Building Briefs – August 6th

  • Work on Aberdeen’s second Cruyff Court kicks-off

Project partners and contractors have got the ball rolling on construction work to create Aberdeen’s second Cruyff Court.

Building Briefs – August 6th

(from left) Steve McKnight (trustee), Graham Thom (chairman of the Denis Law Legacy Trust), Councillor Jenny Laing, Alistair Findlater (trustee) and Street Sport staff Kiana Coutts (Streetsport outreach development officer), Hannah Clews (Streetsport development officer), and Lewis Walker (Streetsport project assistant)

The £300,000 community sports facility is being built on local authority land adjacent to Tullos Primary School.



Aberdeen City Council, the Denis Law Legacy Trust and the Johan Cruyff Foundation are working in partnership to lead the project. Hunter Construction has been appointed to carry out the work.

Cruyff Court Denis Law, delivered by the same partners, became the first facility of its type in Scotland when it was opened at Catherine Street in 2017 and the choice of the second site at Tullos was welcomed by the local community during a consultation period earlier this year.

Aberdeen City Council has allocated £250,000 of funding for the project and the Cruyff Foundation has pledged £50,000.

Building Briefs – August 6th



There are more than 250 Cruyff Courts in more than 20 countries worldwide, creating a safe place to play for young people and designed to encourage participation in a range of sports as well as a place where they learn about respect, responsibility and integration.

The Denis Law Legacy Trust spearheaded the introduction of the concept to the north-east with support from the foundation and council.

Cruyff Court Denis Law has been hugely popular and includes sessions delivered as part of the Trust’s award-winning Streetsport programme.

The success provided the inspiration for the second Cruyff Court and Council-owned playing fields were identified as the preferred location following consultation with the community and project partners.



 

  • East Princes Street Gardens accessible path now open

A new accessible path in East Princes Street Gardens has been opened to the public, marking the completion of one of the first milestones in the redevelopment of the Scottish National Gallery.

Building Briefs – August 6th



The path has been created to make it much easier for those with mobility issues, prams and pushchairs to traverse the gardens. Access through the east gardens was previously only via steep gradients, steps and rough paths, and this new route will improve the flow through the gardens for all users.

The Mound Precinct and the top of East Princes Street Gardens opened on July 19, in line with the council’s commitment to have these areas ready on time for the Festival Fringe. 

The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant opened on Sunday afternoon, with bookings available from next week, which will be followed by the opening of the Gardens Entrance to the galleries and the Gallery shop in the coming weeks. Espresso, a new quick-service café run by Contini, opened in the foyer of the Mound entrance to the gallery at the beginning of July.

Parts of East Princes Street Gardens and the Mound Precinct were closed while extensive work was carried out to create this new accessible path, along with new landscaping and wider steps leading down to the Gardens level of the Scottish National Gallery.



The work forms part of a major redevelopment to create new gallery space dedicated to the world’s largest collection of Scottish art and to improve accessibility.

As part of the landscaping work in the gardens, turf will be laid in the lower levels of the garden in the next couple of weeks, with grass seeding having already been planted on the slopes. The grass will take several weeks to fully grow and during this time, and temporary barriers will be in place for extra care and protection. In the meantime we will co-ordinate with the City of Edinburgh Council’s parks department to advise when it can be used, to ensure the best start for these newly landscaped areas.

 

  • Construction firms named finalists in Scottish Environment Business Awards

Two construction companies have been named as finalists in VIBES – Scottish Environment Business Awards.



Brewster Brothers Ltd, which turn demolition waste into recycled aggregate, and Taylor Construction Plant, which devised the TH200 Light Tower, the world’s first low energy LED Hydrogen Fuel Cell light, are amongst the line-up of businesses and organisations that are set to be recognised for their work in forging a greener future.

Brewster Brothers from Livingston is a finalist in the Service Scotland Award for businesses whose services bring environmental and business benefits, while Taylor Construction Plant from Falkirk, is named in the Product Scotland Award for developing a product with positive environmental outcomes. Taylor Construction Plant is also a finalist in the Innovating Scotland Award, which recognises companies whose innovative practices have resulted in greater sustainability.

A total of 36 businesses from across Scotland have been included in the shortlist for the prestigious awards which are focused on inspiring companies to play their part in meeting Scotland’s ambition to be a world leader on tackling climate change.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony on November 14 at the Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Glasgow.


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