Education Project Experience

EDUCATION

PROJECT CAPABILITY

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Group Directors and Senior Management Team

Andy Radcliffe Group Chief Executive Officer

John Davies Group Chief Operating Officer

William Stobbs HSEQ Director

Gareth Davies Procurement Director

Steve Wilkie Regional Managing Director NE and Cumbria

Paul Watson Commerical Director

Chris Watson HR Director

Stuart Leslie Divisional Director Yorkshire

Regional Delivery Team

Anna Urbanowicz Internal Controls Director

Simon Phillips Regional Managing Director Scotland

Darren Warneford Customer Relations Director

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Esh Group Overview

At Esh Group we put local communities as the heart of our activity and support them by developing the built environment and adding social value for the economies local to them. We offer a diverse range of construction services to all types of clients, including the private and public sectors.

Our history began in 1971 with the creation of a partnership between Jack Lumsden and Tony Carroll resulting in Lumsden and Carroll being formed. During the mid 1990’s the business merged with Deerness Fencing and Dunelm Homes to create what has become the largest indigenous construction company operating across the North East, Yorkshire, North West and Scotland. Esh Construction was created in December 2010 following a name change by Lumsden and Carroll Construction Ltd and in 2014 Esh Group went on to acquire both Border Holdings and Border Construction Ltd. We are a commercially strong construction business with a turnover in excess of £235m and have the knowledge and skills which have been accumulated and enhanced by our varied project experience. We are very proud of our strong regional presence and reputation, which we have worked hard to earn and is refelcted by the number of clients with whom we work. We remain a financially stable, privately owned company with cash in the bank in excess of £20m.

Early consultation and strong communication throughout project delivery are values central to our methods of operating and are key to stakeholder satisfaction. We believe that mutual respect and trust are fundamental to the development of relationships where clients are embraced as valued partners. To adapt to our ever changing industry, we work with our clients to achieve successful outcomes. Our strong regional presence allows us to foster trusting and beneficial working partnerships with our customers, consultants, supply chain and local communities.

Our local delivery teams bring a safety first culture driven by our Everyone Safely Home culture. The delivery teams are motivated, highly efficient, extremely capable and customer focused. As a group we are committed to sustainability across our operational areas where we offer regional delivery, underpinned by our best value approach.

Our construction activities are complemented by operational depots enabling vehicle, plant and materials storage to service our clients. All of our office locations support service excellence for clients throughout all of our operational regions.

Group Chief Operating Officer

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Yorkshire Team Structure

Stuart Leslie Divisional Director Chris Hale Commercial Director

Brian Jones Design Planning Manager

Alistair Gill Regional Bid Manager

Richard Stowell Contracts Manager Build

Steve Conn Construction Director (Civils)

Jonathan Haran

Martin Hughes

Head of Business Development

Technical Manager

John Doherty Contracts Manager Build

Dave Harrod

Nathan Preston

Managing Estimator

HSEQ Advisor

Peter Dawson Contracts Manager Civils

Central Support Services

Rebecca Shaw Added Value Coordinator

Simon Park Environmental & Energy Advisor

Tricia Mullen Group Training Manager

Paul Errington BIM Specialist

Dominic David Remediation Specialist

Laura Devaney Head of Aftercare and Maintenance

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Yorkshire Region Overview Our Yorkshire operations are based in Swillington, Leeds and has the support of our wider Esh Construction businesses. We have over 40 years construction experience and there are over 100 staff based within the Yorkshire area, providing Esh Construction with a strong regional presence.

We provide our clients with a regional approach whilst offering a proactive, open and collaborative work ethic which has enabled us to establish close working partnerships with our customers, consultants and supply chain. Esh are proud of the reputation we have, which we have worked hard to earn and are aware that project success is reliant upon clear and concise coordination of services, effective and efficient service delivered by a competent and passionate delivery team. Turnover within the Yorkshire region is £40m and having an operational office and depot in Yorkshire enables us to reduce our delivery times and offer our client a comprehensive, competitive and consistent approach.

