Algeco, formerly known as Elliott and a long-established brand in the European modular services and infrastructure industry, has won a new contract to build the £19.2m Laurence Calvert Academy Middleton Complex in Leeds.
The Department for Education (DfE) project was procured by Algeco through the Mod-C Secondary School Framework.
Work begins on site at the start of June 2022, with a planned completion date in August 2023.
Algeco is acting as Principal Contractor to provide a full turnkey solution involving construction of a three-storey whole school block and associated external works.
Laurence Calvert Academy Middleton Complex is a 1,050 place (7FE) new build Secondary school for pupils aged 11 – 16.
It will be delivered by Algeco using its steel frame modular solution. A total of 192 modules will be supplied along with a hybrid build for the sports hall areas. The works involve construction of the whole school block and associated external works.
James Withey, Managing Director at Algeco Offsite Solutions, said: “Securing Laurence Calvert Academy is the latest significant new business win for us. We have ambitious growth plans in place as we look to leverage the benefits of being part of the larger European Algeco business. We have extensive experience in delivering offsite building solutions for the education sector and this, along with our business processes, helped us secure this project.”
He added: “We approach all our projects using Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), which means Laurence Calvert Academy will gain all the benefits of product standardisation, safety, quality, delivery and building performance. DfMA also helps us deliver clear efficiencies to unlock many of the barriers in traditional construction centred around minimising the macro impacts of inflation, labour availability and waste reduction.”
Algeco operates its own modular manufacturing facility in East Yorkshire, providing complete control of the whole process from start to finish. The company continues to invest in Building Information Modelling (BIM), DfMA and Lean Manufacturing techniques. This enables it to supply finished offsite buildings more efficiently, with greater levels of factory completion and of higher quality than that achieved in traditional construction.
Laurence Calvert Academy is a member of the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust. The academy is named after Sergeant Laurence Calvert who was a former student and was awarded a Victoria Cross in 1918.
To find out more about Algeco Affinity, visit: https://www.algeco.co.uk/permanent
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About Algeco
Algeco is a long established brand in the European modular services and infrastructure industry, originally formed in 1955. The brand has consistently achieved a string of industry firsts; from creating modular site accommodation; to introducing the first stackable modular accommodation in 1965; and more recently pioneering innovations in volumetric offsite solutions. Algeco now offers a vast range of physical space solutions from temporary accommodation and storage solutions for building sites, through to highly sophisticated design and build permanent multi-storey offsite solutions for business and the public sector.
In the UK, Algeco is Headquartered in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and offers a huge range of turn-key portable and modular building solutions for hire, including modular site accommodation, portable cabins, secure storage containers and portable toilets, all available from strategically placed regional locations throughout the UK.
Modular buildings for hire offer virtually unlimited spaces with unrivalled flexibility, suitable for quality offices, classrooms, children’s nurseries, and health centres and designed to meet individual layout requirements.
Algeco design and build permanent solutions utilise modern methods of construction to offer inspirational single and multi-storey spaces designed to customer specifications, safely, quickly and consistently.
About Modulaire Group
Modulaire Group owns the Algeco brand and is a leader in European modular services and infrastructure. We create smart spaces for people to live, work and learn. Our business is designed to help customers find the right space solution, no matter what their requirements. Modulaire Group has operations in 25 countries with approximately 288,000 modular space and portable storage units and 4,400 remote accommodations rooms.
For more information, visit the website at www.modulairegroup.com.
