Building Briefs – April 29th

Sixteen members of the Miller Homes team are looking forward to laying the foundation for a better future for families in Malawi after volunteering to take part in Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village Trip.

The Global Village Trip will take place from 18th-25th September in Salima, Malawi, and will involve the Miller Homes team taking part in a homebuilding project to create new ‘Habitat Homes’ for orphans and vulnerable children.

Habitat for Humanity is the housebuilder’s nominated charity for 2016. Over the course of the year Miller Homes has pledged to raise £100K for the charity’s Hope Builders campaign, enough to build over 30 ‘Habitat Homes’ and make a real difference to those living in poverty housing.

Over 60 members of the Miller Homes team put themselves forward for this once in a lifetime opportunity, of which 16 candidates were lucky enough to be selected to go on the Global Village Trip in September. Due to the quantity and quality of applications received, the number of volunteers participating in the trip was increased from an initial 12 to 16. The trip is being funded entirely by Miller Homes, however each of the volunteers has pledged to raise a minimum of £1,000 as part of their contribution toward the £100K target.

New East Lothian high school in pipeline to cope with housing boom

East Lothian is set to get a new high school at Wallyford to cope with the expected population increase from major housing developments in the area.

A consultation is being launched on the proposals, which will include changes to catchment areas for several existing schools in the area.

The council says the £35 million cost of the new school will be partially offset by contributions from developers.

Plans revealed for £5m Dundee water mains upgrade project

Scottish Water has revealed plans of a £5 million water mains improvement project in Dundee.

Works in the Perth Road region includes pipe refurbishments, replacements, and re-lining the internal structure of the mains or cleaning them by swabbing and flushing.

The project will be carried out by Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA).

The works are due to get underway this summer.

Moray flood scheme work to begin

Work is to begin next week on the second phase of a flood protection scheme for Newmill in Moray.

The £1.85 million scheme consists of a network of ditches and culverts in the fields north of the village, a cascade at the west end of the village and flood walls and a replacement bridge at Low Road.

Main contractor for the scheme, the first phase of which has been operational since 2012, is Balfour Beatty.

The work which is about to get under way is scheduled for completion by the end of the year.

Another brick in the wall at the new East Dunbartonshire primary school

A topping out ceremony has been held to mark the completion of brickwork at the new Lenzie Meadow Primary School.

The final brick of the school building was laid by East Dunbartonshire Council leader Rhondda Geekie with help from future pupils.

The new £11.5 million primary school and nursery class in Lenzie is being delivered in partnership with hub West Scotland as part of the council’s Primary School Improvement Programme (PSIP) on the existing Lenzie Moss Primary School site.

It will replace the existing Lenzie Moss Primary and Lenzie Primary schools and early years provision and is set to open its doors to pupils for the first time on Thursday 18 August 2016.

West Link Stage 1 work to begin

West Link Stage 1 works will commence on Tuesday 3rd May, providing the link between the southern distributor and the A82, including the Canal Parks Enhancement works. Stage 1 is due for completion in 2017.

The initial works on Stage 1 will commence on the A82 Glen Urquhart at its junction with Bught Drive. The works at this location are likely to last for 6 weeks.