Burns Construction (Aberdeen) is to begin a £750,000 aquarium refurbishment project in the city.

Work at Pets' Corner in Hazelhead Partk will get underway on Monday, 17 October.

The project will include developing a new larger area for fish and reptiles, a new education room, replacing the roof over both parts of the buildings, internal alterations and refurbishment, new external access ramp and paths, and an upgrade to the staff facilities.


Cllr Jean Morrison said: "The revamp of Pets' Corner will look fantastic when the building works are finished and the new facilities will make a huge difference.

"It has always been a popular facility particularly for families as many youngsters won't have seen many of the animals live before, and the new additions will make it a really exciting place to go for people of all ages.

"I'm looking forward to watching the work at the site progress over the next few months and seeing the revamped building take shape."

The first phase of the project, the new aquarium and reptile section, will be open to the public in late spring and the second phase, the education centre, will open several weeks afterwards.

(LM)