We are fully resourced to deliver effective and efficient building and civil engineering service on projects ranging from £150k to in excess of £20m. Our delivery team can demonstrate extensive experience of successfully delivering both new build and refurbishment projects across a broad spectrum of sectors including industrial, education including student accommodation, retail, commercial, leisure, public, healthcare, housing and historic building.

We believe in adding value within the communities in which we work and have a dedicated Added Value Coordinator based within the Yorkshire region who supports the provision of community and added value requirements across the region.

Our Offices

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ESH ADDED VALUE

Esh Added Value We believe there is considerable value in supporting and engaging with communities, clients and our workforce that go far beyond contractual requirements.

We’ve developed our approach to corporate social responsibility through ‘Added Value’ - a model that delivers positive economic, environmental and social impacts in all the places where we operate.

Community Community is central to our strategy to support the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of the local communities where we works, and we have developed a number of award winning community engagement programmes that help is achieve this.

Workplace Our people are our strength, our culture which empowers our staff, encourages personal and professional development, training and up skilling our people and others in the local communities where we work.

As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all backgrounds including the Armed Forces and offer apprentice and graduate vacancies.

Environment Construction shapes the built environment for the benefit of every local community. At Esh Group we are committed to making the link between the built environment and the natural environment a sustainable one and we devote all of our expertise and energies into achieving this goal in the local communities where we work.

Marketplace Esh Group has developed a marketplace approach which includes regular Meet the Buyer events, adherence to the Prompt Payment Code and a commitment to Local Procurement, supporting our Supply Chain partners through mutually beneficial, long-term relationships.

As a socially responsible organisation that engages with the local communities where we work – we always take positive steps to support and add value to the economies where our sites are located.

ESH ADDED VALUE

Added Value 78

153,000

BUILDING MY SKILLS SCHOOLS WITH

10,600

TONNES OF WASTE MATERIAL RECYCLED AND SOLD BY ESH CONSTRUCTION SINCE 2015

STUDENTS

3851

PRIMARY CHILDREN ENGAGED WITH OUR ‘STAY SAFE CAMPAIGN’

91

COMMUNITY PROJECTS SUPPORTED VIA ESH COMMUNITIES

1032 PEOPLE ON SITE VISITS

COMMUNITY

43.2

DAYS AVERAGE TIME TO

PAY A SUPPLIER. 27 DAYS QUICKER THAN RECOMMENDED

730

WORK EXPERIENCE DAYS DELIVERED

TO DEVELOP OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE

PROGRAMME DELIVERING BEST PRACTIVE IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

WORKPLACE

37

1,300 STUDENTS PROVIDED INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE

£680,000 52,422

INVESTED IN ESH ACADEMY

ESH CARBON COACH

BMS BUSINESS PARTNER HOURS DELIVERING 470

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TALKS

T: 0191 377 4570 E: enquiries@eshgroup.co.uk www.eshgroup.co.uk All figures within the last 12 months

STAFF STUDYING FURTHER EDUCATION COURSES

108

APPRENTICES EMPLOYED

108 PRIMARY SCHOOLS

3942

STUDENTS VIA GET INTO STEM

OUR EXPERIENCE

Orion Building Client: Middlesbrough College

Victoria High School, Ulverston Client: Cumbria County Council

The project comprised of the construction of a new three storey extension to the existing Orion Building with associated external works and internal refurbishment works to the existing portion of the building also being carried out. The building is part of Teesside University’s School of Science and Technology and houses specialist plant for chemical and mechanical engineering. Internal refurbishment works involved full mechanical and electrical strip out and the reconfiguration of existing learning spaces and associated rooms. A new soundproof room was created for the testing of jet engines as well as constructing space for a flight simulator.

This design and construction contract involved the construction of an extension and the completion of internal alterations to provide a library, sixth form study area, offices and suite of special learning rooms, new main entrance and the construction of a new glazed link corridor. The new extension has been designed to complement to existing buildings but has a contemporary approach as it provides flexible teaching spaces which continuously meets the requirements of a changing curriculum.

