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CASE STUDY


Client: NHS Trust North Wales.

Project: North Wales Adolescent Unit

Location: Abergele

Main Contractor: Laing O’Rourke Construction Ltd

Product Supplied: Timberframe Structure for Whole Building

Contract Value: £11 Million

Completion Date: June 15, 2009

Challenge

  • Partner Laing O’Rourke on design, manufacture, and installation of framing system.
  • Provide new adolescent facility, with an overall floor area of 3,157m2 largely in ground floor space.
  • Have project ready to use before July when lease runs out on former premises.
  • Avoid noisy and dusty operations on a live, working hospital site.
  • Provide sustainable build.
  • Provide simplified construction.
  • Provide building with superior acoustics and adaptability for client and end-users – the patients.
  • Work well within the 'Designed for Life: Building for Wales' Framework.
  • Provide value for money.

Solution

The entire framework was erected quickly and on time, it was an “excellent performance”, with the on-site teams working well together, helped by the “can do approach” demonstrated by Deeside.

"Deeside Timberframe is tried and trusted."

"Deeside Timberframe has a proven track record and understands the complicated nature of the design and lead-in process, therefore giving surety and confidence in the delivery of a quality end product."