BAM breaks ground for Wishaw community hub

BAM Construction has broken ground on a new Community Hub and Family Learning Centre in Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, which will provide a shared campus for Newmains and St Brigid’s primary schools and a nursery.

Working on behalf of hub South West, the campus will accommodate 484 primary pupils, 88 three-to five-year-olds and 15 two-year olds. The aim is to create comfortable and stimulating denominational and non-denominational school environments purpose-built for primary and early years’ education. 

BAM Construction Regional Director – Scotland, Jim Ward said: “We are delighted following an 18-month pre-construction period to be commencing works on this community hub. We have been so impressed with the commitment of the design team, hub South West and in particular North Lanarkshire Council’s drive to make this project happen.”

The £19.95M project is the first of three North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) education projects worth £60M, spearheaded by hub South West on behalf of NLC.

Michael Ross, Project Director with hub South West, said: “We welcome our first contractual relationship with BAM Construction since it joined our supply chain last year and note with pleasure our shared commitment both to this project and our long-term relationship with NLC.”