Queensmead School, Ruislip

SGB Rovacabin has installed a new, permanent computer block for Queensmead School in Ruislip. The building comprises ten of SGB Rovacabin's 12 m x 3 m steel framed units interlinked and designed so that a second storey can be added at a later date. The building features a rendered concrete and Eurobrick external finish and a pitched tile roof to fit in with other buildings.

 

This was a high-value contract, which included the design and construction of foundations, services and utilities connections, plus access steps and ramps and associated paved footpaths. SGB Rovacabin was also required to sort out the planning and building regulations permissions - a function not normally associated with relocatable or temporary buildings.

 

David White, sales director of SGB Rovacabin, comments: "The building incorporates full fit-out including air conditioning, acoustic screening and suspended ceilings. Planning was actually quite a challenge and we employed a specialist consultant to ensure we could get the necessary permissions", says Mr White. "The whole planning process took about 12 weeks".

 

For Queensmead School, the new block is a godsend. It provides badly needed computer facilities for which there was no space in the existing school building. As Allan Walker, chairman of the school's Board of Governors, says: "It was a very pleasurable experience working with SGB Rovacabin, they immediately understood our requirements and we were very pleased to discover that such a high-specification building could be supplied so quickly".