Robertson Construction is continuing work on a new £4.95 million community facility in East Dunbartonshire.

The new Auchinairn Community Centre and Early Learning & Childcare Centre is being built on part of the cleared site of the former Auchinairn Primary School.

With work on the building's roof now complete and the steel frame erected, the facility is on schedule to open next Spring.

Designed by architects Holmes Miller, the project is being delivered via the Scape National Major Works framework.

Council Leader Gordan Low said: "I was pleased to see how the building is coming on as its much needed facilities will give local people easy access to a number of valuable services and activities. The centre - part of the Council’s commitment to the Auchinairn Place Initiative – will be a new focal point for community life. It is an investment which aims to reduce inequality and give the people and groups of Auchinairn a facility from which to operate and grow.

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"It will house a range of facilities and services for local people including early learning & childcare, a community hall, café, meeting rooms, play area and much more. The Council has worked with local people during the design process and we are listening to what they tell us they want the new facility to be."

Mark Robinson, Scape Group Chief Executive, added: "This is a fantastic project. The new building will create state-of-the-art facilities which will serve as a real hub for the residents of Bishopbriggs and Auchinairn in particular.

"Using the framework ensures that the construction phase of the new building gives back major community benefits in more ways than one. The built-in requirements of our fully performance managed frameworks ensure the use of local suppliers and the creation of new jobs and training opportunities for local people."

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