Posts Tagged ‘casestudies’
External Upgrade to 1920s Solid Wall Houses
Client: Vinci Facilitiesl Measures: External Wall Insulation Location: Rochford, Essex Date: July – September 2018 Value: Approx. £275,000 The Challenge Cornerstone worked with Vinci Facilities for the first time in 2018, having been engaged as a specialist subcontractor to install external wall insulation on a number of domestic properties for the social landlord Sanctuary Housing. …
Read MoreUrgent High Rise Cladding Removal
Client: United Living Measures: Rainscreen Cladding Removal Location: Lewisham Date: October – December 2017 Value: Approx. £250,000 The Challenge Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, social landlords carried out a programme of tests on their high rise properties to determine their fire safety. When three blocks of flats in Lewisham failed these tests in summer 2017,…
Read MoreTransformation of a Community Church
Client: Gill Building Measures: External Wall Insulation Location: Sheringham, Norfolk Date: April 2018 Value: £30,000 The Challenge Cornerstone was engaged by Gill Building in spring 2018 to complete the external insulated render element of a multi-trade refurbishment project on a community Church – the Life Centre – in North Norfolk. The building has become…
Read MoreSocial Housing Cladding Replacement
Client: Kier Services Measures: Cladding Location: High Wycombe Date: April – September 2018 Value: £240,000 The Challenge Cornerstone was engaged by main contractor Kier to undertake the stripping and replacement of cladding on six blocks of flats owned by Red Kite Community Housing in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Red Kite is a tenant-led, not-for profit charitable…
Read MoreExternal Refurbishment of Social Housing Blocks
Client: Lovell Partnerships Measures: External Wall Insulation, Concrete Repairs, Waterproofing Location: Norwich Value: £400,000 The Challenge Cornerstone was engaged by Lovell Partnerships – part of the Morgan Sindall Group – to complete specialist facades and concrete repair works one some iconic social housing blocks in Norwich. Lovell Partnerships were the long term main contractor partner…
Read MoreUpgrade of Thermal Insulation and Cladding to Bay Windows
Client: Ipswich Borough Council Measures: External Wall Insulation Location: Ipswich Date: April 2017 – September 2018 Value: £1.3m The Challenge In January 2017, Cornerstone was awarded a contract to remove existing cladding on Ipswich Borough Council’s stock of two and three storey blocks of flats with bay windows, and replace this with new high performance…
Read MoreBungalow Insulation at Prestigious Racing School
Client: British Racing School Measures: External Wall Insulation and Loft Insulation Location: Newmarket Date:August 2018 Value: Approx. £30,000 The Challenge The British Racing School, based just outside of Newmarket in Suffolk, is a Centre of Excellence for training in the horseracing world. It’s prestigious and largely purpose-built facilities are world-renowned and include a number of…
Read MorePrimary School Refurbishment
Client: Morgan Sindall Measures: Render Location: Attleborough, Norfolk Date: May – June 2018 Value: Approx. £22,000 The Challenge Cornerstone was engaged by main contractor Morgan Sindall to install external wall insulation on two buildings as part of a larger refurbishment programme at Attleborough Primary School in Attleborough, Norfolk. After providing a competitive quotation and providing…
Read MoreStevenage Borough Council Insulation Programme
Client: United Living Measures: External Wall Insulation, Cavity Wall Insulation and Loft Insulation Location: Stevenage Date: January 2017 to June 2018 Value: £2.1m The Challenge Cornerstone was selected by United Living to support them in delivering their Energy Efficiency contract with Stevenage Borough Council. The contract involved the retrofit of hundreds of properties, with external…
Read MoreTextured Render Installed on New Build Family Home
Client: Private Customer Measures: External Render Location: Coveney, Cambridgeshire Date: December 2016 Value: £15,000 The Challenge Cornerstone was approached by a private customer completing a single new build project in Cambridgeshire, which was to become their primary residence. They had been recommended to us by a family member, for whom we had already completed a…
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