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Design, Build & The Environment
Portakabin delivers 99% of
buildings on time and on budget
Research carried out
by Portakabin, the
UK’s leading
education building
specialist, has shown
that it has
New performing arts building completed
successfully delivered
99.6 per cent of – and a highly sustainable solution
buildings on time
and on budget over
Foremans Relocatable Building silver aluminium panels to
the past four years.
Systems, the UK’s largest supplier provide an attractive yet robust
This is in dramatic
of recycled and refurbished finish which also complements
contrast to new Government statistics for building industry performance that
modular buildings, has completed the school sports hall.
show just 46 per cent of construction projects were completed on cost and only
a new performing arts centre at The pre-owned modular
59 per cent on time over the past year (source: Construction Statistics Annual
Swanshurst School in Birmingham building was fully refurbished
2009, Office of Public Sector Information*).
after only nine weeks on site. and reconfigured to the school’s
Construction performance in the UK has actually declined since 2005, when
Because the building is exact requirements. It provides a
48 per cent of building projects were delivered on budget and 62 per cent on
constructed from pre-owned dance classroom, two drama
programme*.
building modules, it is also a highly rooms, an ensemble room, two
Time and cost overruns are still a key concern for local authorities, schools and
sustainable construction solution. music classrooms and two
colleges. In response to these issues, Portakabin has launched a ground-
Swanshurst School is a individual music practice rooms.
breaking Customer Charter, giving a clear commitment to customer service
specialist science college for girls, Special requirements included
excellence which is unprecedented in the construction industry.
with 1,800 students. The new blackout facilities, lighting rigs
purpose-designed performing and extensive acoustic protection
Ground-breaking Customer Commitments
arts centre was required to between rooms.
The new Charter provides an assurance that Portakabin will deliver every
support music, drama and dance Foremans specialises in the
education building on time and on budget – and if this is not achieved, a week’s
across the school, replacing supply of quality recycled and
free hire will be provided for every day a project is delayed.
outdated temporary classrooms refurbished modular buildings,
which had been in use for the designed to individual project
trianglertwww.portanews.co.uk
past 20 years. requirements.
trianglertinformation@portakabin.co.uk
Designed by Bournville
trianglert0845 401 0010
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