Pictured above: (l-r) Phillip Hammond, Deputy Chief
Executive of LABC, Pat Gorin, Contracts Manager Speller Metcalfe,
Bill Cave Small Works Director Speller Metcalfe, Matthew Bailey
Quantity Surveyor Speller Metcalfe, Rob Portman Site Manager
Speller Metcalfe, Councillor Andrew Roberts, Chairman of South
Herefordshire Shared Services Committee
National building contractor, Speller Metcalfe, scooped the
Development Team Award at the inaugural South Worcestershire
Building Excellence Awards ceremony that was held in Worcester
recently.
The awards formally acknowledge and celebrate the high levels of
skills and professionalism within the local building industry, with
great consideration also given to energy conservation and
sustainability.
Speller Metcalfe received the prestigious award as a result of
substantial re-development work carried out under challenging
circumstances at Malvern College.
With a contract value of £2 million, the project consisted
of rebuilding a Grade II listed 19th Century boarding house, after
it was virtually destroyed by a fire, and the refurbishment of an
adjacent boarding accommodation structure, all whilst the school
remained in use.
Small Works Director of Speller Metcalfe, Bill Cave, said:
"Speller Metcalfe was presented with quite a challenge after the
fire, firstly to demolish sections of the unsafe building and
render the building safe for use, before then carrying out building
work whilst the College remained open, so this award is in
recognition of the project team who did such a fantastic job."
Malvern College being a listed complex meant that all features
had to be restored to their original condition as much as possible,
so key features of the project included the use of reclaimed
bricks, restoration to stone work and decorative cornices as well
repairs on extensive areas of lime plaster, together with the
refurbishment of 88 student bedrooms, all of which led greatly to
the decisions of the judging panel when allocating the award.
Reza Saneie the Head of South Worcestershire Building Control
Partnership added: "Building standards and regulations have a big
impact on the built environment, our homes, places of work, schools
and hospitals. Not only will awards like this encourage future
standards to be high but they will inject a 'feel good' factor
within the local construction industry."
The South Worcestershire Building Excellence Awards are
co-coordinated by the South Worcestershire Building Control
Partnership whose members include Malvern Hills District Council,
Wychavon District Council and Worcester City Council.