College significantly invests in redevelopment
An investment of over three quarters of a million pounds has been made by Burton College to transform the ground floor reception area of its Lichfield Street campus.
The £760,000 project, which will see the current foyer, library, learner services and open learning spaces redeveloped, will create a modern, self-contained Learner Hub designed to enhance and further develop students’ learning experiences, offering easy and convenient access to a wide range of support services. Featuring a glass ceiling and a
cantilevered roof and furnished with bright, contemporary furniture, the 900 square metre space is to be transformed into a light and airy area, divided into a combination of open-plan and closed off office spaces accommodating advice and guidance, counselling, financial support, reprographics, enrolment and marketing facilities, whilst several learner pods will house computers for the completion of administrative tasks such as the completion of UCAS forms. In addition, a new reception and foyer will house meeting rooms, toilets, a first aid room and visitor waiting area together with thirteen 40” plasma television screens, which will be sited on the walls for the
communication of news and information. All amenities will be compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act as part of the College’s initiative to widen accessibility to
all groups of the community. The project has been designed in conjunction with Chartered Building Surveyors CTG Surveyors Ltd and is being constructed by Derby based contractor GF Tomlinson. Having commenced in July, building work is expected to be finished for when students return in early September. Commenting on the redevelopment College Principal & Chief Executive Dawn Ward OBE said, “This is both a very exciting project for the College and a significant investment, which our success has enabled us to self-finance, which will greatly enhance the learning experience of our students. The creation of a dedicated Learner Hub will ensure that everyone will have access to a wide range of support services in one, convenient place, which is open when students need it. This redevelopment very much supports our plans and vision for the future, adding to the College’s inspiring and stimulating environment to create a flexible, vibrant and outstanding campus providing excellence for all of our communities and creating the skills of tomorrow, today.” Managing Director of GF Tomlinson, Andy Sewards commented: “We are delighted to be working alongside Burton College once again to deliver this improved facility that will enhance the students’ learning experience.” CTG Surveyors Ltd are a firm of Chartered Building Surveyors and Architectural Designers who have fifteen years experience working in the educational sector with particular expertise in Further Education and Higher Education, specialising in fast track refurbishment solutions and providing a full range of
specialist property advice. GF Tomlinson is part of the £150 million Tomlinson Group, which works in the education sector specialising in working within the confines of occupied environments such as schools, universities and colleges.
Burton College offers a wide range of Further Education, Higher Education and part-time courses. For more information call 01283 494400 or visit the website at
www.burton-college.ac.uk
Burton College offers a wide range of part-time and full-time Further and Higher Education courses for school leavers who wish to continue their education, adults wishing to widen and develop their skills and for business and commerce including bespoke training solutions delivered on the employer’s site and apprenticeships. Additionally, community based programmes run at a number of venues across East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire and cater for a wide range of vocational and leisure courses. With Investor in People status, the Training Quality Standard, two Matrix Standards and rated as “Good” by Ofsted in 2007, the College is committed to being a vibrant and outstanding, high performing college, inspiring and motivating all to achieve their maximum potential and creating the skills of tomorrow, today.
www.burton-college.ac.uk
Integral UK announce new service agreement with NB Entrust
Integral UK is delighted to announce details of its recent contract win with NB Entrust, a premium branded market- leading property management business and provider of Facilities Management (“FM”) services.
The new contract for technical and planned and responsive maintenance services includes mobile service delivery to 27 NB Entrust property locations. Integral UK will focus on driving value through the building portfolio via a “cohesive” service model derived from NB Entrust`s contract objectives set against KPIs. The model
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aims to rationalise the number of service providers, enabling NB Entrust to benefit from economies of scale, financial savings and increased quality control. Integral UK will deliver enhanced reactive works on top of corrective planned maintenance, with services including enhanced technical maintenance — to ensure high levels of responsiveness and flexibility. An approach which will reduce the number of reactive calls in, by ensuring that the periodic planned service visits are completed within the required timeframes.
To match the contract specification, Integral has assigned an engineering team to each cluster area, this arrangement will provide planned and reactive response to each building, with scheduled visits each week from M&E and Fabric technicians. Monthly meetings with the “Integral Team”, NB Entrust and other Soft Service providers, ensure best practice and best value from an integrated service team, all working to the same objective — to deliver the NB Entrust specification.
www.integral.co.uk
Building & Facilities Management – September 2010
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