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| Workers take advantage of a gap in the weather to continue work on the west gable of the Mackintosh Building |
Work to complete the stabilisation of the west gable
of the Mackintosh Building has been delayed due to the recent bad weather
it was confirmed today, Thursday 11 October 2018.
of the Mackintosh Building has been delayed due to the recent bad weather
it was confirmed today, Thursday 11 October 2018.
Since the fire the GSA’s teams have worked flat out on
the stabilisation of the building and until now have been able to do all the
work to schedule. Unfortunately, in the last week two days were
lost because the cranes cannot work in high winds. With
more bad weather expected over the next few days it will now not
be possible to complete the west gable work by 14 October as
scheduled The GSA’s teams will continue to work on site as and when the
weather permits so that the west gable work can be finished as soon as
possible.
the stabilisation of the building and until now have been able to do all the
work to schedule. Unfortunately, in the last week two days were
lost because the cranes cannot work in high winds. With
more bad weather expected over the next few days it will now not
be possible to complete the west gable work by 14 October as
scheduled The GSA’s teams will continue to work on site as and when the
weather permits so that the west gable work can be finished as soon as
possible.
“Our teams have been continuing to work flat out to
complete the work on the west gable of the Mackintosh Building, but the bad
weather means unfortunately this cannot be done by 14 October,” says Professor Tom inns, Director of The Glasgow
School of Art.
complete the work on the west gable of the Mackintosh Building, but the bad
weather means unfortunately this cannot be done by 14 October,” says Professor Tom inns, Director of The Glasgow
School of Art.
“We want to to keep the delay to a minimum, but safety
has to be the priority. The cranes have been working and will continue to work
whenever there is a window in the weather, but they cannot be operated safely
in high winds. Weather permitting, we now hope to have the work finished
by 21 October.”
has to be the priority. The cranes have been working and will continue to work
whenever there is a window in the weather, but they cannot be operated safely
in high winds. Weather permitting, we now hope to have the work finished
by 21 October.”
“We have been in touch with affected businesses and we
are very sorry for the delay and the obvious, continued impact this
will have on them.”
are very sorry for the delay and the obvious, continued impact this
will have on them.”
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For further information contact:
Lesley Booth
07799414474
press@gsa.ac.uk