4 South West Building & Construction


October 2010 NEWS & INFORMATION


New £4.5m sixth form facility


David Heath MP and Graham Roff at the


opening Landscape gardening


everything required by a customer from commission to completion. The business also supplies and erects handcrafted green oak timber framed buildings and undertakes building works. For more information, tel 01579 371265 or email enquiries@abbottlandscaping.com. Web www.abbottlandscaping.com. ■ Abbott Buildings & Landscaping would like to thank all the businesses which supported its feature in last month’s edition of South West Building & Construction magazine.


ABBOTT Buildings & Landscaping offers its services across the South West. Run by Glynn Abbott, the business provides a complete range of hard and soft landscape gardening services. Glynn and his team can design and construct


YEAR 12 students of Huish Episcopi Academy, a specialist college for Science, Languages and


Applied Learning in Langport, went back to school to a brand new cutting edge sixth form facility. Award-winning Chartered


building contractors RG Spiller Ltd, with offices in Chard, Amesbury and Exeter and extensive experience in the educational sector, handed over the £4.5m project in time for the autumn term.


The former deputy head, Sarah BUILDING & LANDSCAPING


Traditional Oak Framed Buildings


Watson, who was a driving force behind the project, was joined by headteacher Graham Roff, project architect Julia Humphreys and Mark Richmond of Mark Richmond Architects (MRA), quantity surveyor Keith Snelling of Ridge Property Construction Consultants, and contracts manager Colin Ayres and site manager Simon Lawrence both of RG Spiller, to help lay the final brick. The first sixth form students entered the building for the first time on September 6 to be welcomed by a design that can only be described as spacious, vibrant and ultra-modern. ‘We are delighted with the quality of build provided by Spillers and the services of all the consultants involved in this project - in particular, Julia Humphries, the architect who


designed the building, and MRA, who have advised and supported us all the way through this process. Spillers have been a dream to work with particularly in their understanding of the needs of the school,’ said Sarah. The new facility was officially opened in a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 16 by David Heath MP. And it was a double celebration as Huish Episcopi has gained academy status.


The project consisted of the construction of two buildings which are now home to an art department and exhibition space, a study centre, a contemporary cafe and a multi-functional auditorium. Each building is linked by a first floor level walkway and extensions were also made to the science block. Keith Snelling, project quantity surveyor on behalf of Ridge, said: ‘'The innovative building has been designed, managed and completed within the financial parameters of the LSC’s requirements without compromising at any stage on the original brief. The building construction phase has been efficiently managed by RG Spiller and the new building clearly demonstrates innovative technology and a cost-effective solution that will enhance and inform the pupils’ education experience.’


Tregarth, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9TX email: info@jabezconcrete.co.uk


Serving contractors, builders, agriculture and DIY


We specialise in the supply and erection of traditional oak framed buildings of the highest quality. Also extensions, conversions and


renovations. We also specialise in listed gardens and natural water products, streams, leats, culverts and ponds.


Design and Planning | Stone Walling | Patios and Driveways | Fencing - Timber and Metal | Water Features | Wood Chipping | Sand Schools and Stables


Phone for a brochure 01579 371265 or visit our website: www.abbottlandscaping.com


Abbott Building and Landscaping, Nittings Down, Rezare, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 9NY


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• Ready Mixed Concrete • Screed • Mortar • Aggregates


6m3 , 8m3 , Mini Mix Trucks and 12m Conveyor Available


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