Cop26 clean-up: Glasgow buildings are spruced up ahead of climate conference

With just days until the spotlight turns on Glasgow, urgent work was under way to spruce up the buildings to be used for the conference.

Workmen were busy replacing sections of the Glasgow Science Centre roof on Friday, while the Armadillo was getting a thorough power wash.

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Last year we told how the titanium-clad Science Centre – set to be used for dozens of events during the summit – had lost its shine because the pandemic disrupted maintenance work.

Now work is under way to rectify the problem.

Glasgow Science Centre said: “The roof is being replaced in two phases, partly pre-Cop with the balance after Cop.

“It is part of a package of works funded by Scottish Enterprise totalling £5.5 million.”