We are pleased to say that DITT Construction Ltd have confirmed to us that an alternative roofing contractor has been sourced and are now on site and progressing the external cladding of the building. Work in recent weeks has also progressed inside the building. In particular The Auditorium lighting beams and the lighting bridges/gantries have…
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Mareel construction rumours… why we have to be careful
Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on April 2nd, 2011 No CommentsThere are loads of rumours circulating regards the construction of Mareel. Some of which are devoid of fact, some of which have foundation and others that are surprisingly accurate. This post explains why we can’t respond in detail to all the things we hear.
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Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on February 1st, 2011 No CommentsShetland Box Office is now live online at www.shetlandboxoffice.org in the latest phase of this partner project to widen access to tickets for Shetland events across the isles and beyond.
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Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on January 20th, 2011 No CommentsAt a Mareel site progress meeting on Tuesday 18 January DITT Construction Ltd informed Shetland Arts that progress on the Mareel site had been severely disrupted by the bad weather experienced across the UK through December.
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Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on November 23rd, 2010 No CommentsShetland Arts are looking for a web development company to help them build the online presence for Mareel, Shetland’s music, cinema and creative industries venue currently under construction on Lerwick’s waterfront.
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