Greendale Construction completes park welcome centre

Chartered builders, Greendale Construction Limited has completed the new Upton Country Park Welcome Centre.

Located in the main carpark, the superstructure has been built using local Purbeck stone walling with laser cut wording on dressed stone signage, with contrasting sweet chestnut cladding on the walls and overhanging soffits.

The welcome centre boasts a biodiverse living meadow roof, planted with 34 species of wildflowers, and featuring bug hotels, bat boxes and swallow nest cups. A powder-coated, aluminium metal cladding fascia compliments the main atrium area, with the building benefitting from non-slip porcelain tiles and underfloor heating, partly fuelled by an air source heat pump. Low energy LED lighting has been installed throughout the building. The welcome centre has new unisex toilet facilities, a baby area and accessible WC and the popular dog wash has been reinstated.

The welcome centre has been given a BREEAM rating of very good. The sustainability framework is underpinned by credible science, allowing the assessment process to identify valuable insights on the asset’s performance. The internationally recognised and thirdparty certification, BREEAM, provides assurance and validation of the data collated throughout the assessment.

Rob Hooker, director at Greendale Construction, said: “We were delighted to be awarded this project as main contractors, and are equally delighted and proud to have delivered this iconic welcome centre for BCP Council and Upton Country Park. We enjoyed working with Western Design Architects and BCP Council. The new welcome centre creates a real wow factor for visitors, and provides brilliant information and facilities for the users of the park.” www.greendaleconstruction.com