Pacy & Wheatley | Recent Community Events

Pacy & Wheatley's Recent Community Events 

Student Visits to Our Sites.

In an effort to engage with the local communities where we are currently working, P&W have arranged for students from the local colleges to visit our sites

The site visits include a presentation to the students and a site tour lead by our site team.

Cygnet Hospital, Harrow 

P&W invited Harrow College, 2 visits were planned, the 1^st took place on Wednesday 1^st  March and was a great success, the 2^nd visit is planned for Wedesday 8^th March for a different group of students

Longhill Road, Huddersfield 

P&W invited Kirklees College, 2 visits were planned, the 1^st took place on Thursday 2^nd  March and was also a great success, the 2^nd visit is planned for Thursday 9^th March for a different group of students.

Hillcrest Court, Amersham

P&W invited Amersham and Wycombe College, 2 visits are planned, the 1^st will take place on Tuesday 14^th March, the 2^nd visit is planned for Tuesday 21^st March for a different group of students.

Employability Week

P&W also attended the Kirklees College Employability week at the college on Friday 10^th March.  Team members shall discuss with students their roles & responsibilities within P&W, they shall also discuss the Longhill Road, Huddersfield site giving students an insight into the construction industry generally and P&W as a construction company.

Pacy & Whealtey | Residential Refurbishment in York

Residential Refurbishment in York

Client: Norstar Ltd
Type: Refurbishment
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Sector: Residential
Procurement Method: Tender
Project Value: c £800,000

Project Description

Pacy and Wheatley are delighted to have been appointed by our new client Norstar Ltd, to complete a Residential Refurbishment on a relatively new office block into a 24 luxury apartments in York. The site access is shared with a working office off a busy city centre route. The structure is around 10 years old and of a steel framed design with large open plan areas. Work is required to remove all internal elements including all services, internal walls and suspended ceiling system. Due to the increase of properties within the building we need to increase incoming supplies meaning a new electrical substation needs to be built along, a new larger water supply and structural alterations to make the building suitable for 24 new apartments.

The Challenge

Completing the complicated design process in a very short time frame. Ensuring that works in and around the nearby office building are undertaken with no negative impact or disruption to the staff by consultation with the office manager about planned work and good forward planning of large deliveries. Co-ordination of all new incoming services and statutory connections and disconnections is critical to achieving the required handover dates for completion.

The Solution

In order to ensure minimal disruption to the offices and units on the shared estate, our site managements team held regular meetings with the office management. Through close communication and planned deliveries we were able to prevent any disruption to the businesses. During new service installations that involved trenching significant sections of the shared access road, we were able to design the trench to allow access to the existing businesses using road plates at the site entrance and moving the services and shot gun installing the ducts.

Key Achievements

The end product in a prime location at the centre of York was a huge success and sold extremely quickly prior to project handover. Through regular design meetings and discussions with both our client and the vendor, we ensured that the finishes and products selected led to very sellable, quality apartments.