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Fife schools to be inspected after wall collapse at Edinburgh primary

Fife schools to be inspected after wall collapse at Edinburgh primary

Fife Council is to carry out inspections of schools built under public private partnerships (PPP) a decade ago.

Schools built by Miller Construction are being inspected following the collapse of a wall at Oxgangs Primary in Edinburgh during Storm Gertrude in January.

Several hundred bricks were blown from the wall and a safety inspection later discovered issues with the original construction.

Galliford Try, which bought Miller Construction, in 2014 said the inspections are purely “precautionary”.

Shelagh McLean, head of education and children’s services (equity and system improvement), said: “Fife Council has contacted both of our PPP contractors, who are monitoring the situation in Edinburgh.

“They will be carrying out inspections in Fife during the school Easter holidays.

“Both contractors also carry out annual inspections of the building fabric and free standing walls as part of their ongoing maintenance.”

A spokesman for Galliford Try added: “While we are not aware of any defects, as a precautionary measure, we have contacted the clients of the PPP school projects Miller Construction undertook in Glasgow, Fife and Inverclyde.”

Schools were built by Miller Construction at eight sites in Fife between 2005 and 2007 as part of a £63.5 million deal.