Sector: Education: Façade, SFS and drylining packages for schools, colleges and universities
Education is the sector we know best. For main contractors including Willmott Dixon and Mace we have delivered the SFS, the façade, the interior and the fire stopping on schools, academies, colleges and universities across London and the South East.
- Education projects
- 18
- Areas we have built them in
- 5
- Project capacity
- Up to £50m
Our education projects
Every project below is one we delivered or are delivering, by area. Open a project for its scope, main contractor and photos.
London
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
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| St Nicholas School | Croydon | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, acoustic panels, GeBrik cladding, fire stopping, ceilings and partitions | 2020 | |
| St Dunstan's College | Catford, London | Willmott Dixon | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, aluminium rainscreen cladding, GeBrik, aluminium flashings and copings, ceilings and partitions, acoustic panels, fire stopping | 2020 |
| REEC, Richmond Education and Enterprise Campus | Richmond | Willmott Dixon | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, GeBrik cladding, Marley cladding, aluminium flashings and cappings, acoustic panels, ceilings and partitions | 2019 |
| Woodmansterne Primary School | Croydon | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, GeBrik cladding, aluminium flashings and cappings, ceilings and partitions, acoustic panels | 2019 | |
| Canterbury Mills Academy | Croydon | Willmott Dixon | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, GeBrik cladding, timber cladding, external render, ceilings and partitions, acoustic panels | 2019 |
| Oasis Academy Arena | South Norwood, Croydon | SFS, Siniat external board with fire barriers, BTS rainscreen cladding, external insulated render, acoustic panels, ceilings and partitions | 2017 | |
| Ark Oval Primary Academy | Croydon | GeBrik cladding, aluminium flashings and cappings | 2017 |
Kent
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Sevenoaks Grammar School | Sevenoaks | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, external render, aluminium flashings and cappings, Euro cladding, Taylor Maxwell brick slips | 2018 | |
| Christ Church Academy | Dover | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, external render, ceilings and partitions, acoustic panels | 2016 | |
| 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 |
Surrey
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobham Free School, Phase 2 | Cobham | Strip-out of existing walls and ceilings, SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, aluminium flashings and cappings, GeBrik cladding, external render, ceilings and partitions, acoustic panels, fire stopping | 2020 | |
| Hoe Valley School | Woking | SFS, Siniat external board with fire barriers, external render, acoustic panels, ceilings and partitions | 2018 | |
| Nescot, Phase 3 | Epsom | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, external render, acoustic panels, ceilings and partitions | 2015 |
Sussex
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Brighton Metropolitan College | Brighton | SFS, cement particle board with fire barriers, aluminium flashings and cappings, cladding, ceilings and partitions, acoustic panels, fire stopping | 2020 |
Norfolk
| Project | Place | Main contractor | Our scope | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEA CDP Phase 1 | Norwich | Mace | GRC panels with secret frame system, Equitone panels with secret frame system, SFS works, internal wall lining, acoustic wall screen, louvre screens, heavy-duty steel louvre doors | On site |
From the frame to the classroom
On most of these projects we took the wall from the outside face to the internal finish: the SFS, the boards and fire barriers, the cladding or render, then the partitions, ceilings and acoustic panels inside, and the fire stopping. One package means one company answering for the interfaces between them.
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Façades and cladding
Brick slip at St Nicholas, Canterbury Mills and Woodmansterne, aluminium rainscreen at St Dunstan's, render at Hoe Valley and Cobham, GRC and fibre cement at UEA.
Façade and cladding packages Brick slip cladding -
SFS
The light steel frame behind the façade on most of these projects, with the boards and fire barriers.
SFS installation -
Drylining and ceilings
Partitions, linings and ceilings; at the University of Kent, timber acoustic ceilings and specialist complex ceilings.
Drylining packages -
Fire stopping
By our FIRAS-approved teams, as the wall goes up: St Dunstan's, St Nicholas, Cobham, KMMS, the Kennedy Building and GBMC.
Fire stopping and passive fire protection -
Acoustic panels in halls and theatres
In our scope on most of these projects, such as the theatre at Cobham Free School and the hall at St Nicholas School. For acoustic products and advice, see our sister company Express Acoustics.
Working on school and college sites
Many education projects are built beside teaching that carries on, so the order of work, access routes and protection are agreed with the main contractor before each part of the building is opened up.
At Cobham Free School we stripped out the existing walls and ceilings before building the new ones, and we won Phase 2 after handing over Phase 1. Our operatives hold CSCS cards, and our supervisors are SMSTS-trained.
Trusted by education main contractors
Accreditations and health and safety- Willmott Dixon: St Dunstan's College, REEC, Canterbury Mills Academy and the University of Kent; and Meopham School (Willmott Dixon Construction), delivered by our sister company Express Facades.
- Mace: UEA CDP Phase 1, Norwich (on site).
- Awards: Willmott Dixon Supply Chain Partner of the Year and Product Winner of the Year (2020); Willmott Dixon Cobham supply chain awards, runner-up for Best Overall Subcontractor and Best Quality (2014).
Tenders and estimates
Bidding an education project?
Send the drawings and specification for the school, college or university building. We will price the whole envelope and interior, or each package on its own.
Education questions
Anything else? Call 01708 554777.
Can you work on a school or college site that stays open?
Yes. Access, protection and the order of work are planned with the main contractor first, so lessons can carry on around the works.
Can you price the façade, SFS and interior together?
Yes. On most of our education projects we delivered the SFS, the boards and fire barriers, the cladding or render, and the partitions, ceilings and acoustic panels inside. We can price them as one package or separately.
Which main contractors have you worked for on education projects?
Willmott Dixon, on St Dunstan's College, REEC, Canterbury Mills Academy and the University of Kent, and Mace at the University of East Anglia. Willmott Dixon named us Supply Chain Partner of the Year and Product Winner of the Year in 2020.
Do you install acoustic panels in school halls?
Yes. Acoustic panels were in our scope on most of our education projects, including the theatre at Cobham Free School. Our sister company Express Acoustics advises on and supplies acoustic panels for schools.
Do you install fire stopping on education projects?
Yes. We have been a FIRAS-approved installer since 2020, and fire stopping was in our scope at St Dunstan's College, St Nicholas School, Cobham Free School, the Kennedy Building, KMMS and GBMC.