by Sarah Topping | Jul 11, 2022 | News, Project Information
We have recently completed Richard Place Apartments, one of two buildings within the Sailsbury Green project for the University of Edinburgh, delivered through the Scape framework. The works consisted of carrying out a soft strip, involving the removal of existing kitchen units and floor coverings, before installing modern replacement kitchens, hard and soft floor coverings, new decoration to all walls and ceilings, and installing new blinds and curtains to windows. We also carried out fire-stopping improvements and modifications to the existing extract systems. Whilst the apartments are now complete, Mansion House has two weeks remaining before handover. Both buildings will be used as student accommodation and are about a 12-minute walk apart. Upon handover, the final value for the project will be circa £1.2...
by Sarah Topping | Jul 8, 2022 | News
Laura Brown, Business Development Manager, recently graduated with a First Class BA Hons degree in Business Management. Laura was supported by Kier in her decision to return to education after beginning her career in Fashion and was awarded the ‘Court Medal’ title by her University at the ceremony on Tuesday. Nostalgically, Laura’s graduation ceremony was just across from one of our Heritage sites in Scotland, the restoration of Paisley Museum for Renfrewshire Life. Since Laura was a key contributor to the team that won this project for the Scotland region, it made the event even more special. Laura is a passionate advocate of women joining the Construction Revolution and her dissertation focused on what more can be done to support women into managerial roles within the industry. Watch this space as we’ll be sharing a blog from Laura on this...
by Sarah Topping | Jul 5, 2022 | News, Project Information
Works have recently been completed to the £1.8m extension works at Litherland High School. Procured through the Scape framework, the alterations and modifications to the existing high school have provided a through school for students aged between 3-18 with the neighbouring Litherland Moss Primary School being integrated into the high school. Works included altering the internal layout for early years and key stage one teaching and providing new external works. Richie Robinson, Framework Manager, said: “Well done to all of our team involved for a successful handover of Litherland High School Phase 2 works, delivered in a live working environment with lots of intricate phasing, ready for the primary school to migrate over to form a new through school.Great work by our site team Dwayne Callender BSc (Hons) MCIOB, Jake Edwards, Chris Hawes and our supply...
by Sarah Topping | Jul 4, 2022 | News, Project Information
Works to our project for Sunderland City Council are progressing well for the new £13.5m Sunningdale SEN School. The project is a 4000m2 new-build school for children with severe learning difficulties and disabilities and will provide a facility that is designed and built specifically to meet their needs. The school will give 70-80 new children places for ages 2 to 18 years old and it will significantly improve the facilities they currently have. With not long to go until completion, the following is currently taking place on site: Tarmac works are beginningLandscaping works are ongoingCar parking works are progressing well The facilities include a hydrotherapy pool, trampoline room, sensory rooms, and a kitchen where everything is height adjustable due to the variety of needs of the...
by Sarah Topping | Jun 28, 2022 | News, Project Information
At the start of the year, we were appointed by Stockton Borough Council to deliver a new £7m teaching block to Egglescliffe School in Stockton-on-Tees, procured through the NEPO framework. The project is the construction of a new standalone 3,800m2 three-story secondary education facility to expand the provision for the existing Egglescliffe School. New facilities to be provided include classrooms, music rooms, IT rooms, group rooms, a dining hall and kitchen, and staff facilities. Drone footage of the steel frame Works on the project are starting to take shape, with the ground floor slab and first concrete pour currently taking place. The project has installed solar panels on site (see photo below) and in turn, this has saved them £4k a month and all the welfare cabins are now being run on solar power completely. External photo from site cabinsFirst Floor levelSolar panels You can watch the animation of how the finished school will look here –...
by Sarah Topping | Jun 23, 2022 | Awards, News, Project Information
Our project team is celebrating after being awarded highly commended in the “Project of the Year 2022” category at the Constructing Excellence Wales Awards recently. The accolade was awarded to the Queensferry Learning Campus. L-R: Sean Fenner – Kier, Martin Walsh – Kier, Simon Mara – Mara Electricals, Tim Ford – Plas Derwen, Jennie Williams – Flintshire County Council, Dan Hampson – Kier, Richard Robinson – Kier, Claire Homard – Flintshire County Council The project involved a remodelled and refurbished 3-11 primary school on the campus with a new entrance and associated grounds work including a new administrative block, hall and kitchen facilities. Outside extensive landscaping was carried out to provide open and green spaces. The scheme also included a new education building for Plas Derwen for their most vulnerable learners from 4-16 who experience difficulty accessing mainstream education and require specialist intervention for their behavioural, social and emotional challenges. The new build has a number learning and specialist learning rooms, hall and servery facilities, small group rooms, meeting and administrative facilities and external hard play areas and playing field. A new single storey community facility, Ty Calon, has also been built on the campus providing a range of community facilities including community café, studio, commercial kitchen and bar, community sports changing facilities and teaching spaces for adult and young people community learning run by Deeside Community Trust. Flintshire’s Leader and Cabinet Member for Education, Welsh Language, Culture, Councillor Ian Roberts, said: “It is a credit to all involved in this project that it has been recognised at these prestigious awards. The school modernisation was much needed and the...
