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PROJECT EXPERIENCE OCTOBER 2012

SHAYLOR GROUP BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE

Company Profile

Areas of Operations

Shaylor is a principal contractor with over 40 years’ experience delivering construction, refurbishment, fit out and planned maintenance projects across a broad range of sectors, values and type.

Shaylor operates across a wide area of the UK and we do not limit ourselves in terms of project location.

Established in 1969, the company has grown significantly and now has three divisions within Shaylor Group plc, Build, Repair and Maintain and Interiors. The Company operates out of four offices located in Aldridge, Birmingham, London and South Devon.

We add value through community based initiatives and a ‘think local’ approach.

Shaylor operates in a local and national basis through collaboration and partnership agreements and we are continually developing a growing business. We hope to continue this trend by working with you to deliver a number of projects.

The illustration below visualises our core operating area, which covers a great deal of the UK. We endeavour to utilise local resources in terms of: subcontractors, suppliers, locally produced materials, local labour, local employees (within 30 miles of their place of work).

Shaylor has worked with suppliers for many years and the company database has grown. We aim to expand and build on our supplier network as our business grows.

85%

OF STAFF LIVE WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS OF THEIR WORK PLACE

70%

OF SUPPLIERS ARE WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS AND ALMOST ALL WITHIN 60 MINUTES TRAVELLING TIME

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Our Work On the following pages we have included a number of case studies relevant to some of our small to medium size works. We have also included a number of other projects that may be of interest in a table at the end of this document.

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1. Einstein’s Bar 2. Gregynog Hall 3. Robinson Low Francis, Office Refurbishment 4. Network Rail Reception Area Refurbishment 5. Shrewsbury School, External Refurbishment 6. Moore Stephens, Office Fit Out 7. British Transport Police, Wolverhampton, First Great Western Various 8. Watson Building University of Birmingham, Adderley Primary School 9. Barr Beacon Language College 10. London Borough of Hillingdon 11. Project Experience Table

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Einstein’s Bar, Aston University, Refurbishment of Student Bar, Birmingham Client: Aston University Value: £22,082.25 Duration: 2 weeks Refurbishment and fit-out of Einstein’s Bar, Aston University.

The refurbishment and fit-out of Einstein’s bar was taken over from another contractor who was unable to carry out this project.

M&E works were carried out by a contractor previously selected by the University.

Achievements •

At short notice and over the period of 14 days, the 1000 square foot bar area was completely re-furbished.

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Tiled surfaces were replaced and vinyl flooring and ceramic tiles in main thoroughfares were fitted throughout.

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Four Upvc windows were installed.

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The bar itself was re-varnished and a feature vinyl finish was added to the front of the bar.

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A feature timber wall was installed to enhance the interior of the bar which surrounds the dance floor area.

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Time constraints were strict as the bar had to be ready for fresher’s week. Despite client concerns on programme the Shaylor team finished two days early.

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91.5% Customer Satisfaction Score.

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University of Wales, New Entrance to Heritage Building, Gregynog Hall, Wales Client: University of Wales, Powys Value: £61,213 Duration: 9 weeks Creation of a new entrance to a heritage building from the Victorian period and a retail shop.

The frontage of the shop was recreated with timber beams whilst the interior was re-configured with plaster bulk heads. Render was carefully replaced between existing elaborate, Victorian beams.

New mechanical and electrical installations were carried out.

A small industrial kitchen was created for the adjacent café.

In a separate building adjacent to the main building, render repairs were made to the main house porch; sections of render were re-applied and decorated.

Achievements •

As this was a listed heritage building, much of the work carried out was of a conservation nature.

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The main house at Gregynog Hall houses students and provides corporate facilities including bedrooms and function rooms. These were kept open during the refurbishment and disruption was kept to a minimum.

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The client was delighted with the finish on the project and has invited the team to carry out further works at The University of Wales.

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Robinson Low Francis, Office Refurbishment, 54 Hagley Road, Birmingham Client: Robinson Low Francis Value: £39,400 Duration: 4 weeks Interior fit-out carried out in a busy multi let office building on Birmingham’s Hagley Road.

This challenging interior fit-out was carried out in a busy multi let office building.

Close liaison with tenants and the building management team was required to enable a trouble free project for all parties.

The £39,400 refurbishment included the installation of solid and proprietary glazed partitions. New carpets were laid and ceilings modified.

Building services alterations to mechanical, electrical and data installations also formed part of the scheme.

Achievements •

Programme met within an occupied office building in a busy city centre location.

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Received letter of commendation from the client recording Quality of Product and Service.

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Established good working relationships with building facilities manager and client’s IT contractor.

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Ensured no disruption to businesses of other building occupiers.

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Network Rail Reception Area Refurbishment, Birmingham Client: Network Rail Value: £44,000 Duration: 4 weeks Refurbishment of Network Rail’s Reception area at the Mailbox, Birmingham.

The main reception area of Network Rails office within the Mailbox complex was completely refurbished.

Works included an internal strip out of the area and an adjacent office which was refurbished. Decorations and floor finishes were carried out including the installation of new lighting & small power re-configuration. The reception desk itself was changed to a bespoke, modern, user friendly, oak finished desk. New digital imagery was mounted on all walls within the reception area.

