Hazlemere Commercial secured a £2.4 million contract to manufacture, supply and install all the aluminium curtain walling, doors and windows for the new Bideford College campus in Devon which now accommodates 1,800 students.
Hazlemere’s tender presentation had to address such detailed issues as the ventilation requirements and the distance to the site for transport and logistics. The company was also able to demonstrate an excellent track record in managing complex site programmes on large projects.
One unique thing about this contract is that Hazlemere Commercial manufactured all the Dualframe 75mm Casement windows from 100% recycled aluminium supplied by Sapa Building Systems. As well as offering superb thermal performance, Hazlemere aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling are all infinitely recyclable. According to ALFED (Aluminium Federation), up to 98% of the aluminium in a building can be reclaimed for recycling at the end of its life.
Around 60% of the world’s primary aluminium is smelted using power generated from hydro-electric plants, which is in turn a natural and renewable energy source. This power does not produce harmful emissions but nonetheless the industry has further driven the use of aluminium obtained from “secondary” or recycled material which requires just 5% of the original energy used during primary production.
Construction company Morgan Sindall – one of the UK’s leading builders of education facilities – constructed new £44 million scheme under the Government’s £2 billion Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Programme. The new buildings, which replaced the existing Bideford College, is a model for sustainability, both in construction and environmental management.
Hazlemere Commercial’s Sales Director Simon Keegan at the time stated: “We are delighted to have partnered with such a prestigious organisation as Morgan Sindall, and are thrilled to have been chosen over stiff competition for this exciting sustainability project.”
Morgan Sindall is a leading full-service construction business with more than 2,000 employees in the UK. Supported by a national network of local offices, the company works for private and public sector clients on projects from £50,000 to over £300 million. Morgan Sindall’s construction activities range from small works, repair and maintenance services to large-scale complex projects across the airports, commercial, defence, education, healthcare, industrial, leisure and retail sectors. It is part of top five UK construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall plc which operates through five specialist divisions of fit out, construction, infrastructure services, affordable housing and urban regeneration.
