Good news on several fronts

There's been good news recently for May Gurney's Building & Asset Services team, with a number of contract renewals and new projects.

First, the company's inclusion on the panel selected to partner Norfolk County Council in the delivery of capital works schemes is set to continue for at least another 12 months.

To date the team has received 18 commissions through the framework. The latest awards include the provision of facilities for Norfolk's Children's Services and Fire Service.

Work has begun on a 32-week project at Caister High School to provide a hall extension and additional class base, along with internal remodelling works and alterations.

In early July, work began on a scheme to refurbish and improve facilities at the Roundwell Travellers' Site in Norwich. At around the same time a project to provide new class bases at Terrington St. Clement High School near Kings Lynn, got underway. In addition, improvements at Winterton First and Nursery School got underway in early August.

Four projects are at various stages within the feasibility process at Sporle VC First School , St. Andrews CEVA First School, North Pickenham, Westfield Infant & Nursery School, Watton and North Walsham Infants School.

The company has also received another commission from Norfolk Fire Service for the development of an urban search and rescue facility in the Attleborough/Wymondham area.

At the other end of the conveyor belt, practical completion has been achieved on schemes at Downham Market Fire Station and Hockering Primary School - and the site teams on both projects received glowing praise.

Building & Asset Services' has also received four new commissions under the Suffolk County Council Capital Works Framework.

Construction has started on the East Point Pavilion project in Lowestoft (see pic). The works, which are due for completion in February 2007, comprise an extension to the Tourist Information Centre.

Refurbishment at Fen Park Primary School in Lowestoft is scheduled to get underway in January 2007, while two new children's centres in the town are likely to hit site in late spring next year.

These commissions are accompanied by a project to construct a car park and turning access at Samuel Ward Upper School in Haverhill, which is programmed to start next summer.

A brace of contracts has also been secured at Norwich International Airport.

KLM UK Engineering has appointed May Gurney to construct an extension to an aircraft maintenance facility at the airport, and to carry out internal remodelling works and alterations to drainage and services installations at a second hangar. Work began on site in June with completion scheduled for this autumn.

The decision to award the contracts to May Gurney was influenced in part by its track record of success on previous projects for Norwich Airport.

Finally, Building & Asset Services has also recently received the go-ahead from Surrey County Council to begin work on two new education projects awarded as part of an ongoing capital works framework. A project at Phillip Southcote School got underway in May, while a scheme at Wood Street Infant School in Guildford kicked-off in July.

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