Whitecraig Primary School has opened in East Lothian. The facility, built by Morrison Construction, has been developed on land adjacent to the previous...
Green light for Passivhaus Dundee community campus plans
PLANS by Holmes Miller for an integrated educational and community campus for the east end of Dundee have been approved.
The East End Community Campus,...
Junior school and surrounding grounds provide ‘unique development opportunity’ in Kilmacolm
St Columba’s School has instructed Shepherd Chartered Surveyors to market for sale its junior school and areas of the surrounding grounds in Kilmacolm, providing...
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...
Tilbury Douglas completes Kirkliston Primary School and Early Learning Centre
TILBURY Douglas has handed over the new Kirkliston Primary School and Early Learning Centre.
Constructed on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council, the project,...
Maxi to deliver West Lothian College improvement works
MAXI Construction has landed a contract to deliver alteration and student-focused improvement works to West Lothian College in Livingston.
This is the company’s second contract...
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...
Construction business appoints national education director
TILBURY Douglas has appointed Ben Hull as national education director.
He has more than 20 years' experience within Tilbury Douglas, most recently as regional design...
hub South West projects nominated for international award
TWO construction projects spearheaded by hub South West have been nominated in the best education and higher education category of the 2020 Partnership Awards.
The...
Plans unveiled for new community sports facility at Bo’ness Academy
A new community wing has been proposed for Bo'ness Academy to improve the school's sports offering.
The facility would feature a 250m² gym with over...
Robertson celebrates completion of landmark education projects
ROBERTSON Construction Tayside has revealed details of a number of recent landmark education project handovers, helping Scottish councils to advance their net zero ambitions...
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,...
Study shows Scotland leads the way on education and hospitality construction projects
THE March Super Sectors report from Barbour ABI has revealed the pipeline for Scotland’s education and hospitality construction sectors is the healthiest in the...
BAM Construction to begin build of new Peebles High School this year
PLANS have been approved for the build of a 'state-of-the-art' campus in Peebles to replace the town's existing high school with was seriously damaged...
Plans approved for new school campus and housing in Aberdour
CALA Homes (East) and Hillside School have received unanimous approval for proposals to deliver a new Additional Support Needs (ASN) campus alongside private and...
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...
Canadian-based firm to design £33m aviation college in Moray
TORONTO-headquartered architectural firm NORR has been appointed to design a new £33 million Moray Aerospace, Advanced Technology and Innovation Campus (MAATIC).
The campus will be...
Edinburgh considers build of two new schools
THE City of Edinburgh Council is seeking views on proposals to build two new non-denominational primary schools and nurseries in the city.
A school is...
Deanestor awarded £2m fit-out contract for new Angus learning campus
ROBERTSON Construction Tayside has awarded a contract worth over £2 million to Dunfermline-based fit-out specialist Deanestor for the new Monifieth Learning Campus in Angus.
This...
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...
