Buildings

Lochlie has obtained third-party certification for two onsite fire-door activities. Its separately assessed installation and maintenance schemes require controlled procedures, traceability and continued oversight within the certified scope.

Queen Margaret University is seeking consent for campus solar development. The 1.18-hectare proposal combines ground-mounted panels with landscaping, while generation forecasts also account for rooftop solar.

Glasgow has opened funding for reuse of vacant listed buildings. Individual grants of £15,000 to £350,000 will support qualifying adaptation and repair costs, subject to applications and approvals.

G F Tomlinson has completed new facilities at Pearl Hyde. The £1.8m Coventry school scheme adds an Early Years block and adapts existing space for special educational needs provision.

Nottingham proposes substantial repairs to its historic civic Council House. Roofing, stonework and security form part of a wider proposed £19m estate maintenance programme awaiting an Executive Board decision.

Sheffield proposes energy improvements across almost ten thousand council homes. Councillors will consider the programme on 22 October, with fabric repairs, solar generation and batteries forming separate proposed delivery routes.

Falkirk Council schedules first public display of town hall designs. The proposed £70m cultural and civic scheme remains subject to consultation, planning permission and procurement before construction can begin.

Speller Metcalfe advances Partington construction following completed site demolition works. Drainage and foundation preparation are under way at Trafford’s £20.3m leisure centre, with opening dependent on the remaining building programme.