CASE STUDY
Prince Regent Leisure Refurbishment, Brighton, 2017
High Level Glazing and Related Works
Contract Value: £35 000
Completion: January 2017
Duration: 12 weeks
Budget: Delivered to budget
Time: Delivered on time
H&S: No accidents/incidents
Defects: Zero Defects
Description
Replacing high-level glazing at a live leisure centre in hove. The glazing was located over the sports hall, creating a potentially dangerous drop which had to be de-risked.
Works took 12 weeks, throughout which the site was fully occupied.
Safely Working in an Occupied Leisure Centre
In addition to the general public, the leisure centre was open to children and those with special needs, so our procedures needed to protect these vulnerable groups.
We DBS-certified all operatives and subcontractors and employed strict segregation and housekeeping to minimise the risk of sharps, to ensure the centre could be walked bare-foot. We used clear pictorial signage so that young, old, and those with limited English could readily grasp their meaning.
Minimising Noise and Nuisance
The centre had to remain active throughout, and any nuisance would have negatively impacted their revenue. We used low-percussion tools and minimally invasive construction methods to avoid interference with other revenue centres and thus minimise the cost impact to the built environment.
