Entries by Lyn

Possible School Closure until Christmas

Edinburgh school could stay closed until Christmas as Coal Authority investigate A primary school in Edinburgh could stay closed for at least four months as the Coal Authority continues to investigate whether a recent “sinkhole” that appeared on the site is linked to historical coal mining. The small ground collapse at Brunstane Primary School was […]

Brand New School for the New School Year

A Shropshire building contractor has officially handed over the keys to a newly constructed primary school as it prepares to welcome its first pupils next month. SJ Roberts Construction which, in partnership with its sister company SJ Roberts Homes, is delivering the new, award-winning, community at Allscott Meads between Shrewsbury and Telford, handed the keys […]

Caledonian Built Schools Forced to Close due to Safety Fears

Haygrove School, one of the three forced to close Three schools built by the same failed construction company have been ordered to close almost-new buildings by the government due to safety fears, potentially delaying the start of term for their pupils. Sir Frederick Gibberd College, a free school in Harlow, Essex, was told to close […]

School Extension will ‘Benefit Generations to Come”

Milestone for £6.6m works to extend Nuneaton school to ‘benefit generations to come’ A milestone has been reached in the £6.6m project to extend a cramped Nuneaton secondary school for ‘generations to come’. Works to extend Etone College started back in the spring and now, as the summer holidays are underway, the construction has hit […]

Unsafe Building Disrupts School Term Start

A school has announced the start of term may be disrupted as its main building is unsafe. Haygrove School and Quantock Education Trust have been engaging with the Department for Education (DfE) over the past 12 months to ensure our main school building is fully fit for purpose and of the quality our students and […]

New Veterinary School

Morgan Sindall Construction has commenced work on the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) new Veterinary School. The project comprises the partial refurbishment of the existing Greenbank Building and the creation of a four-storey structure which will include high-specification anatomical skills laboratories, simulated operating theatres, diagnostic suites and pharmacies, microscopy labs, dental rooms and immersive teaching facilities. Once complete, the […]

Delapidated School to be Rebuilt with new Sports Facilities

A Nottingham primary school deemed “no longer fit for purpose” could be torn down and rebuilt. The Department for Education (DfE) has submitted plans to knock down Southglade Primary School’s current building off Beckhampton Road, Bestwood, so it can be replaced by an improved structure and facilities. The rebuild is part of the government department’s […]

Supply Chain Issues Impacting on School Construction

Supply chain issues, labor shortages, changing enrollment patterns and funding sources are throwing a wrench in districts’ efforts to revamp buildings, said Tracy Richter, a former educator and current vice president of planning services for district construction project management firm HPM, and school district business experts. In addition to demolishing withered facilities, schools are finding themselves […]

Leeds College of Building Celebrates First University Centre Graduates

The first students to complete a degree-level apprenticeship at Leeds College of Building University Centre (UC) have graduated.  The class of seven BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering Site Management degree apprentices employed by BAM attended the graduation ceremony at validating institution, Leeds Beckett University.   Working in partnership with the university and the Institution of Civil […]