Offsite specialist contractor, M-AR has delivered a fast-paced extension project for one of the largest colleges in Yorkshire with the whole project, from tender to handover, undertaken during the six week summer break.
Wyke Sixth Form College provides students aged between 16 and 19 with a huge range of courses from academic A Levels to vocational courses, and with a focus on sports and the arts too, it offers an inclusive environment for young people to flourish. The large campus, which is not far from M-AR’s head office and factory in Hull, is divided into four separate buildings, each housing different subjects and amenities that are linked together by the large outdoor landscaped area which provides an extensive social space for students.
This summer, ahead of a new intake of students starting in September, the college urgently required an extension to house more facilities. The extension was designed using a mix of traditional and modular teaching blocks with M-AR delivering all the modular elements of the project. As time was of the essence and budget limited, M-AR worked alongside the client and explored various options to devise an efficient and economical design solution specifically for this project which involved refurbishing ten pre-existing modules. Using these modules as the basis, M-AR created five new classrooms and IT suites, capable of accommodating up thirty students each and all delivered within both the time and budget constraints.
The M-AR team designed and refurbished all ten modules then installed and finished the new classrooms on site before handing over to the client during the six week summer break period.
Ryan Geldard, director at M-AR said: “We made a promise to the client that the classrooms would be fully furnished ready for the return of a new intake of students for the 2022/3 academic year and the team pulled out all the stops to keep this promise. It was a small project but one which will have a big impact on the college this year and we’re proud to have played our part.”
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