Project team welcome pupils, teachers and Councillor Low to tour Milngavie Primary

This week, pupils and staff from Milngavie Primary School visited our site to see first-hand the progress being made on the school’s major refurbishment programme.

Works on the 150-year-old building began in June 2025 and are scheduled for completion in time for pupils returning in August 2026. The refurbishment includes a full roof replacement, covering valleys, gutters and all skylights. A full window replacement is also being carried out as well as repairs and reinstatement of stonework and internal decoration.

Operations Manager Neil Kemp and Project Manager Callum Moffat welcomed pupils, staff and Council Leader Councillor Gordan Low to the site for a guided tour. They were able to see the significant progress made to both roofs, with slating works well advanced and a first look at the newly installed windows.

Internal joinery, lintel works and plastering are ongoing, while improvements to the buildings’ external stonework are set to be completed in the coming weeks. Scaffolding will begin to be removed in the spring, allowing passers-by to see the newly cleaned sandstone.

This project is being delivered via the SCAPE Scotland framework.

“It was our pleasure to welcome pupils, staff and Councillor Gordan Low to see first-hand the improvements we have already made to the school. Refurbishing a 150-year-old building of this nature requires care and attention to detail. Callum Moffat and his team are working hard to preserve the school’s character and ensure it is safe, refreshed and improved for the return of pupils and staff after the summer break.”

Neil Kemp, Operations Manager
McLaughlin & Harvey

“It was encouraging to see how much of the extensive refurbishment has been completed and that work is continuing apace. The pupils who visited the school with me were very excited to see the transformation of the buildings thus far and can’t wait to get back to their new-look school.

When it is complete, the work will have vastly improved the learning and teaching environment for everyone at Milngavie Primary and it was interesting to see the progress to date.”

Councillor Gordan Low