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Building, Maintenance, Refurbishment & Grounds
Disposing of surplus modular
Terrapin wins top marks
buildings sustainably
for school building
F
oremans, recently completed a project for Slough Borough
g expertise has won top marks from a
Council. Working over a weekend and to a tight programme to
T
errapin’s offsite buildin
comprehensive school in Worcestershire. Terrapin’s Unitrex ‘flat pack’
avoid disruption to the Town Hall offices, Foremans removed a 17-
building system has provided a speedy solution to an urgent need for
module Portakabin buildings from the site in the centre of Slough.
additional learning space at Hagley Catholic High School. Using factory-
Commenting on the project, Jamila Ibrahim, Moves Co-ordinator
fabricated Unitrex panelised units, quickly assembled on site, Terrapin was
at Slough Borough Council, said, “The introduction of new ways of
able to achieve rapid completion of a new 70m² single-storey classroom for
working, has freed up space within the main Council office
the school’s IT department, taking just five weeks for on-site works.
building, which meant this modular building became surplus to our
Hagley Catholic High School is a mixed comprehensive school with over
requirements.”
1,000 pupils aged 11 to 18. The Terrapin building provides a dedicated
The building will now be fully refurbished and could be used for
teaching facility for new IT diploma courses. Karl Wilcox, the school’s
a range of temporary or permanent
Business Manager, says that although a number of offsite building suppliers
applications – such as teaching blocks.
were considered during the procurement process, Terrapin offered the best
The recycling and refurbishment of
balance of flexibility of design, speed of delivery and cost effectiveness that
modular buildings is now recognised as
the school was looking for. He comments: “In fact, this first building has
one of the most sustainable methods
been such a success that we’ve already placed an order with Terrapin for a
of construction – reducing the
three-classroom block to accommodate our changing curriculum needs.”
volume of waste sent to landfill.
The school’s recently completed Terrapin building has a 22.5 degree
Foremans will undertake a full
pitched roof and includes a lobby, store and a 54m2 classroom with an
site survey and evaluation free
energy efficient air conditioning system for heating and cooling the area as
of charge anywhere in the
required. A ramped approach and low threshold entrance door provides for
UK, and will remove each
disabled access in accordance with Part M of the Building Regulations. The
building to an agreed
building structure is designed to conform to BS6399 Part 2 1997 relating to
programme and with the
wind loading, and insulation to walls, floors and roof complies with heat
minimum disruption in
loss requirements under Part L of the Building Regulations.
compliance with all
Terrapin was also able to satisfy the school’s aesthetic specification for
health and safety, and
the new addition to its campus. The attractive cedar clad façade is
CDM regulations.
combined with a natural stone aggregate finish perimeter skirt and white
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powder-coated aluminium window frames to complement the style of
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existing school buildings. The interior fit-out includes barrier matting in
the entrance lobby, carpet tiles in the classroom and store, and vertical
window blinds.
Unitrex ‘flat pack’ panelised units are just one of the fast and flexible
offsite building solutions offered by Terrapin. Using standardised system
components and quality assured factory fabrication, Unitrex is ideal for
temporary or permanent low-rise building projects – such as offices,
nurseries and schools, clubhouses, health clinics and surgeries. Terrapin
also offers fully factory-assembled and fitted volumetric modules, or flat
pack/volumetric hybrid solutions to suit specific design and logistics
requirements.
Terrapin is a privately owned company and is one of the UK’s leaders
in offsite construction. It has been expanding the potential of Modern
Methods of Construction since 1949 and now offers a range of
complementary MMC technologies that can be used individually or
combined to create bespoke building solutions for every application;
panel based technology, volumetric design technology and steel framed,
element build technology.
Terrapin is the first company to be accredited under Buildoffsite’s new
supplier registration scheme operated by Lloyd’s Register. The scheme
standardises all aspects of the offsite process and ensures best practice,
offering clients confidence in the assured levels of competence,
methodology and safe working of the accredited supplier.
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