Stewart Milne Construction awarded contracts to build council housing in Aberdeen
(17/03/2010)

Stewart Milne Construction has been awarded three contracts with a combined value of £10 million to build the first new council housing in a generation for Aberdeen City Council.

In the first phase of the Council’s new-build programme, the company will deliver 85 quality homes, all built to a high standard and environmentally sustainable. Two of the projects, at Hayton Road and Byron Park, will consist of two- to four-bedroom family homes, while the third at Cults will consist of 27 amenity-standard one and two bedroom flats.

Bill Imlach, managing director of Stewart Milne Construction said: "We are delighted to have been awarded these contracts by Aberdeen City Council and this is a welcome boost for the company, particularly in the current economic conditions.

“We intend to incorporate some of the latest sustainable technologies and specifications to ensure energy efficiency and low running costs for the tenants. “It's been some time since the authority has been in a position to commission new housing and we look forward to working with them to provide high quality homes."

Councillor Mark McDonald, housing and environment vice-convener of Aberdeen City Council, added: "This is another important step on the road to developing new affordable council homes, which will help to regenerate the communities where they are being built. Many people, including myself, have grown up in a time when council housing was sold off and never replaced. Now we are building again to provide homes for the people of Aberdeen and I think that is truly exciting."

Commencement of work is imminent, with completion anticipated in March 2011.