Value: £2.3m Duration: 48 weeks

Value: £4.1m Duration: 62 weeks

Ashington High School and Ellington Primary School Client: Northumberland County Council

Excelsior Academy, Newcastle Client: Laidlaw Schools Trust

The project comprised of the design and construction of new build extensions to both Ashington High School and Ellington First School in order to provide additional teaching and learning facilities. The works also encompassed the refurbishment of existing internal offices, changing room and gym space and the reconfiguration of external landscaping and play areas at the two schools.

The works involved in this project have been split into two phases. Phase 1 comprised of the replacement of 2.1km of roof overhangs with these being split into 33 sections. Each overhang was stripped and made weather tight to prevent weather ingress into the school. Phase 2 comprised the refurbishment and replacement of the main hall and dance studio floors and the adaption of an existing building within the grounds of the school to create an apprentice workshop providing work experience and attracting the next generation to the construction industry.

Value: £4.3m Duration: 40 weeks

Value: £1.3m Duration: 56 weeks

EDUCATION

STEM Skills Centre, Middlesbrough Client: Middlesbrough College

Lister Building, Bradford Client: Bradford College

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Centre is a three storey, steel frame building which combines classroom space with workshop, production and manufacturing areas, ICT suites, cafe and break out areas incorporating logistics yard, service access road and hard and soft landscaping. The project also included the construction of a floodlit Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and new drainage across the site. The building was constructed using steel frame with external facing brickwork and several types of cladding including translucent and coloured panels.

The extension and internal refurbishment of part of the Lister Building was completed to create a new entrance, a new Learning Resource Centre (LRC) and cafe space. The works were required to address the access and circulation issues most notably for wheelchair users so we re-orientated the building to suit the campus masterplan. We constructed a new glazed pavilion which wraps around the existing art gallery entrance. The new entrance provides a point of entry into a double height space and provides an orientation point for access to the new LRC and cafe.

Value: £7.4m Duration: 56 weeks

Value: £2.1m Duration: 32 weeks

Construction Skills Centre, Workington Client: Cumbria County Council

Dame Allan’s Primary School, Newcastle Client: Dame Allan’s Primary School

The project involved the construction of a purpose built facility to the host the entire construction curriculum which was dispersed around the College campus. The building caters for 600 students studying mechanical, welding, plumbing, joinery, bricklaying and electrical courses. The building has been constructed to BREEAM ‘Very Good’ and incorporates solar photovoltaics, air source heat pumps, rainwater harvesting and a host of other energy efficient measures such as daylight linking for internal lighting and LED Lights.

This state of the art sustainable nursery and primary school for 300 pupils was constructed on the 23,000 sq ft derelict, Victorian Hunters Moor Hospital site. The nursery and reception have been given their own entrance and self contained classrooms together with open spaces and breakout areas. The other classrooms are paired with their own cloak room and toilets. The modern library is red in colour and a prominent shape to symbolise learning at the heart of the school. Coloured aluminium composite cladding enhances the appearance of the building and ties in with the vibrant red of the library.

Value: £5.7m Duration: 52 weeks

Value: £3.8m Duration: 48 weeks

OUR EXPERIENCE

Trinity School, Carlisle Client: Cumbria County Council This design and build project comprised the major redevelopment of an existing school campus within Carlisle City Centre and incorporated a range of new build, refurbishment and demolition works together with extensive external works. The build element provides approximately 7,000m2 of new teaching, office and

associated ancillary space. The refurbishment provides a range of fully upgraded and modernised school accommodation. The project was delivered in three phases enabling the full ongoing operation of the school whilst we completed out work.

Value: ÂŁ17.1m Duration: 3 years

Teesville Primary School, Redcar Client: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council The project comprised construction of a new single storey extension to create approximately 770m2 of new floor space, together with the internal modification to re-organise the existing school layout. The new extension contains 3 classrooms, art studio, reception, nursery classrooms, offices, toilets and communal areas. The external walls were Value: ÂŁ1.9m Duration: 32 weeks

constructed using a structural framing system with external insulation, through colour render and single ply roof with structural roof lights. The remainder of the school was refurbished, a new library, staff room, IT suite and entrance created.

