Case studies

We have over 90 years proven success delivering projects over many sectors.

Education

Archbishop Holgate’s School

Pupil numbers were rising rapidly at the school, in the last 6 years they had risen from 700 to 1,700.

Myton School LINC
Education

Myton School LINC

Myton School were in desperate need of a new Learning, Inclusion and Nurture Centre (LINC). The school had a vision for inclusive learning to better serve the challenging and varied needs of their pupils, but this vision simply couldn’t be delivered in the facilities they had available.

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Glangwili Hospital

Accommodation had to solve an immediate need while enabling permanent occupancy. Fixtures and fittings had to reflect this requirement, ensuring that staff could continue to operate without disruption.

Education

Oakfield Primary School

Oakfield Primary school was in urgent need of new classroom space. Current facilities were not able to handle the pupil intake and classes were risking becoming overcrowded.

Events

Royal Welsh Show

The Royal Welsh Show is a four-day event taking place every year, to represent and celebrate the best of Welsh agriculture.

Construction

Leeds Beckett University

The client, Downing, is contracted to deliver a state-of-the-art facility for the arts in the centre of Leeds. The new Leeds Beckett campus building will be home to the university’s School of Film, Music and Performing Arts, plus the fashion department. It is due for completion in September 2020.

Highways

Smart Motorways (M1)

A number of welfare units were required by client Costain Galliford Try for smart motorway roadworks on the M1.

The main objectives were cutting the time to access and use the facilities and limiting downtime of the units.

Harwell Visitor Centre
CommercialEducation

Harwell Visitor Centre

When a wider redevelopment was being planned at the Harwell Campus, the lab realised they had an opportunity to provide a purpose made visitor centre to replace the converted space they were occupying in an office block.

Healthcare

Cardiff University Biobank

The dedicated facility would bring the biobank team together, and allow them to ensure samples were collected, catalogued and stored safely. The building would have to accommodate specialist equipment, including ultra-low temperature freezers and vapour phase liquid nitrogen sample storage.

Construction

DB Cargo

DB Cargo underwent a business transformation in 2017. Part of this required decommissioning or reducing occupancy on sites. Some of the traditional brick buildings were oversized for the occupancy and most were expensive to run and maintain.

Education

Wildgoose Rural Training

Wildgoose offer people from all ages, backgrounds and abilities the opportunity to learn about and experience rural life.