Our Engineering Services team replaced the boilers at Little Hulton Children’s Centre for Salford City Council. The project was delivered under JCT Minor Works through the Northern Housing Consortium HVAC+R, Drainage and Plumbing Services DPS.
The works included removing two ACV Heatmaster gas-fired boilers, which had reached the end of their working life. We installed two new Heatmaster condensing boilers in their place, along with new pipework and flues.
The centre houses a nursery that had to stay fully open throughout the works. All works were kept separate from the teaching spaces. We agreed heating shutdowns with centre staff for early mornings and late afternoons, so the boiler changeover caused as little disruption as possible to children and staff.
The building and its surrounding roads were very congested. All equipment was delivered to our nearby office, 11 minutes from site, and our own vehicles then brought equipment and plant to site outside nursery hours.
Our long-standing relationship with Salford City Council meant we understood their goals and expectations from the start. Daily communication with centre staff kept everyone up to date on progress, and the scheme was delivered smoothly with minimal disruption.