EDUCATION

Allerton Primary School, Bradford Client: Bradford Metropolitan District Council Allerton Primary School was established in 1894 and required a programme of refurbishment and extension to create an extra 104 pupil spaces. The £2m construction works comprised of a two storey steel framed structure clad with ashlar stone and cedar cladding together with entrance

ramps and balustrades to blend in with the structure of the existing school. A mezzanine level was created in the main hall to provide extra an Information Technology Centre (ITC) and the refurbishment included new wall linings, ceiling decoration, floor coverings, replacement doors, frames and

Value: £2m Duration: 72 weeks

Hylton Construction Facility, Sunderland Client: City of Sunderland College This project involved the construction of a two storey, steel frame workshop to house the College’s Construction Facility for brickwork and plasterwork. The site is located within the existing Hylton Skills Campus and is adjacent the Beechwood Building which remained operational throughout. The two storey steel frame was metal clad with a linked walkway Value: £506k Duration: 17 weeks

and ramp to the main college. It has minimal internally segregated spaces including toilet and changing facilities with showers. General and external lighting, power and data supplies, intruder and fire alarms were fitted throughout the building.

STEM Skills Centre, Middlesbrough

ÂŁ7,400,000 Client: Middlesbrough College

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Centre is a three storey, steel framed building which combines classroom space with workshop, production and manufacturing areas, ICT Suites, cafe and break out areas incorporating logistics yard, service access road and hard and soft landscaping.

The site of the new STEM Skills Centre is located on the reclaimed Middlehaven Dock, with a leg of the filled dock projecting beneath the footprint of the building. The project was completed in three phases. Phase 1 was the construction of the floodlit Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and all associated equipment, external works and drainage.

Phase 2 involved the design and construction of the externals and the Heartspace landscaping area between the STEM Skills Centre and the existing college. The Heartspace has outdoor seating, amphitheatre seating, exercise trail with outdoor gym equipment, footpaths, external lighting and soft landscaping.

Phase 3 saw the construction of the STEM Skills Centre. Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) and driven steel tube piles were situated either side of the dock wall. The foundations have been designed to span across the existing relic dock wall with the CFA piles used in the in-filled dock area as these are most suited to the soft ground. Piles

were driven 27m into the ground to ensure that settlement in the ground didn’t impact the building. Concrete pile caps were positioned on top and ground floor slab laid. The building is of steel frame construction with external facing decorative block work and multi effect cladding including translucent and coloured panels.

There is a single main entrance is a large open plan area which offers an informal social area and exhibition space. The ground floor is predominantly occupied by the large scale workshop spaces and refectory. The first floor is occupied by functional spaces such as staffroom, classrooms, electrical servicing workshop and breakout space. The second floor is occupied by further classrooms, theory rooms, IT Suites, conference room and lecture theatres.

Key Issues and How They Were Managed The site is located in a highly pedestrianised area utilised by college students walking between the town centre and the College. The site was surrounded by Heras fencing with two pedestrian entrances, both partially hoarded. The pedestrian gates were locked using digital access key pads and a dedicated pedestrian route created around the site.

The vehicle entrance gate was situated towards the side of the site as this provided delivery vehicles with a good pull off area. A designated

STEM Skills Centre, Middlesbrough

Contract Duration: 56 Weeks Form of Contract: JCT Design and Build 2011

delivery route and weight limit was created and was issued with all orders. This route avoided the pedestrianised areas and was used throughout the duration of the project in order to reduce the risks of pedestrians and vehicles coming into contact with one another.

Where possible we re-used materials on site to minimise materials removed. Recycling figures indicated a 98% recycling achievement. Eco cabins used on site contained PIR sensors on lights, timers on heaters and push taps in the toilets.

Successful Outcomes We liaised closely with the college to avoid disruption to the exam timetable and lessons.

