Hub West Scotland

Multi-disciplinary design and engineering company BakerHicks has completed its part in the successful design and construction of the new Gorbals Health and Care Centre. The Glasgow city centre facility, which opened to the public at the end of January, consolidates a number of local GP, social

Representatives from BAM Construction and hub West Scotland joined Garscadden & Scotstounhill councillor Chris Cunningham in helping pupils from Blairdardie Primary School mark the next step in the construction of their new school by burying a time capsule. Following the theme, ‘Then and n

Work is due to start within days on two new £11 million acute mental health wards at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow. Funding has now been released following financial close on the project after the full business case was approved by the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group. 

BAM Construction has successfully handed over Carntyne Primary School in Glasgow to hub West Scotland on behalf of Glasgow City Council. Delivered on time and budget, the primary school, which is located in the playground of the existing school on Liberton Street, is designed to accommodate up to 23

Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd is celebrating the launch of the firm’s first contract completions in the education sector with the completion two service installations for the new build construction of St Ninian’s Primary School and conversion of Moorfoot Primary School in Gourock. Undertaken o

A landmark building in Bearsden has been praised as part of a prestigious UK-wide awards scheme, following a major rejuvenation and extension project. Kilmardinny House was shortlisted for Civic Building of the Year by SPACES (Society for Public Architecture, Construction, Engineering and Surveying)

A proposal to transform the site of the former headquarters of East Dunbartonshire Council into social housing is one step closer. The proposed plan for the Kirktintilloch site is for 98 affordable homes including a mixture of one, two and three bed flats, two bed cottage flats, of which four are wh

Staff at West Dunbartonshire Council have moved into a Keppie-designed flagship office building in Dumbarton. The building at 16 Church Street provides a modern workspace for 500 staff, together with associated public services, replacing their previous dilapidated building at Garshake Road on the ou

A new £10 million primary school in Bearsden has been handed over by Morgan Sindall. The school, designed for 450 pupils, has enabled the co-location of two former schools which were in need of modernisation.

Jo Armstrong The Board of hub West Scotland (hWS) has announced the appointment of Jo Armstrong as the company’s new independent chair.

M&E contractor and installer Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd is progressing well on the installation of the mechanical & electrical services on three education projects. Undertaken on behalf of hub West Scotland and Inverclyde Council, each project will receive an extensive suite of mechanical &

Clydeside Regeneration Limited (CRL) has submitted a planning application for a new state-of-the-art health centre at Queens Quay, the £250 million regeneration project on the site of the former John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank. Operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the new Clydebank Healt

BAM Construction and hub West Scotland have launched a new skills programme with pupils from Lourdes Secondary in Glasgow’s south-side. With support from the Developing Young Workforce Glasgow Opportunity Fund, staff from BAM will deliver a ten week programme encouraging S3 female pupils to consid

Keppie Design has submitted detailed proposals for a mental health estate in north Glasgow. The project for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde comprises a new Acute Admissions Unit (AAU) and Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care Unit (CCC) in the grounds of Stobhill Hospital.

Michael Scanlan Clark Contracts has been re-appointed to hub West Scotland’s supply chain as a primary contractor following a supply chain reshuffle.