University of Huddersfield – 3M Buckley Innovation Centre – First Floor Refurbishment

Education Huddersfield 8 weeks £225k
Education Huddersfield 8 weeks £225k

Project
description

Due to the success of the University’s 3M Buckley Innovation Centre, the University wished to provide additional and improved space to attract new tenants.

To achieve this, a vacant floor plate would be refurbished into two new laboratories and six offices, with the work comprising partitions, ceilings, new services, joinery and finishes – and all completed within eight weeks.

Project
challenges

The first challenge related to managing the risk of transmission of COVID, as this was one of the first projects we undertook since its outbreak.

We produced detailed RAMS and management protocols, which were developed and agreed with the University. Lodestone, the University and AHR then undertook independent health and safety inspections to monitor compliance throughout.

Programme was also a challenge, with all works completed within eight weeks. We developed, therefore, a detailed programme at tender stage. Creating a clear plan, which we closely monitored throughout, we also provided weekly progress updates to the University.

Finally, dust and noise management was a key consideration too. The nature of the 3M labs meant dust from the live site could not transmit to operational areas, with offsite manufacturing, cutting stations and dust extraction tents used to control this.

Project
highlights

  • Prestigious higher education client
  • Deep excavations, underpinning, and temporary works
  • No COVID, health and safety or other incidents
  • Demanding programme
  • No disruption to day-to-day activities
  • Short-lead in period
  • On budget and completed to ‘a very high standard’.

Project
outcome

The project was delivered three days early with zero snags at handover. There were no COVID, health and safety or other incidents throughout the works and the 3M or its tenants did not experience any disruption.

The Result
What our client says

Overall project was completed on time, on budget and to a very high standard. High standard/level of management of all subcontractors on site was evident throughout. AHR as CA/PM along with the client and end user client were very happy with the overall delivery of the project. Client health and safety team completed a number of visits and all of the measures put in place by the contractor met all requirements in relation to working on the construction site, in line with all RAMS and health and safety information submissions during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Richard Mallinson
, Building Surveyor, University of Huddersfield

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