They provided us with a schedule and all noisy and disruptive activities including piling were completed outside of these times. We also liaised with the nearby offices and issued newsletters throughout the project. These conveyed the nature of the works and the contact details for the site team. In addition to the Site Teams details we also had a 24 hour contact number available for people to use in the event of problems out of hours. Several local events took place such as fun runs while we were on site so we re-programmed some of our works to suit and also halted operations when a football match was held at the nearby stadium.

Added Value 500 students were inducted onto the site in order to carry out site visits which aided their learning and allowed them to observe relevant trades, take photographs and ask questions. Diploma and BTEC students from multiple pathways visited the site between February and May 2015 to observe their desired trade and spend some time with the project team. The entire cohort attended one of eight Health and Safety induction sessions given by a member of the Site Team. Only students who attended and were registered had access to the site visits. The students were provided with 1 hour windows where students could visit the site and observe their specific trade in action and applied to an active project.

We were also involved with 3 schools in Middlesbrough providing over 350 students with an introduction to the world of work through our ‘Building my Skills’ Scheme. Delivered over the course of an academic year the programme incorporates employability skills workshops delivered by ourselves and guest businesses at no cost to the schools.

Construction Skills Centre, Workington

£5,7000,000 Client: Cumbria County Council

The Construction Skills Centre is a purpose built facility developed to host the entire construction curriculum currently dispersed around the current Lakes College facility. The new building will cater for 600 students who will be studying Mechanical, Welding, Plumbing, Joinery, Bricklaying and Electrical courses.

This design and build Further Education project required our team to take conceptual drawings through to a modern, energy efficient sustainable building, that could also be used as a ‘teaching aid’. Our novated design team allowed various areas of the construction to be left open to view the different construction methods. This close working relationship continued throughout the project and contributed immensely to the success of the project.

The building has been constructed to BREEAM ‘very good’ standard and incorporates solar photovoltaics, air source heat pumps, rainwater harvesting and a host of other energy efficient measures such as daylight linking for internal lighting and LED lights.

Key Issues and How They Were Managed The construction team worked very closely with Lakes College to fully understand the differing curriculum requirements for each trade, combining certain equipment into functioning elements of the building. For example, ‘teaching’ boilers were linked to the building’s heating system so that heat produced during training sessions was not wasted.

We were also tasked to ‘future proof’ the building to allow total flexibility for the ever changing curriculum. We achieved this by using various adaptable features such as lightweight robust walls that are easy to relocate, steel frames with allowance for future works, mezzanine floors with foundations already installed and the capacity to ‘bolt on’ the very latest energy efficient technology to the M&E system.

This paved the way to construct the building using a steel portal frame and composite cladding with lightweight internal stud walls strengthened at lower level. Aluminum windows and doors to SBD standard were linked with the Colleges door access control system.

Construction Skills Centre, Workington

Contract Duration: 52 weeks Form of Contract: NEC3

The M&E installation takes advantage of solar photovoltaics to generate power using, Air Source Heat Pumps and passive/natural ventilation which harnesses the stack effect to produce power.

External works comprised of hard and soft landscaping, and the construction of an external work area for teaching groundworks. Due to local restrictions, the drainage works were attenuated.

Added Value Following design development, the agreed cost was delivered substantially under budget allowing the client to increase their fit out specification.

The building is also designed to be a learning resource for the students. All aspects of the building structure have been left exposed and all plant rooms are oversized to allow student access to view how renewable technologies work.

As part of our commitment to the college and the community we employed three apprentices to complete their programmes and delivered and Employability programme to 650 students.

The scheme comprised of the how to write the perfect CV, communication and presentation skills

and the importance of leadership and diversity in the workplace. We worked closely with staff to ensure all areas are covered and offered the opportunity to include additional topics for the workshops.

Everyone potentially affected by our works was advised before our work commenced via newsletters, public meetings and door knocks.

We minimised the nuisance caused by deliveries by ensuring our deliveries were arranged for outside of peak traffic hours (7:30 to 9:00 and 15:00 to 18:30). Diversions were clearly signed to prevent confusion for motorists and pedestrians.

