Posted on 5th July 2013 by bgdteam

Progress at the SoCo site in Edinburgh is coming along apace. Every month sees massive changes in how the building looks as the cladding is added, making it look like a building rather than a building site.

As well as the cladding, huge advertising hoardings have been put up showing the retail units still available to let, clearly visible down Blair St. from the Royal Mile.

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Some roads around SoCo had to be closed overnight on June 20th due to crane operations. These were successfully completed and the roads reopened with minimal disruption. The Edinburgh Reporter carried a full story about that and the development, click here to read it.

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We have now completed the refurbishment of the windows and and stone work on the Patterson Building. Also the scaffolding has now come down in plenty of time for Edinburgh Festival.

With many teams on site, practical completion is still scheduled for the end of November. Keep following for progress.

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