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 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...
by Sarah Topping | Jun 17, 2022 | News, Project Information
Works began on-site to the new £15.5m Kirkby Leisure Centre in early 2021 and we are now nearing completion on the project. The new leisure centre was constructed alongside the existing leisure centre, Festival Hall. It brings new facilities including a 25m community pool with a moveable floor, sauna and steam rooms, fitness suite, clip and climb and adventure play. We have worked in collaboration with Ashfield District Council, Kinver and Hadron, GT3 Architects and Festival Hall to keep the existing leisure facilities open throughout the construction period. Ashfield District Council has an overarching vision for a sustainable leisure facility to regenerate and inspire the local community. The scheme has been designed to support the local community’s physical well-being and create a focal point for social interaction. Councillor Jason Zadrozny, Leader of Ashfield District Council said: “It’s an incredible feeling to be on-site and start to see where the different parts of the leisure centre will be built. This project is something that the people of Ashfield have been long-promised and I am confident that in partnership with Kier, we will deliver a vibrant community-based facility that will rival any other in the...