Dame Allan’s Primary School, Newcastle

£3,8000,000 Client: Dame Allan’s Primary School

We were appointed to construct a new state of the art sustainable Nursery and Primary School for 300 pupils to promote education, sport and play on the 23,000sq ft derelict, Victorian Hunter’s Moor Hospital Site of circa 23,000 sq ft.

The nursery and reception have been given their own separate entrance and self contained classrooms together with open spaces and breakout areas. The other classrooms are paired with their own cloak room and toilets. The ground floor classrooms also have direct access to the outdoor areas.

The classrooms for the older children are on the upper floor and replicate this paired area, cloak room and toilets. The modern, distinctive library is also located on this floor, its red colour and prominent shape symbolising learning at the heart of the school. Coloured aluminium composite cladding was chosen to enhance the appearance of the building and tie in with the vibrant red of the library. This option is light weight but very sturdy and fire retardant.

At break times the children can play in one of three separate areas, one for the early years pupils, one for years 1 to 3 and one for years 4 to 6. They also have dedicated netball, rugby, cricket and athletics areas and all weather football, tennis, and hockey games areas.

Key Issues and How They Were Managed Located on Hunter’s Road the site is within the grounds of the previously demolished hospital.

The surrounding area is predominantly residential and access to the site was shared with the existing bungalows which required access to be maintained throughout the duration of the works.

A continuous look ahead programme ensured access wasn’t restricted at any time and took great care whilst approaching and leaving the site.

We chose solid hoardings to segregate our site from the public due to the proximity of the site to residential areas. Solid hoarding has the added advantage of suppressing noise and dust and in addition to this we also used silenced equipment wherever possible.

During the project we were initially facing a possible delay of up to 5 weeks due to extreme weather conditions and the administration of the M&E contractor, however we overcame this and completed the works on time. These problems were managed effectively by offering summer over-time and increased labour. The Client was kept fully informed of the implications and changes to our programme.

Dame Allan’s Primary School, Newcastle

Contract Duration: 48 weeks Form of Contract: JCT Standard Contract with Quantities 2005, Revision 2, 2009

The site contained some established trees which had been protected by tree preservation orders.

The nearby presence of bats and kestrels had been identified early on and resulted in bat and bird boxes being erected. The decision was also made to use an existing unused building on site instead of a temporary cabin as this reduced the potential of damage to the surrounding trees during the transportation and location process.

Successful Outcomes We worked closely with the Dame Allan’s School and changed some of the original manufacturers and suppliers for materials such as windows and roof installation. These changes resulted in a £30,000 cost saving for the client without conceding on quality. Our relationship with Dame Allan’s led to us engaging with the school for an entire academic year. We carried out a number of exercises with students ranging from primary right through to sixth form students. The children were asked to create their own artist’s Impressions of the new school and these were used to brighten up the fences around the site.

A local photographer also took interval photos of the site and created a unique timeline of the project for the school.

Sustainability was a key focus to the client and the school was designed and constructed

using recycled materials wherever possible and when the building reaches the end of its life all materials can be recycled or reused. The buildings ergonomic design also incorporates natural ventilation systems and solar shading devices together with ground source heat pumps for heating, solar panels for hot water and rainwater harvesting for flushing toilets. An intelligent building management system effectively monitors the buildings temperature and carbon dioxide levels and adjusts the ventilation accordingly thus maximising occupant comfort levels within.

Due to the proximity of local residents, neighbours were kept informed by a door knock and letters. They were kept up to date with site progress and working hours (weekday site hours 0800-1630), so that they would always know what to expect. Site works were also displayed on notice boards within the main school, and advertised on local buses & TV advertisements.

Regular meetings were held with the school, architect and our subcontractors with quarterly meetings being held with the head teacher and regular update emails detailing any changes to the programme and the provision of monthly reports. The site was registered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme and achieved a score of 35.5 out of 40. This is above the national average of 33.

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