{"id":8240,"date":"2022-02-15T09:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T17:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/?p=8240"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:06:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T17:06:21","slug":"robertson-starts-construction-of-new-sports-complex-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/robertson-starts-construction-of-new-sports-complex-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Robertson starts construction of new sports complex in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-featured-image-rec\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldconstructiontoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/14299\/Overhead_Equipment_Construction_1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Robertson Construction has commenced work on the new $6.76m (\u00a35m) Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The new sports complex is being developed on a derelict brownfield site to the west of Park Burn in Kirkintilloch\u2019s Southbank area. The project is being led by East Dunbartonshire Council with other partners, including Roberston Construction.<\/p>\n<p>Set to provide sporting facilities for the local community, the complex will include a full-size, artificial 3G sports pitch with floodlighting, along with a main stand and VIP stand spectator seating.<\/p>\n<p>It will also include a pavilion building that will feature changing facilities, caf\u00e9 space and toilets. Additionally, the complex will include car parking with electric car charging points, along with covered bike stands.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson Construction Central West regional managing director Andy McLinden said: \u201cEast Dunbartonshire Council is showing great commitment to the local community through the provision of these new facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the contractor of choice, we will become a significant part of the community in the coming months as we transform this former brownfield site into a first-class sports complex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project is being funded by East Dunbartonshire Council with additional support coming from the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme of the Scottish Government.<\/p>\n<p>Once the complex nears completion, which is expected in September, the Council will undertake a marketing exercise. Preparatory works at the project site are underway to remove debris and obstructions and clear the site for creating foundations for the facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"itemsource\">This item was originally posted here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldconstructiontoday.com\/news\/robertson-starts-construction-of-new-sports-complex-in-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robertson Construction has commenced work on the new $6.76m (\u00a35m) Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The new &#8230; <a title=\"Robertson starts construction of new sports complex in Scotland\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/robertson-starts-construction-of-new-sports-complex-in-scotland\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Robertson starts construction of new sports complex in Scotland\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1066,461],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts","category-world-construction-today","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8240\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}