Case studies - Commercial

Below is a selection of some of our commercial builds. Click on the thumbmail images to view a larger version in a popup window.

Commercial
 

New Restaurant, Bosworth, Leicestershire

On the site of the historic battlefield, a new restaurant was constructed using reclaimed materials. As an internal focal point, a 14th century oak tithe barn rescued from decay in Sandiacre, Derbyshire was erected after being repaired and renewed where needed. All works were carried out on behalf of Leicestershire County Council and we were delighted to win a Craftsmanship Award for this project.

New build, Churchgate, Leicester

A complete demolition and new build project on the main street to the rear of Leicester’s Shires Shopping Centre. Working in close proximity to the public and traffic this project was completed with a minimum of fuss.

New Sports Facility, Corby, Northamptonshire

Corby Borough Council commissioned a new sports pavilion as part of a master plan to regenerate the area. This new building provides changing facilities for the adjacent football pitches and includes a function suite for the all important post match celebrations.

New Student Accomodation, Grange Lane, Leicester

Constructed for a private client, the building consisted of 93 bedroomed student accommodation in the heart of the De Montfort University campus. It was built to a height of five storeys on piled foundations, with a steel frame and in-situ cast concrete floors. The building filled almost the entire site footprint and with close liason with Leicester City Council’s highways team, was constructed by providing a temporary one way system on the adjacent street. The building was originally delayed due to a significant archaeological find which is now catalogued within the city council’s museum archives.

Refurbished Apartments, Knighton Court, Leicester

Situated in the heart of South Leicester, these privately owned and fully occupied apartments were desperately in need of an external facelift. We were contracted to replace windows, rotten materials and generally redecorate the external elevations. With assistance from all of the individual property owners, the scheme was completed swiftly and we were delighted to be awarded the next phase of the redevelopment.

New Build Apartments, Loughborough, Leicestershire

The project was to construct 12 new apartments for a private client on the site of a former steel company’s office and workshop. There were significant issues in the ground with obstructions and deep foundations required. The project was traditionally built using pre-cast concrete floors. Located on the back edge of the footpath of one of Loughborough’s busiest roads, the project presented a logistical challenge, but with close co-operation with local residents and the authorities a smooth conclusion was ensured.

Student Accommodation, Oxford Street Leicester

A challenging contract on the site of a former public house close to Leicester city centre. With the use of a tower crane and the assistance of the city council highways department, a delivery drop off lane was created prior to the construction of 2 six storey blocks contain 24 student apartments. Our client, commissioned the company to construct the shell and roof whilst the internal works were carried out by his own company. Working closely together we were able to ensure the project was complete in time for the next intake of students to Leicester’s De Montfort University.

Leicester Tigers Rugby Training Ground

Construction of Leicester Tigers training ground in Oadby containing state of the art fitness and training equipment.

Leicester Towers Hospital

This conversion of the grade 2 listed former Towers Hospital in Leicester was the first phase of a development that would ultimately produce over 120 apartments and 30 houses. Works involved a compete re-roof of the existing buildings along with significant structural improvements, prior to a new internal fit out. In the grounds we constructed a block of new apartments and also a block of 3 new houses. It was necessary to install a huge scaffold around the building and a temporary roof to protect the interior of the building whilst the works progressed.

World Training Centre, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Schlumberger Oil Exploration is a global company. Their worldwide training facility at Bottesford in Leicestershire is a dramatic modernistic building, providing training facilities for Gas and Oil Rig drilling engineers from around the world.

The requirement was to considerably expand the existing training facilities with the provision of a new 1500m² two storey steel framed building with concrete floors, profiled insulated steel roof system, facing brick and aluminium double glazed curtain walling. The new build was designed to house ten technology training rooms, large open communal areas, lifts and toilet facilities.

Hands on training is now carried out in a new 750m² fully equipped workshop complete with overhead crane facility, mechanical and electrical laboratories and a workshop.

In refurbishing the existing buildings, a new dining room was created and major upgrade of existing office areas undertaken. External recreation areas and new vehicle parking were added to complete the scheme.

One of the main criteria for the project was that full operation of the existing training facility had to be maintained throughout the build programme. To that end, works were planned, discussed and integrated to ensure they impacted as little as possible throughout the duration of the 21 week construction project.