Top marks for Hazlemere as it completes yet another major school renovation
Posted on 16/11/2017
Highly-regarded Hazlemere Commercial has finished top of the class yet again, chalking up yet another successful education sector refurbishment with the skilful renovation of John Mason School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Established in 1960 as a grammar school and with alumni including former West Ham midfielder Matthew Taylor, the school is named after Sir John Mason, a sixteenth-century MP, diplomat and spy for the then King, who was born in the area.
The Buckinghamshire firm was tasked with supplying and installing replacement windows and doors for the secondary school. Working in partnership with experienced educational contractor, Auger Contracts, Hazlemere manufactured and installed aluminium casement windows, entrance doors and curtain walling as part of the almost half-a-million-pound redevelopment.
“The main focus of the work was to bring the tired exterior of the school up to date and improve its performance,” comments Tony Beale, Sales Director at Hazlemere Commercial. “To do this, we replaced the old, steel-framed windows with Sapa’s aluminium Dualframe 75 casement windows, renowned for their high-efficiency and durability.”
The firm also installed Sapa STII commercial entrance doors and the high-performance Elegance 52 curtain walling system. To complete the project, Hazlemere supplied and installed an automatic entrance door.
“Like all education sector work, this project presented us with a number of challenges,” added Tony. “First and foremost, we needed to keep all students and staff safe – most of the work took place during term-time. Drawing on our vast experience of managing similar projects, and working closely with JMS, we were able to complete all preliminary work out of term time, then went on to schedule the most intrusive work during half-term.
“We would like to thank the staff and students at John Mason School for their co-operation and patience during the project. We’re delighted with the finished result. We would also like to thank Auger Contracts for their partnership in the project and we look forward to working with both Auger and John Mason School on other possible projects in the future.”
For more information visit www.hazlemerecommerical.co.uk or call 01494 897600