The Edinburgh Society of Model Engineers (ESME) has completed MCS Certification of our CARES funded “Model of the Future” Solar powered micro generation project, meaning that we are now generating a considerable amount of our own electricity and a bit spare to send to the grid. The £30,000 project, 80% funded by a grant from Read more about ALMONDELL MODEL ENGINEERING CENTRE ACHIEVES NET ZERO TARGET[…]
The Edinburgh Society of Model Engineers (ESME) announced today that funding from the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) for ‘A Model of the Future’ decarbonisation project has been approved. The grant has been awarded to allow ESME to achieve a net zero target in their Heritage building at the Almondell Model Engineering Read more about CARES Funding Award[…]
ESME would like to give a heartfelt thanks to the following organisations without whose help & generosity our magnificent Heritage Centre & Museum Building would not be there! Stuart Burke & Associates (now Kiloh Associates) for all their thoughts on design, the requisite drawings & advice on the building construction to comply Read more about Building Completed……..[…]
Who paid for the floor ? Well that was really a collaboration between Paul Nutt and Mark. Paul had a tractor which broke down and he sold it to Mark for a token amount. Mark decided the tractor did not suit his needs so he offered to sell it on ebay and give the funds Read more about Spick & Span…..[…]
Visitors to The Almondell Model Engineering Centre, Broxburn are set to get a new Ride-on Railway Bridge to complete the track circuits thanks to a £17,892.18 grant from FCC Communities Foundation. The money, will be used to manufacture and erect a steel bridge spanning a pond at the Almondell Model Engineering Centre on Drumshoreland Road, Read more about FCC Communities Foundation[…]
They say that 24 hours is a long time in politics. When it comes to progressing our building it seems that six days is such a short time. On Saturday our Roving reporter submitted these pictures to the News Desk….. Construction of the interior walls was well advanced, but still a Read more about Clad All Over…..[…]
Working on a project of the size of the Museum & Heritage Centre it can be difficult to appreciate the progress being made when the work undertaken is not immediately obvious to the casual observer. A case in point has been the installation of the ‘Dwangs’ & the electrics. For several weeks the interior of Read more about Steady Progress….[…]
The picture speaks for itself……
Steady progress is being made with the Heritage Centre & Museum. Externally, the roof & gutters are finished and the battens to which the external cladding will be attached have been put into place. Windows have been inserted and we await the delivery of the doors. It won’t be long until it is wind & Read more about Progress Report[…]
All finished on the roof, scaffolding away. Battens on the walls ready to fix the external cladding. Roddy up in the roof space fitting the ‘Dwangs’ for the partitions to be attached to. Has anybody checked the roof for leaks yet? Yes, it’s fine!
