A foundation school for children aged between 7 and 11 years and serving a wide area of Milton Keynes presented another challenge which Hazlemere’s Commercial Team overcame with their customary expertise. The existing windows had structural Glue-lam timber roof joists projecting through the window line above the existing mullions. Before the replacement Sapa Dualframe aluminium …
This project involved the construction of a new entrance lobby with a glazed roof to increase security and management of people access to the school (see picture below showing part of the glazed lobby roof). Lane End Primary School asked Buckinghamshire County Council to advise them which contractor they should use. Hazlemere Commercial were suggested, …
Desborough College is now a secondary school with academy status located on Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Until 2009 it was an all-boys school, however, the Sixth form has since become co-educational. Originally Desborough School, was founded as a boys grammar school over 100 years ago, and then became a Comprehensive Community School for 11-18 year …
Several phases of school refurbishment were undertaken on behalf of the client, Wokingham District Council, both in term time and during school holidays. Overall, the staged project occupied some three weeks in August 2005 and about three weeks in August and September 2006. The project involved two phases of replacing windows using the Architectonic Euroline …
Working directly for Milton Keynes Council (Architecture MK) and the school, the complete replacement of all windows and doors within the complex was undertaken across term time and the school holidays. Although most of the critical work was undertaken during the summer closure period, completion had to be undertaken while the school was open. It …
Hazlemere Commercial worked directly with their client, Salesian College, in this project to replace the entire 2-storey elevation of the science block. Salesian College, is an independent Roman Catholic school in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. It admits boys from the age of 11 to 18, and girls in the Sixth Form. Undertaken entirely during the 2006 summer …
Hazlemere Commercial was selected to work with main contractor Croydon Project Services Ltd, to fabricate and install the fenestration requirements of Crawley District Council for Hazelwick School in Three Bridges, West Sussex. The project was a new-build learning resource centre on an established site. Incorporating two storeys of glazed curtain walling, faceted in order to …
Hazlemere Commercial was selected as the main contractor for this major project at Lord Grey School, working directly for Architecture MK (the architectural division of Milton Keynes). Lord Grey School opened in 1973 as a community comprehensive school following the amalgamation of Bletchley Grammar and Wilton Secondary schools. New accommodation was provided to supplement the …
Hazlemere Commercial was selected to work with the main contractor, Ratcliffe & Burridge Ltd, on this prestigious contract for the Hertfordshire local authority. The work involved constructing a new-build three-storey lift shaft extension and stairwell from curtain walling. This was facetted in order to follow the designed building curve. The work was undertaken to a …
