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News Release from: Wernick Buildings | Subject: Prep school science laboratory
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 March 2008
Top school gives top marks to Wernick.
Bromsgrove School in Worcestershire chose Wernick Buildings as they provided a finish to exactly match the existing buildings for a new prep school science laboratory.
Top school gives top marks to Wernick When it comes to accommodating the needs of the education sector the Wernick Group understands that one solution doesn't fit all
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 12 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new prep school science laboratory at Bromsgrove School in Worcestershire, a school which features amongst the top independent schools in the UK, is an example of a project that was deadline driven and required a finish to exactly match the buildings that surround it.
Finished with a waist high brick skin surmounted by black stained boarding the new 4-bay building was lifted 70 metres into position, over existing school buildings, by a 350 tonne mobile crane in 4 hours.
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On-site finishing work took just eight weeks.
The rapidity of delivery and highly competitive cost, together with state-of-the-art factory manufacture of modular buildings makes them an increasingly attractive choice for LEA's and private clients in the education sector.
On-site disruption is kept to an absolute minimum with this type of construction, which can be a major consideration at a school or university.
Amongst other eco-factors that are high priorities is the re-cyclability of the steel framed modular units and much-reduced noise and pollution around the site.
Why did Bromsgrove School go down the modular building route?.
"Wernick's representative provided me with a drawing and a quotation the same day as our first phone conversation", said Bromsgrove's bursar, Anthony Siddall, "and what really impressed me was that the drawing depicted almost exactly what I was looking for even though a full brief had not been given".
"They were also able to assure me that our building would be ready for use before the commencement of the fast approaching Michaelmas term".
"This was a crucial factor in the negotiations".
The 115 square metre science block was positioned where a redundant swimming pool had once stood, so some well engineered base works were required before delivery.
The new block is equipped with a preparation room for classroom assistants to prepare individual trays of equipment for each pupil before a lesson.
A 2.7 metre high ceiling gives the classroom a feeling of spaciousness, which together with recessed lighting, air-conditioning, a ceiling mounted projector with inter-active white board and 'Synergic' laboratory fittings completed Wernick's turn-key package.
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