Where we work: Kent: Façade, drylining and SFS packages across Kent
We are a specialist subcontractor to main contractors, based in Rainham on the north side of the Thames. In Kent our packages have covered the façade, the SFS, the drylining and the fire stopping for a university campus and a medical school in Canterbury, schools in Sevenoaks and Dover, and a leisure centre in Dartford.
- Kent projects on this page
- 7
- Kent towns
- 5
- Project capacity
- Up to £50m
Our Kent projects, town by town
Every project below is one we delivered, or our sister company Express Facades delivered where the row says so; each one opens with its scope, main contractor and photos.
Canterbury
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
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| Kennedy Building, University of Kent | Canterbury | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, aluminium flashings, GeBrik panels, ceilings and partitions, fire stopping, acoustic panels | 2019 | |
| University of Kent | Canterbury | Willmott Dixon | Hunter Douglas timber acoustic ceilings, specialist complex ceilings, acoustic panels and baffles, internal walls and partitions | 2015 |
| Kent and Medway Medical School | Canterbury | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, GeBrik cladding, Marley cladding, aluminium flashings and cappings, acoustic panels, ceilings and partitions, fire stopping |
Meopham
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meopham SchoolDelivered by Express Facades, part of the group | Meopham, Kent | Willmott Dixon Construction | Steel half-round panel rainscreen with soffits, reveals and copings (designed, made and installed), face brick cladding (designed and installed) | 2024 |
Sevenoaks
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenoaks Grammar School | Sevenoaks | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, external render, aluminium flashings and cappings, Euro cladding, Taylor Maxwell brick slips | 2018 |
Dover
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Academy | Dover | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, external render, ceilings and partitions, acoustic panels | 2016 |
Dartford
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Leisure Centre | Dartford | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, ceilings and partitions, acoustic panels, fire stopping | 2016 |
What we deliver in Kent
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Façades and cladding
Brick-slip, fibre cement, render and other cladding on SFS, with the boards, insulation and fire barriers behind it. In Kent: GeBrik brick slip at the Kennedy Building and KMMS, Taylor Maxwell brick slips and Euro cladding at Sevenoaks Grammar School, and render at Christ Church Academy.
Façade and cladding packages Brick slip cladding -
Drylining and ceilings
Partitions, linings and specialist ceilings. For Willmott Dixon at the University of Kent our package was the partitions and ceilings, including Hunter Douglas timber acoustic ceilings and specialist complex ceilings.
Drylining packages -
SFS
Framing behind the façade at the Kennedy Building, KMMS, Sevenoaks Grammar School, Christ Church Academy and Fairfield Leisure Centre.
SFS installation -
Fire stopping
Fitted by our FIRAS-approved teams in the same sequence as the frame and boards; in our scope at the Kennedy Building, KMMS and Fairfield Leisure Centre.
Fire stopping and passive fire protection
The Kent buildings we know
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A university campus and a medical school
Three projects in Canterbury: the University of Kent's academic hub, the Kennedy Building for the School of Economics, and the Kent and Medway Medical School.
Education projects -
Schools
Sevenoaks Grammar School, Christ Church Academy in Dover, and Meopham School, delivered by our sister company Express Facades.
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Leisure
Fairfield Leisure Centre in Dartford: framing, boards with fire barriers, the interior package and fire stopping.
Fairfield Leisure Centre
Working with us in Kent
Accreditations and health and safetyMain contractors bring us in as a specialist subcontractor. Our base in Rainham is on the north bank of the Thames, near the Dartford Crossing, and our Kent projects run from Dartford and Meopham to Canterbury and Dover.
Because we install the SFS, the façade and the interior, one package can cover the whole wall, as it did at the Kennedy Building and KMMS. On site, our supervisors are SMSTS-trained and our operatives carry CSCS cards.
Tenders and estimates
Pricing a Kent package?
Send the drawings, the specification and the programme for your Kent scheme. We will price the packages you need, or ask what we need to know.
Kent questions
Anything else? Call 01708 554777.
Which parts of Kent do you work in?
Our Kent projects run from Dartford and Meopham in the north-west of the county to Canterbury and Dover in the east. Our base is in Rainham, on the north bank of the Thames near the Dartford Crossing.
Do you install fire stopping in Kent?
Yes. Our FIRAS-approved teams (approved since 2020) installed the fire stopping at the Kennedy Building and the Kent and Medway Medical School in Canterbury, and at Fairfield Leisure Centre in Dartford.
Can you take the façade, SFS and drylining as one package?
Yes. At the Kennedy Building and KMMS our package ran from the SFS, boards and fire barriers through the brick-slip cladding to the ceilings, partitions and fire stopping inside.
Which main contractors have you worked for in Kent?
Willmott Dixon, for the partition and ceiling works at the University of Kent. Our sister company Express Facades delivered the façade at Meopham School for Willmott Dixon Construction.