RFM Group has been appointed to deliver a student accommodation refurbishment project in Edinburgh.

The £500,000 scheme at Arran House will see the create of six new en-suite bedrooms with a communal kitchen, as well as new social space for use by the full seven-storey apartment building in the student area near to The University of Edinburgh.

The scope of works includes; alterations to the current floor plan, partitioning, plastering, ceilings, mechanical & electrical works, bathroom pod and kitchen installation, full decoration throughout as well as furniture installation.

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Leeds-based RFM will form part of a project team featuring employer’s agent Broadfield Project Management, architects Fletcher Joseph, engineers Etive Consulting, building service engineers Calford Seadon and principle designer Thomson Gray. Work is scheduled to start by the end of this month.

Contracts Manager Mark Flanagan said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for RFM Group and the finished outcome will greatly enhance the current accommodation facilities at Arran House.

"With such a strong project team we look forward to building a solid partnership to safely deliver the project on time, on budget to the highest quality standards."

(LM/MH)