BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT
ROOFING EXPERTS SUPPORT CIF APPLICATIONS FOR 2023/2024
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HE Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) applications for 2023/2024 are open and have a deadline of this month for academies, sixth form colleges and voluntarily aided (VA) schools to register for capital funding. Established by the Department of Education, with the objective of identifying buildings in need of repair, funds are granted on the strength of applications, which leading roofing firm, PermaRoof Commercial, is supporting educations facilities with. Applying for the capital grant is essential for the development, maintenance and safety of education establishments - 1,405 projects across 1,129 schools and colleges are already set to benefit from £498M of funding throughout 2022 and 2023. The annual application opening marks an opportunity for education facilities to future-proof their buildings, with roof, window and central heating replacements taking priority.
Sunny Lotay, national commercial manager at PermaRoof Commercial, explains: “The CIF provide essential funds for vital building work across schools and colleges, however, like most funding applications, the process isn’t always straightforward. A little-known fact is that suppliers can actually support at the application stage, providing relevant structural
surveys and evidence of the work required, which in turn can strengthen an application against thousands of others.” Every project application is scored against three assessment criteria, each weighted independently. Project need contributes to the majority of the score at 60%, followed by project cost at 25%, with the remaining 15% being scored against project planning.
Sunny added: “The first step for any education facility considering a flat roofing project with the support of CIF funding is to enlist a flat roofing specialist to conduct an in-depth roofing survey. From this they will be able to report on the current condition, potential improvements required, and recommended solutions.
“By choosing to work with a reputable specialist to support an application, the project requirements, planning and costing will all have been outlined by roofing experts. This gives extra authority and structure to the CIF application submitted, which will increase the likelihood of receiving funding. It makes sense, therefore, to enlist the services of a supplier sooner rather than later.”
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M-AR goes back to school with its largest education project to date
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ork is well underway on site at Little Ilford secondary school in Newham, London where offsite specialist contractor M-AR is currently working on one of its largest education projects to date. The London Borough of Newham has experienced rapid population growth over the last ten years meaning that demand for secondary school places within Newham is forecasted to increase significantly over the next five years. Little Ilford School therefore needed to be able to accommodate a larger intake of students in the very near future, so a large new block with more facilities has been designed to sit adjacent to the existing school building within its grounds. It is being built using a hybrid offsite approach with M-AR playing a key role in its delivery
The large new block, which will soon be complete and ready for teachers and students to move into, includes several new classrooms and connecting corridors, a SEND block, an activity studio and a new underground car park area complete with several electric car charging points and PV panels. There was no room to extend the footprint of the site itself meaning that the new block had to take up part of the school’s existing car park, and with parking at a premium in the area, this had to be maintained which meant sinking the carpark underground and building the new school block built directly above It’s projects like this that showcase the benefits of offsite for the education sector. As this is an extension project, the school remained open throughout the project so it was vital to keep disruption to a minimum and follow strict safeguarding regulations to keep everyone safe. Taking a proportion of the build offsite and into M-AR’s factory reduced both the time spent on site and the sheer number of tradespeople required on site at any one time too. Ryan Geldard, director at M-AR said: “This is our largest education project to date and has not been without its challenges due to the constraints of the site and surrounding areas. But by taking a collaborative approach with everyone involved we’ve been able to meet the challenges safely
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and efficiently head on by developing each separate module for ease of manufacture, delivery and installation from the outset. It’s great to see the new school block taking shape and we’re looking forward to seeing the staff and students making the most of their new space once the project completes.”
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