Queensway’s appointment of Sharkey to convert a 1960s Category A-listed building provides an interesting counterpoint to the growing list of projects we have delivered successfully in iconic St Andrew Square, which includes another A-listed hotel conversion of a building dating back to 1775.

The £20m project involves the conversion of an existing office block and ground floor retail unit to create a 206-bed hotel, branded as Point A. Works will include a wholesale internal strip-out, renewal of all M&E services and structural alterations. External fabric work will also be undertaken, with elements being repaired or replaced on a like-for-like basis.

Whilst the project’s location, in an exceptionally busy part of the city centre, will pose some challenges, particularly in relation to logistics and site management, our team’s extensive experience of delivering projects successfully in similar settings will prove invaluable in meeting these and the achieving the business goals of our valued new client.

Constructing a stunning 3-storey, new-build distillery and visitor centre around 5 listed Victorian stone arches on a sloping corner site, posed some unique challenges for the Sharkey team. Prime among these was protecting the integrity of the existing historic retaining structures, particularly during the complex piling works, during which adverse weather and restricted access provided further logistical constraints.

The £11.5m project, in a prominent location in Edinburgh’s Market Street, was delivered on a design and build basis. The success of the project is attributable in no small part to the team’s positive, collaborative approach that dealt with project challenges in a structured and pragmatic way that ensured successful delivery of a facility, whose setting will provide the perfect visitor experience, superbly enhanced by our client’s magnificent copper stills at its centre.

Sharkey is extremely pleased to have been appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council to construct a two-storey annex to Dean Park Primary School in Balerno. Designed to exacting energy efficiency standards, the £5m project will draw on our delivery team’s expertise in dealing with a range of challenges. These include balancing the strict application and control of specialist construction methodology with the need to maintain business as usual operations for the existing school.

To ensure the project is fully compliant and achieves appropriate accreditation, our team will include a Passivhaus Champion and an Air Tightness Champion, who together, will ensure Passivhaus principles are embedded throughout the delivery phase, working pro-actively and collaboratively with the design team to deliver an exemplar Passivhaus project for our client.

The University of Edinburgh’s decision to appoint Sharkey to undertake the extensive upgrade of one of their largest accommodation blocks provides us with an excellent opportunity to apply our experience and expertise in this sector to help further enhance our client’s residential portfolio.

The £6.9m project, which will involve refurbishment of all bedrooms, showers and corridors, together with the replacement of two passenger lifts, provides us with a welcome opportunity to work again with the University’s design team, with whom we collaborated successfully on a recent project of a similar scale and scope.

Building on the success of the transformational office fit-out we recently completed for Brodies LLP at Capital Square in Edinburgh, we are delighted that our client has entrusted us to roll out the model to their Glasgow and Aberdeen offices.

Works commenced in June 2023 on the company’s 25,767 sqft of prime space across two floors at 110 Queen Street in Glasgow, with completion due in December 2023 and a similar exercise is due to get underway shortly in the Aberdeen office at Union Grove, with three floors totalling 14,000 sqft being fitted out on a phased basis.

Continuing to work with enlighted clients such as Brodies LLP is extremely important to us as it helps ensure we retain our place at the forefront of innovative workplace fit-out delivery.