Work on a new nursery facility at Lynburn Primary School in Dunfermline is now complete.

Modular building specialist Portakabin in partnership with Fife Council has delivered over 550m3 of space for 75 children aged up to five years old.

The company worked with the local authority to engineer a building that fulfilled all of the school's requirements; a dedicated room for younger children, and two spacious areas for three-to-four year olds. There is also a dining area, a separate community meeting room, kitchen and office.

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Groundworks and site preparation were completed while the units were manufactured offsite. 21 modules were delivered and installed to form a weathertight and secure building within four days. Fitting out the interiors followed shortly afterwards and was completed in three months, allowing the nursery to be operational for the start of the new term in August.

Diarmid McLachlan, Lead Architect at Fife Council, said: "We have a lot of experience of designing nursery buildings that work well for the Scottish education system, and the Portakabin modular building system offered the adaptability and quality we were looking for."

Alan Hyde, Business Development Manager for Portakabin added: "We provided a complete turn-key service, from helping the school gain planning permission, through to installing all foundations and constructing and fitting out the building. We also installed a CCTV access system, outdoor fencing, and playground."

(LM/MH)