We have worked with the YMCA for several years dealing with general maintenance on their two sites in Ashton-in-Makerfield. We recently designed and managed the recent extension and internal and external alterations and refurbishment to the Training and Teaching centre on Bolton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan.

Our role included the planning and design of the proposals, including: -

• Obtaining planning permission and building regulation approval.
• Production of tender documents.
• Overseeing the tendering and contractor selection process.
• Management of contractors on site.
• Verifying and certifying contractor’s final accounts.

The scope of the works included: -

• Extension to the side elevation of the existing building to form new teaching/ training room.
• Alteration and refurbishment to the existing offices and teaching/ training rooms to improve the existing layout and design.
• Construction of new frontage to the building providing new raised planting areas, new boundary wall and railings and the design and installation of new entrance canopy.

We worked with the CMS Group Ltd on their Warrington office. They required additional office space and had already had plans produced to construct a mezzanine floor within the warehouse area to extend their existing first floor offices. We took the proposed plans and obtained competitive quotations for the various trades required to carry out the works and put forward a list of proposed alterations to the proposed scheme to save money and generally improve the scheme.

We then managed all aspects of the build liaising with the building control department and co-ordinating the sub-contractors and the clients fit out contractor.

The works included: -

• Steel mezzanine structure with beam and block floor.
• Construction of new block dividing wall to the warehouse and fire curtain above.
• Installation of new aluminium windows to the side elevation of the building along with a new fire exit door and escape staircase.
• New partitions and suspended ceilings, decoration and floor coverings.