David Smith St Ives Ltd

Project Key FactsBrand new two storey, 5000m2 SEND schoolFire and acoustic timber doorsets and screens supplied70% of the doors included the integral Alumax fingerguard by SafehingeArchitectural ironmongery supplied Carew Academy is a Special Academy for pupils with a wide range of ability levels and additional learning needs. The new facility replaces the previous Carew Academy and offers 246 places for pupils in the London Borough of Sutton.The new facility will offer a wide variety of special learning spaces that combines art, drama, food technology, music, sports, science, life skills, social and ICT facilities with a full range of on-site therapies including speech and language therapy, emotional literacy, and occupational therapy.The new school building was purposefully and thoughtfully designed with their students’ needs at its heart. The space fosters a nurturing, inclusive environment, complete with exceptional facilities where every student feels supported, inspired, and empowered to thrive.We worked with main contractor Kier Construction and installer N H Etheridge to deliver over 260 doorsets and 65 glazed screens complete with architectural ironmongery to the project. The doorset specification included doors with the integral Alumax fingerguard by Safehinge, Anti-ligature handles and high-level vision panels to suit the different areas of the building. The doors were faced with American White Oak veneer and included concealed Oak lippings to all four edges, the frames and screens were paint grade Hardwood.

Project key factsMajor refurbishment and expansion project£32m project valueFire and acoustic doorsets and screens suppliedApprox. 100 doorsets and 14 screens supplied across the projectThe North Range of Buildings is a project to provide new and refurbished space within the New Museums Site in central Cambridge.Completed in February 2019, the project provides space for a new student services centre and examination halls.We worked with main contractor Kier Construction to deliver a number of timber fire and acoustic doorsets with paint grade, laminate and oak veneered finishes, and bespoke oak louvered screens.

Project key factsRedesign and repurposing of the Grade II listed Italian HospitalFire, acoustic and finger safe doorsets supplied235 doorsets supplied across the projectThe Great Ormond Street Hospital Sight and Sound Centre supported by Premier Inn was the UK’s first dedicated facility for children with sight and hearing loss. Patients with conditions that affect their ability to see and hear represent the largest outpatient group at GOSH, accounting for 25,000 patient visits each year.The Sight & Sound Centre project was a redesign and repurposing of the Grade II listed Italian Hospital. The centre houses specialist outpatient facilities for the Audiology and Ophthalmology departments. It includes state-of-the-art soundproofed booths for hearing tests, an eye imaging suite, a dispensing opticians and other testing facilities. Features include a new welcoming arrival zone, artworks with sensory elements and a garden with plants that children can touch and smell.Kier London called on us to deliver more than 200 doorsets for the project. These included stained oak veneered, laminate and paint grade doors with paint grade and stained oak frames. The specification also included the Safehinge integral alumax finger safe system and Vistamatic privacy units.

Project key factsBrand new building providing commercial, office and laboratory space£70m project valueFire and acoustic doorsets supplied425 doorsets supplied across the projectDeveloper of life science and genetic analysis tools, Illumina, has built a new HQ in Cambridge, UK.Vinci Construction and sub-contractor M&S Contractors called on us to deliver more than 400 doorsets for the project. These included oak veneered, laminate and paint grade doors with paint grade and oak frames.