Education portfolio offers lucrative summer of works for construction company

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire construction firm, Hobson & Porter, carried out more than £3.5m worth of specialist refurbishment works in the education sector while schools and colleges were closed over summer.

The business says its dedicated minor works division delivered a portfolio of complex refurbishment projects in education assets across the region.

One project included creation of a multi-use games area (MUGA) at St Hugh’s School in Scunthorpe. It will enable students to use the area in most weather conditions, transforming an area which was previously unusable for special educational needs students at the school.

For East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hobson & Porter refurbished four science classrooms, a prep room and office, as well as replacing pipework, cabling and mechanical ventilation at Beverley High School.

It refurbished both flat and pitched roofs, as well as tennis courts at Howden School and a timber framed extension at Hornsea Primary School.

At Swanland Primary School in East Yorkshire the company upgraded the heating and hot water systems, boilers, hot water storage and distribution pipework.

For York County Council, Hobson & Porter worked at three schools over the summer – Clifton Green Primary School, Huntington Primary Academy and Yearsley Grove Primary School.

Works included building a new, secure lobby at Clifton Green Primary School, with a revised access ramp and a relocation of the reception and visitor counter.

Internal alterations included an upgraded meeting room, head office and new offices with replacement windows. The firm extended a meeting room and refurbished the car park, with three new access gates and overhead lighting.

At Huntington School, the company re-roofed a building and made modifications to the drainage system, and at Yearsley Grove Primary School the firm carried out re-roofing works, as well as upgrades to the heating and electricity supplies.

Sam Robertson, from the minor works division, said: “We’ve worked across a huge portfolio of primary, secondary, further and higher education buildings in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region and we value our relationships with a diverse set of clients in the education sector.

“Creating an inspiring environment for pupils to learn and thrive in is something we are hugely committed to, and our proven track record for delivering on our promises means we always have a very busy schedule of works to carry out not only in the summer break, but during all academic holidays throughout the year.”

Hobson & Porter has also been delivering new build projects for schools and colleges.

It recently broke ground on a new £7m primary school in Northallerton for North Yorkshire Council and Dales Academies and has handed over a £6m new-build project at Fulford School in York, where it has built an English, drama and art centre for the South York Multi-Academy Trust.

The company is building a £5m technical, engineering and construction facility at York College and completed projects for The University of Sheffield and Humber Engineering Training Association (HETA).

Finally, the firm has broken ground on the pioneering £10m Horizon Youth Zone in Grimsby.