In the adjacent toilet accommodation new sanitary ware was installed.

Achievements •

The graphics for the wall finishes were mounted behind the reception desk and adjacent walls. This had to be done out of hours during the evening due to the scale of the montage.

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24 hour access through reception was needed so Shaylor coordinated the cordoning off of areas for works to be carried out safely.

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Noise levels were kept to a minimum.

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A good relationship with the client was achieved by working closely with them - All works were on programme and to budget resulting in potential future work.

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We worked closely with the building managers of The Mailbox to supply and achieve all their health and safety goals whilst the works were being carried out.

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Shrewsbury School, External Refurbishment,

Moore Stephens, Office Fit Out, Birmingham

Client: Shrewsbury School

Client: Moore Stephens

Value: £49,000 Duration: 6 weeks Refurbishment of residential listed school.

Refurbishment of residential listed school building. The work consisted of roof, rainwater goods & window repairs; brickwork re-pointing; new bathroom, showers and kitchen; redecoration and new floor finishes.

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Established excellent working relationships with school and further tender opportunities expected.

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Repeat business ongoing with School.

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Letter of Commendation received praising completion on time of complex programme and helpfulness & enthusiasm of our Site Manager.

Value: £30,000 Duration: 4 weeks Fit-out and Refurbishment at One Cornwall Street, for Moore Stephens.

The complete fit out and refurbishment of offices at One Cornwall Square for Moore Stephens Solicitors, including fully glazed partitioning, new floor finishes, build new kitchenette and electrical alterations.

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Working in multi let building without hindering other tenants.

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Finished on time and within budget.

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BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE, WOLVERHAMPTON Client: British Transport Police Value: £50,000 Duration: 2 weeks Planned Maintenance Planned maintenance of an existing occupied railway including decorations, floor finishes and minor M&E alterations.

FIRST GREAT WESTERN VARIOUS Station:

Ealing Broadway

Station:

Southall

Station:

Langley

Value:

£70,000

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£31,000

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£34,000

Duration:

4 Weeks

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Station improvements and alterations over 2 work areas inclusive of M&E adaptation, formation of new help desk and kitchen, complete re-decoration and new seating.

Station improvements inclusive of M&E adaptation, formation of new help desk and kitchen, complete re-decoration.

Station improvements to platforms 2 and 3 including new shelter.

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WATSON BUILDING UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

ADDERLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

Client: University of Birmingham

Client: Shropshire Council

Value: £24,512k

Value: £24,512k

Duration: 4 weeks

Duration: 24 weeks

NEW DOORWAY

Internal alterations and refurbishment.

Formation of new doorway and installation of new external staircase along with fire alarm improvement works.

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Barr Beacon Language College, Conversion of Squash Court to Dance Studio, Walsall West Midlands Client: Barr Beacon Language College Value: £96,000 Duration: 6 weeks Conversion of an existing squash court into a dance studio at Barr Beacon School.

The project incorporated the conversion of an existing squash court into a dance studio.

Works included demolition & structural works to remove existing dividing wall. A new entrance lobby & fire escape were created and all finishes and fixtures & fittings including MF plaster ceiling and sprung timber floor formed part of this project.

New mechanical and electrical services were installed as part of the contract.

Achievements •

85% overall customer satisfaction was achieved.

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A letter of commendation was received from the Contract Administrator emphasising quality of product and service.

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Careful co-ordination with the client’s mechanical and electrical services maintenance providers was carried out.

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Completion was on time, as part of the eight week fast track programme.

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London Borough of Hillingdon, Refurbishment of four Libraries, Hillingdon London Client: London Borough of Hillingdon Duration: Average 10 weeks each Library Refurbishment of four libraries over a two year period in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

This programme of works entailed the refurbishment of 4 libraries in a roll-out programme over a 2 year period.

The buildings were typically single storey community libraries on housing estates in need of updating and refurbishment. Joinery, re-decoration, the creation of new ceilings and floors and associated mechanical and electrical works were all carried out.

Achievements Yiewsley Library - £143k New shop front glazing, secondary glazing and extensive electrical rewiring added to scope of works an completed within contract duration.

Joinery package was extensively redesigned during contract and completed within timescale.

Ickenham Library - £276k Heating system, hard landscaping, roof repairs and Velux windows all added to the scope of works.

We facilitated a new incoming electrical mains supply to upgrade the Library to 3 phase.

Kingshill Library - £290k Extensive asbestos contamination throughout resulted in the removal of ceilings and partitions, and perimeter paneling which left the library a shell, all these elements were replaced.

New Clerestory glazing was also added to the scope of work and all of the above were completed with only a small delay in the re-opening of this library.

Oaklands Gate - £157k Extensive External redecoration works, new double glazed windows, flat roofing overhaul.

Additional Joinery items all added to scope of work completed within contract period.

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Below, we have listed a number of projects that illustrate our experience of delivering refurbishment and maintenance projects.

