BDP scoops top prize for university project
BDP has picked up the top prize in the higher education and campus category in this year's AJ Retrofit Awards, for the firm's work at the...
Consultation event to feature presentations on proposed Nairn Academy redevelopment
REPRESENTATIVES from contractor Balfour Beatty will be in attendance at a pre-application consultation event on the proposed redevelopment of Nairn Academy.
The in-person event on...
Virtual events discuss opportunities for firms on North Lanarkshire school projects
HUB South West has held two virtual Meet the Buyer events, focused on upcoming North Lanarkshire projects.
The organisation's Tier 1 contractors engaged with local...
New Prestwick campus delivered to ‘highest quality standards’
HUB South West Scotland has announced it has handed over the new Prestwick Educational Campus project to South Ayrshire Council early and on budget.
Based...
SRUC opens ‘world class’ Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre
THE 'pioneering' new Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) has been officially opened at Inverness Campus by HRH The Princess Royal.
Built by Muir Construction...
Progress being made on West Lothian Council’s major investment in additional support schools
WEST Lothian Council has announced that its biggest ever investment in schools for pupils with additional support needs is progressing well.
Over £29 million is...
‘Groundbreaking’ Passivhaus school project gathers pace
WORK is progressing on a new classroom block on the grounds of Sciennes Primary, which will see it become the first Passivhaus primary school...
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...
The vital role of acoustics in classroom design
Michael Anderson, head of A&D – UK & Ireland – at ceiling solutions specialist Zentia, tells Project Scotland about the vital role of acoustics...
Morgan Sindall to complete design of Ardrossan Community Campus
NORTH Ayrshire Council has appointed Morgan Sindall to complete the design of the new Ardrossan Community Campus.
The local authority said that the campus will...
Landmark Blackridge nursery achieves Passivhaus certification
THE £1.5 million Early Learning and Childcare centre in Blackridge, West Lothian, has become the first local authority educational facility in Scotland to be awarded...
Airdrie primary schools set for extension
HUB south West has signed a design and build project with Linear Design & Construct (LDC) to undertake an extension of the All Saints...
Prestwick North Educational Campus wins top award
PRESTWICK North Educational Campus has come first place in the Pupil/Student Experience category at the Learning Places Scotland Awards 2023.
The project team for the...
Education secretary sees construction progress of £47.2m Wallyford secondary school
SCOTLAND'S education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has visited the site of the new £47.2 million secondary school in Wallyford to see the construction progress.
She met with...
Work complete on build of £23m school and community hub in Aberdeen
MORRISON Construction Building North East has completed the build of the new £23 million Greyhope School and community hub in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen City Council received...
Procast lands Cleland school extension project
PROCAST has revealed it has been awarded a £490,00 contract to construct and fit-out an extension to a primary school in Lanarkshire.
The five-month makeover...
Morgan Sindall welcomes University of Glasgow framework success
MORGAN Sindall Construction has expressed its delight at winning a place on the University of Glasgow’s new £250 million capital projects framework.
The main contractor...
Maxi Construction to lead £1.3m GCU student accommodation refurbishment
MAXI Construction has secured the £1.3 million contract to refurbish Glasgow Caledonian University's (GCU) Caledonian Court.
The work at the city centre student accommodation site...
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...
Flagship college project becomes local landmark
A further education facility at London South Bank Technical College, delivered by architecture firm Holmes Miller, was officially opened last week by education secretary...
