David Smith St Ives Ltd

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.