Building Briefs - November 25th
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- Morrison completes work for first phase at Charleston Academy campus
Works have been completed at the Charleston Academy campus in Inverness to improve the indoor sports facilities and to create a new accessible reception area in the main school building.
The works in the Community Complex building included the refurbishment and upgrade of the changing facilities, a new ground floor accessible toilet and shower, new sports hardwood flooring in the games hall with court markings, refurbishment of the gym store and fire safety improvements.
The total investment was £400,000 funded from the Highland Council’s capital programme and is the first phase of the planned extension and refurbishment of the Academy campus. There was also a contribution from the Community Complex Management Committee and the Ward 13 discretionary budget for the redecoration of the corridor areas.
The work was completed within 10 weeks by Morrison Construction and was designed, supervised and managed by the council’s housing and property service.
- Council to sell lodge house at Belleisle
South Ayrshire Council is preparing to sell a lodge house in Belleisle Park, Ayr.
Councillors were expected to approve the building, on Doonfoot Road, and see if it should be sold at this week’s Leadership Panel.
A council report found the backlog maintenance costs of bringing the property back to an acceptable standard are likely to be substantial “given the neglected state of the building by the previous owner”.
The council bought the lodge house in June 2020 along with two acres of land and the burnt out hotel.
It is set to be advertised on the open market if politicians give the sale the go ahead.
- Bridge of Allan dairy extension approved
Graham’s the Family Dairy has been granted conditional approval to extend the main building at its Bridge of Allan operation.
Stirling Council backed the firm’s application for a two-storey extension to the rear of main building at Airthrey Kerse Dairy Farm off Henderson Street.
The proposal also includes the demolition of a vehicle workshop building to make way for a replacement building.
- Ashleigh Building names Apprentice of the Year 2020
Zoe McDowell has claimed the 2020 Apprentice of the Year award at Ashleigh Building, with the Prestwick-based business staging its award for the sixth year.
The company said on its website: “Congratulations to our 2020 Apprentice of the Year Zoe McDowell. Zoe has come a long way during her apprenticeship showing great determination and a high standard of work. We have no doubt she will achieve her goal of becoming a Project Manager one day.”
- Borders council spend with local businesses increases to over £77m
More than £77 million was spent locally by Scottish Borders Council in 2019/20, the annual procurement report shows.
A key ambition of the council’s procurement strategy is to support local businesses, jobs and the economy, and the amount spend with third parties operating within the Borders increased from £75.9m in 2018/19 to £77.1m in 2019/20. This is over 44 per cent of the total council spent with third parties.
The report also outlines how the council is working to make best use of its resources and also derive other benefits from its contracts and spending. This includes community benefit clauses in contracts which have delivered jobs, apprenticeships, training and educational activities.
Communities have also benefited, for example with the provision of salt spreaders to some Resilient Community groups who wanted to play their part in tackling winter weather. These were donated by the Council’s winter salt provider.
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