Yorkon Awarded Considerate Constructors 'Beyond Compliance' Certification
Off-site specialist and Portakabin subsidiary, Yorkon,
has achieved Performance Beyond Compliance certification under the Considerate
Constructors Scheme, for its construction of a new primary school in Wales.
Following two
visits to the Church of Wales School site at Newbridge-on-Wye, the Considerate
Constructors monitor assessed Yorkon's operations in areas such as environment,
site cleanliness, safety, responsibility, respect and accountability.
Yorkon was awarded
a certificate of Performance Beyond Compliance with a final score of 86 per
cent, exceeding UK
industry averages of 77 per cent.
The Yorkon site
team was commended for its excellent level of engagement with the school, the
high standard of presentation of the site, and the decision to carry out installation
of power cabling during school holidays to minimise disruption to
teaching.
Other initiatives
included organising a painting competition for pupils to mark the arrival of
the building on site, segregation of waste for recycling, regular
communications with the school's head teacher, and a monthly prize for site
operatives to promote safety.
Commenting on this
accolade, David Johnson, Director and General Manager of Yorkon, said, "This is
a major achievement for the Yorkon project team and we are delighted it has
been recognised in this way. Off-site
construction minimises disruption on site, and is much safer than traditional
building methods, but what the team has achieved at Newbridge-on-Wye goes far
beyond that in terms of consideration for the school and the local community."
The £1.7m contract
awarded to Yorkon was for the off-site construction of a new primary school for
Powys County Council, comprising 18 steel-framed modules which were craned into
position in just three days. The scheme
replaces a sub-standard 1960s school building with new facilities which include
four classrooms, administrative offices and a new community crèche.
The building has
been designed to minimise any impact on the environment and is expected to achieve
a BREEAM excellent rating with a number sustainable features such as a biomass
boiler, passive ventilation, solar panels and rainwater harvesting.