Project

Value

Solihull School Refurbishment of sixth form centre

£200,000

Boys swimming pool changing rooms. Upgrade of changing room facilities

£15,045

Boys School Gymnasium. Refurbishment and alterations to Changing Rooms

£68,966

Extension to Junior School Phases 3 & 4

£585,000

Extension to Junior School Phases 1 & 2

£286,000

Solihull Junior School. Refurbishment & extension to school

£86,240

University of Birmingham Aston Webb Finance Toilets – refurbishment of two toilets and once kitchen

£16,134

Oaks day Nursery – Two Phase project, phase 1: small kitchen and internal works, phase 2: outside entrance conversion to new toilets and lobby

£25,431

54 Pritchatts Road – Refurbishment of rooms and garage to include carpentry, flooring and decoration

£71,583

31 & 32 Pritchatts Road – Refurbishment of ground floor and redecoration

£24,512

Aston Webb Campus – Strip out male and female WC’s, fit new cubicles, decorations, floor finishes,electrics

£105,467

DDA alterations for access

£28,414

Aston Webb C Block - Strip out, decoration works and floor finishes

£16,673

Aston Webb – Refurbishment of legal offices and new fire escape stairs to lower floor

£136,996

Maintenance Building – Refurbishment of Maintenance Building

£244,831

Refurbishment Works – Refurbishment of Medical School Common Room

£71,758

Lecture and Seminar Rooms – Refurbishment of Lecture & Seminar Rooms – Main Campus

£240,000

Media Suite, Aston Webb – Refurbishment and minor alteration of media suite

£90,991

Lucas House – Refurbishment of Lucas House, Edgbaston

£87,000

Munrow Sports Centre – New Squash Courts, Birmingham

£289,000

Solihull Sixth Form College Solihull Sixth Form Admin Phase 2. Refurbishment of offices & Reception

£50,500

Solihull Sixth Form Sports Block. Sports Hall alterations

£153,000

Admin Offices – Office refurbishment

£55,000

Birmingham College of Food Refurbishment of Room 209

£300,000

Refurbishment of Room 708, Birmingham

£53,000

Albert Bradbeer Primary School New Store

£7,860

Woodside Community School & Children’s Centre Re-roofing works including replacement of roof lights and high level windows

£246,904

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Project

Value

Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School New build extension to the existing front entrance of the school including the provision of a new Head Teachers office/ reception/ staff facilities. Works include new brick and blockwork walls to single storey roof level, flat roof construction, new upvc windows, plastering, carpentry, new doors and frames, suspended ceilings, decorations and floor finishes.

New additional car par bays and landscaping to car park. £189,151 Oxley Primary School, Wolverhampton City Council Refurbishment and alterations to existing toilets, strip out of existing walls in the nursery and reinstallment of new steel supports to take folding partition doors. Installation of new sanitary ware and toilet cubicles, along with decorations and new floor finishes to the nursery and toilets. £132,988 University of Wales Minor refurbishment works along with new heating and electric system. Minor external works to DPC plus ceiling works and relaying paving slabs. £26,500

Full internal decoration works to Music Room

£10,250 Shrewsbury School Internal and external refurbishment of headmasters house.

£132,393

Refurbishment of bathrooms, kitchens and roofing repairs.

£48,613

Warwick School Brick and stone work repairs, replacement of all rainwater goods and sanitary pipe work, overhauling and redecoration of all windows and reducing height of various chimneys. Carried out in 2008.

£140,756

Brick and stone work repairs, replacement of all rainwater goods and sanitary pipework, overhauling and redecoration of all windows and reducing height of various chimneys. Carried out in 2007.

£178,000

Cadbury Sixth Form College Internal alterations and remodelling to improve Music, Cafeteria, learning Resources and Drama buildings The creation of six classrooms within the existing small hall

£763,759

Refurbishment and minor works to VI Form College

£165,742

£286,710

University of Wolverhampton Compton Campus – Student accommodation refurbishment

£439,899

St Thomas Aquinas RC School Construction of new drama room

£160,774

Leicester University Gilbert Murray Hall of Residence – Refurbishment of Kitchen Facilities

£23,370

University of Central England Cambrian Hall – Strip out of Sanitary Ware

£174,903

Refurbishment of Oakmount Halls of Residence, Birmingham

£400,000

Coventry University DDA Works – Door replacement to various sites

£30,000

Richard Crossman Building – Replacement coping & roof repairs

£60,329

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Testimonials “I am pleased to see that Shaylor’s continue to meet, if not exceed, expectations and I understand that Andy Murphy as site manager has been crucial in making the project run to time and reaching the quality & safety standards”.

Alan J Charters - 7th Floor Refurbishment

“4-5 clip sessions introduced by Shaylor was very helpful and was adapted to ACT to monitor progress - it was an excellent idea!”

“Shaylor are excellent to work with as a company”.Paul Hinson - Coventry University – ACT Building

“It is so encouraging to hear other fund managers speaking highly of Shaylor because of their performance on a job.

Relationships are secured and it puts us all in good stead for future work, which is what we are all looking for”.

Neil Williams - CBRE

Winners of the Forum for Constructing Excellence Supply Chain Award.

Crown Office Refurbishment Programme - Royal Mail

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