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Borras CP School

Read Construction

Joint funded by the Welsh Government and Wrexham County Borough Council, this award winning scheme saw the extensions and alterations to provide a 21st Century learning environment.
The client brief for this D&B project was to deliver a modern, flexible teaching space that is simple in form with best whole life value a core expectation. Read worked collaboratively with the design, client and end user teams to ensure effective communication and minimal disruption.
The scheme included four separate workfaces within the school campus and a new entrance road, car park with associated external works. The project was delivered within the live school campus with minimal disruption and ZERO harm to pupils, staff or visitors.
The new build teaching block comprised structural steel frame on pad foundations with external rainscreen cladding.
The scheme was a finalist in the LABC Building Excellence Awards, and received a High Commendation for the Best Public Building category. Borras Park CP School project won the award for the ‘Best Educational Development’.

In summary

Sector

Education

Local authority

Wrexham County Borough Council

Contractor

Read Construction

Value

£7.1m

Form of Contract

JCT D&B 2016

Client

Wrexham County Borough Council

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This project adheres to the Well-being of Future Generations Act. To learn more click here