Housing Experience
Resident Training
Essex based Chelmer Housing Partnership asked BDB to provide a training session to enable their residents to more fully participate in supplier and contractor interviews.
Senior Building Surveyor John Bartram commented 'The event was a great success. The involvement of residents in contractor selection and monitoring is key in ensuring that our services meet residents expectations. Since the training a number of attendees have volunteered to be involved in the contractor interview process for CHP”
Getting residents more closely involved in the running of housing associations and local authorities is a key activity for organisations in pursuit of Client Charter accreditation. In addition, there are considerable benefits to be gained for clients if they allow their residents to concentrate on issues directly affecting their properties.
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Education Experience
Marlborough College
A number of projects have recently been completed at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. BDB has provided services on over sixty projects at the prestigious public school including the construction of an Olympic sized swimming pool, a rifle range, several accommodation blocks and a performing arts centre.
The Master’s Lodge, as the name suggests, houses the living quarters of the school’s master. These rooms were recently refurbished.
BDB provided QS services on the project. (Contractor: Gaiger Bros. Architect: Atkins Bumphrey & Partners)
Following a fire in Barton Hill, one of the School’s dormitories, BDB were asked to assist in the costing of repairs. Meanwhile two further boarding houses – Millmead and Elmhurst have undergone extensions and alterations. BDB provided QS and Planning Supervisor services. (Contractor: Gaiger Bros, Architect: Nugent Vallis & Brierley)
A new Art Department was recently completed. The state of the art building replaces the existing art room. BDB provided QS and Planning Supervisor services. (Contractor: Gaiger Bros. Architect: Barnsley Hewitt & Mallinson)
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Great Cornard Upper School
A grant from the English Active lottery fund has enabled a new sporting and leisure complex to be built at Great Cornard Upper School and Technology College near Sudbury in Suffolk. The scheme comprised a youth drop-in centre, dance and martial arts studios, changing rooms, fitness studios and recreation areas.
Client: Suffolk County Council / Great Cornard Upper School
Contractor: Barnes Construction
Architects: Charter
QS: BDB
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Dauntsey’s School
A series of projects are under way at Dauntsey’s School in West Lavington, Wiltshire, where BDB has previously worked on a library and I.T. centre. A science department has been completed in two phases providing separate chemistry, biology & physics facilities. BDB acted as QS and Employers agent. A third phase is to follow. (Contractor: Gaiger Bros, Architect: Nugent Vallis & Brierley).
Major roof and chimney repairs have been carried out at The Manor House, a junior borders accommodation block. BDB provided QS services. (Contractor: Richardson Roofing, Architect: J H Consulting Architects). Further accommodation space has been created for Senior Day Boys through extension and conversion of the Old Biology building. Again, BDB provided QS services for the project. (Contractor: Gaiger Bros, Architect: Nugent Vallis & Brierley).
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Great Bedwyn Primary School
The Governors of Great Bedwyn Primary School in Wiltshire appointed BDB to provide QS services on an extension to the school, comprising a new staff room, music studio and an extension to the school’s special needs classroom.
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The Downs School
BDB was appointed by West Berkshire District Council to provide partnering advisory services at Down School, Compton, Berkshire. The extension to the school was managed under the PPC 2000 contract and was the first time that the Council had used a partnering approach for an education project. The school increased its capacity and replaced a number of temporary structures with permanent accommodation. The design used sustainable materials and natural ventilation wherever possible.
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Commercial Experience
Construction is under way on a new Headquarters and distribution centre for John Dickinson Stationery Ltd. The 120,000 ft2 building includes offices, showrooms and staff accommodation as well as extensive storage racking.
The building will be the largest occupier on the new business park at Kings Warren, a new village development north of Newmarket in Suffolk, which will also include a primary school, shops and leisure facilities.
BDB is providing QS, Planning Supervisor and Employer's Agent services.
Contractor: GSE UK Ltd
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Atria Court
BDB provided QS, Employer's Agent and Planning Supervisor services for this twelve business unit scheme for Wrenbridge Vision. The 54,000 ft2 project was completed to budget and within programme.
Contractor: R G Carter, Cambridge
Architect: SMC Covell Matthews
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Space Ten
Following on from the completion of Atria Court, BDB is providing the same services on the neighbouring site called Space Ten. The two new buildings, totalling 61,300 ft2, are being constructed to the latest regulations for green buildings, in this case providing 10% of energy production via renewable sources.
Contractor: M.A.R.S. Construction
Architect: SMC Covell Matthews
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All Sorted at Williams Lea
BDB has completed a 75,000 ft² sorting and distribution centre for Williams Lea. This has also provided the Norwich based mailing company with a purpose built head office. BDB provided QS, Employer’s Agent and Planning Supervisor services.
Architect: CMC
Contractor: R G Carter
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Everything’s Coming Up Roses
BDB provided QS and Employer’s Agent services at the Hillier Garden Centre in Hermitage, Berkshire. Storage areas have been reconfigured and a new storage building has been constructed in addition to a number of the site’s franchises being extended.
Joint Clients: Hillier Garden Centres & Lord Norrie
Contractor: Rivar Ltd
Architect: Graz Design
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Burghfield Sports Pavilion
A new sports pavilion for the Berkshire village of Burghfield is now complete. The village, which lies south-west of Reading has planned the building as part of an overall scheme to improve facilities for residents, particularly teenagers. BDB acted as QS and Planning Supervisor for the project.
Client: Burghfield Parish Council
Contractor: Feltham Construction
Architect: Viewpoint Design
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