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A 2-stage, £5.3m Design and Build Project for the refurbishment and extension of an existing 4-storey 1960’s office block. The completed project provides modern facilities for various local authority and wellbeing services within a town centre, accessible setting – promoting town centre rejuvenation and investment.

The Crown Building project stands out from the crowd in Wrexham Council’s dedication to their Net Zero ambition – transforming an outdated and inefficient 1960’s facility into a modern office by focusing on a fabric first refurbishment that reduces energy demand & waste while maximising the supply of renewable energy.

Crown Buildings focusses on environmental sustainability delivering major reductions in carbon emissions, and extension of an existing built assets lifespan by 50+ years – saving embodied carbon, future raw material extraction and opex.

The project was a finalist in the Net Zero Constructing Excellence in Wales award and is the all Wales LABC winner in the Best Public / Community Building category.

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6 People supported into employment
47
Training courses completed
3
Weeks of work experience placements
259
Weeks of Apprenticeship Training
3,640,000
spent on SEMs based in Wales
48
of the Labour Force based in Wales
95
waste diverted from landfill
4,900,00 overall project spend

In summary

Sector

Public Building

Local authority

Wrexham County Borough Council

Contractor

Read Construction

Value

£5.2m

Form of Contract

JCT D&B 2016

Start - Completion

July 2020 - Nov 2021

Delivery type

Design and Build

Client

Wrexham County Borough Council

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