This new £3 million pool for South Shropshire District Council
was constructed as an extension to an existing sports facility attached to Ludlow School. The project comprised a 25 metre 6 lane trainer pool, leisure pool, flume tower and diving pool with moveable floor.

The project was partly funded by a Sports Council Lottery award of £1.5 million and was procured under traditional tender basis. The contractor was Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd.

This 22 million leisure centre development involved the conversion and extension to an existing automated high bay warehouse. A new structural steel frame was erected internally, directly off the heavy duty piled warehouse slab.

The converted building houses a 13 screen cinema casino, theme bar and restaurants. The new two storey extension houses two night clubs and a sports bar.

A total of 750 tons of structural steel was used in the construction which is supports on piles. Methane protection measures below the slab were also necessary.

The £23 million shell contract for this factory retail outlet complex was carried out under a design and build contract with shepherd construction for client and operator Freeport Ltd.

The complex is located adjacent to the M62 on the site of the former Glass Houghton colliery. A major site remediation project to remove all contaminated ground was carried out prior to construction.

From commencement of detail design to shell handover was approximately 9 months. To official opening was just over 12months.

This design and build project with Miller construction includes a 25m pool, sports hall indoor cricket school, fitness centre and associated facilities.

The building is located immediately adjacent to the existing main school block on a steeply sloping site. By clever arrangement of the facilities the winning design adopted by the Miller team obviated the need for expensive temporary works.

Because of the restricted site, the sports hall is located above the pool, supported on an 18m clear spanning floor structure. The building is steel framed with pre–cast concrete floors and is supported on bored piles.

This design and build project with Miller construction comprised the construction of a new three storey teaching block, drama hall, prayer building. Covered walkways and external works link the buildings together.

The new teaching block houses classrooms laboratories, I.T. rooms, and new cafeteria. The block is steel framed up to eaves level, with timber trussed rafters supporting the tiled roof. The suspended floors are pre–cast concrete planks with a structural concrete topping.

This office development in Mayfair for Greycoat estates involved the demolition of existing buildings, retention of existing façade and construction of a new 5 storey steel frames structure plus basement on a very restricted site.
Before demolition, the temporary façade support structure was erected over the pavement, and remained in place until the facade was fully tied to the new structure behind.

Low floor to floor heights were dictated by the windows in the retained faced. To maximise the clear ceiling heights, heavy column section were used for floor beams and located within the depth of the pre–cast floor to provide a virtually flat soffit of minimum construction depth.

This Housing development for Wates Retirement homes included three phases of mixed single and two storey housing and associated infrastructure. Also forming part of this development was a 40 bed 2 storey Nuffield Care Centre.

All buildings including the care centre, were of traditional construction with pre–cast suspended ground slabs.

In areas of the site where trees were removed, additional heave protection was necessary due to the highly shrinkable weald clay subsoil.

The expansion of facilities at this Victorian hotel was carried out for client Warner Holidays in a phased programme over several years. Works included two phases of extension, to the existing entertainment and conference facilities, two new accommodation blocks, new swimming pool and fitness centre.

The hotel remained in operation throughout the entire programme of works. Due to removal of tress and the shrinkable clay subsoil, all new structures were of suspended construction and anti heave measures adopted.

This refurbishment project for Waverley District Council included a new health and fitness club extension, new glass backed squash courts, new entrance and reception and complete refurbishment of the existing pools and changing area.

The project was procured by competitive design and build tender with the Tarmac construction tam submitting the winning scheme.

This very economical project for Elmbridge District Council comprised the construction of a new 6 lane 25 meter trainer pool and separate learner pool and associated changing village, plant room, reception area and parking areas.

The site was formerly playing field and being near the Thames had a high water table. This produced design problems for the pool tank and storm drainage from the new parking areas, which had to be discharged into soak aways.