HEADLINES
75% of the plant room was made off-site
50% reduction in the time taken to build, test and install the main plant room
Delivered the skid-mounted plant room at the most convenient time for the contract
Defect and snag-free installation due to the rigorous testing carried out in our specialist facility
| Project Title | Don Valley Academy (Sheffield) |
| Client | Oasis Community Learning |
| Contractor | BAM Construction |
| Location | Sheffield |
| Value | £125,000 |
| Duration | 8 weeks |
OVERVIEW
Our sister company, G&H Building Services, was delivering the M&E for the scheme and its deadline was reduced by 50% to just 40 weeks.
CHALLENGE
This was a fast-track project that saw us working to a non-negotiable deadline as the academy had to open for the new school year in September.
To help meet this tight schedule, the client recognised the important role we could play in saving valuable time.
SOLUTION
We worked closely with G&H Building Services’ designers and recommended prefabricating as many of the services as possible to not only speed up the programme, but to create space on-site for other trades who were also working to a deadline.
Thanks to the rigorous checking and retesting regime carried out in our purpose built facility, the skid-mounted plant we delivered to site was defect-free. This allowed for a quick connection and installation on-site, saving time, space and improving quality.
It took just three weeks to build, test, deliver and install compared to six weeks if traditional methods had been used.
In total, we made 75% of the plant room off-site.
Our involvement also minimised the amount of hot works welding on site, which improved safety.
RESULTS
Our work played an intrinsic role in the deadline being met and the scheme handed over on time and on budget.
