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Restoration work on Glasgow’s Mackintosh building suspended
Weekly inspections of the scaffolding will be carried out
Restoration work on the Glasgow School of Art’s world-famous Mackintosh building has been suspended due to the covid-19 outbreak.
Demolition contractor Reigart Contracts Ltd had been undertaking clearance work at the site but will now pause this after Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon advised non-essential building sites to close.
A spokesperson for the Glasgow School of Art said it had “been advised by Reigart Contracts Ltd that, in line with the guidance from the Scottish Government, the company has suspended clearance work in the Mackintosh Building until further notice”.
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