The Background
Castle Park View is located to the south east of Castle Park, which is Bristol’s largest urban green space. Positioned on the site of a medieval castle and the culverted River Frome, with close proximity to the main A4044, Cabot Circus shopping centre and nearby offices, the project presented a complex set of constraints and considerations.
The building itself included 375 new homes, within a structure book-ended by a 26-storey tower and a 10-storey block.
The Solution
With our extensive expertise and capabilities, we successfully tackled the diverse requirements of the Castle Park View project. We provided a comprehensive package of custom-designed and installed solutions, including:
- Bespoke Fencing and Gates: Our team designed and installed high-quality fencing and gates that seamlessly integrated with the architectural aesthetics while ensuring security and privacy.
- Street Furniture: We supplied and installed a range of street furniture items such as seating, planters, and cycle pavilions to enhance the functionality and visual appeal of the project.
- Screening and Louvres: We offered customized screening and louvre solutions to optimise privacy, mitigate noise, and provide a comfortable living environment for the residents.
- Cladding and Signage: Our expertise extended to the installation of cladding solutions, delivering a visually cohesive appearance to the building. We also provided signage to ensure effective wayfinding and communication throughout the premises.
The Result
By leveraging our capabilities and experience, the Castle Park View project achieved remarkable results:
- Enhanced Aesthetics: Our customised solutions seamlessly blended with the architectural design, elevating the overall visual appeal of the development.
- Functionality and Comfort: The inclusion of street furniture, screening, and louvres contributed to creating a comfortable and livable environment for the residents, promoting their well-being.
- Security and Privacy: Our bespoke fencing and gating systems provided a secure and private setting for the residents, offering peace of mind within a bustling urban environment.
- Wayfinding and Communication: The installation of clear and informative signage facilitated efficient navigation throughout the premises, enhancing the overall user experience.
The Background
Procter Contracts has supplied and installed a comprehensive package of fencing, gates and street furniture for The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, Wales, helping Laing O’Rourke Construction to achieve successful completion of the project. This new-build hospital was due to open in 2021 but, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it partially opened early.
What was the problem?
The Grange University Hospital is the first major new-build hospital in Wales for over 20 years, costing around £350 million. Covering 55,000 m2 and with 560 beds, it will provide specialist and critical care treatment, as well as having a 24-hour acute Assessment Unit and Emergency Department. Laing O’Rourke, as the main contractor, needed to adhere to strict timescales, which meant minimising project risk.
An area of concern was the supply and installation of perimeter security fencing, additional fencing and acoustic barriers, and gates for vehicular and pedestrian access. At the same time, numerous items of street furniture were required.
The Solution
Procter Contracts is an experienced specialist installer of fencing, gates and street furniture – in fact the company is thought to be unique in its capability across all three areas. Furthermore, Procter Contracts has a range of standard products as well as in-house facilities for the design and manufacture of bespoke items. Laing O’Rourke therefore found Procter Contracts to be the ideal partner for The Grange University Hospital, as this ensured there was just one point of contact for all issues relating to fencing, gates and street furniture.
What was the scope of supply?
Over 1000 linear metres of fencing were supplied and installed, including high-security perimeter fencing, acoustic barriers, timber fencing, stock fencing and protection for emergency stairwells. Bespoke louvre screening was designed, manufactured and installed. Twenty gates of standard and bespoke designs were installed for use by vehicles and pedestrians, with two of the vehicular access gates being fully automated double swing gates. In addition, Procter Contracts installed canopies, crash barriers and items of standard and bespoke street furniture; these ranged from ornate seating and stainless steel litter bins, through to pedestrian guardrails and a bus shelter.
How did Procter Contracts respond to challenges?
The Grange University Hospital, like any new-build hospital, was a complex project and inevitably challenges arose in relation to specifications, designs and scheduling. However, Procter Contracts often works on large projects and took everything in its stride.
The Result
Peter Sharpe, the Project Leader at Laing O’Rourke Construction Ltd, commented:
“Their performance throughout has been excellent, they supported Laing O’Rourke in achieving successful completion of the project. The project manager and his team were very supportive in ensuring the agreed milestones were successfully achieved. This was achieved through their customer focus and determination to deliver without compromise. Procter’s proactive and positive approach has alleviated the challenges that come with a project of this nature.
It is a pleasure working with such a professional, forward-thinking company who are solutions-focussed. With Procter’s passion to provide the best service and highest quality products, it gives you the confidence and guarantee of accomplishing the greatest results. Procter Contracts are a key part of Laing O’Rourke’s supply chain and I look forward to working with them again soon.”
The Background
ISG is a global construction services company. For nearly three decades they have provided construction solutions to some of the world’s most successful businesses and cities.
Their vision is to be the world’s most dynamic construction services company, delivering places that help people and businesses thrive. They employ over 2,800 specialists to deliver unbeatable customer experiences fuelled by a fast-paced, ideas-driven culture.
Their customers trust them to deliver — and their repeat business and numerous industry accolades prove it.
The Solution
Procter Contracts have worked closely with ISG’s teams across the UK to deliver effective perimeter security solutions across a range of sectors, solutions and project sizes.
We are committed to deliver innovative solutions and confidence to our customers and in the last two years alone this work has included the following:
Amazon fulfilment centre, Redruth
We supplied all security fencing, security gates and an extensive range of our market leading acoustic fencing. This job was finished on time, on budget, and to a high standard.
Amazon fulfilment centre, Weybridge
Another one of many partnerships with ISG on an Amazon fulfilment centre, this time in Redruth to provide pedestrian and access gates, palisade security fencing and chain link fencing.
Fusion Student Accommodation, Cardiff
ISG has commenced work on a £40m contract with Fusion Students to deliver a major new high-end student accommodation scheme in central Cardiff with 675 bedrooms over 26 floors. Procter assisted with the design, supply and installation of the perimeter security and access control systems.
Fusion Student Accommodation, Swansea
ISG were appointed on the £50m student high-rise accommodation block at Mariner Street in Swansea. The 17-storey project, which will house up to 780 students. Procter provided a range of pedestrian gates and barriers on this project.
Morrison’s Folkestone
Just one year after Folkestone’s Morrison’s was destroyed in a fire, ISG were instrumental in delivering a new and improved store on the same site. Situated close to a residential area, the new supermarket required timber fencing to create a boundary that provided privacy for the overlooking residents.
The Result
We value and take pride in our people, our partnerships and our customers and believe that together we will deliver exceptional work and build long lasting relationships. We take ownership and are trusted and driven to achieve the outcomes our clients want.
Our vision is to be the most trusted company in our chosen markets and provide complex turnkey solutions for security and safety compliant environments. We are committed to providing our clients with peace of mind knowing that they have most appropriate safety and security solutions for their employees, business and their customers.
The Background
We worked alongside Morgan Sindall to ensure the safety of the works and all works were completed for the handover for the new school year.
The Solution
We were able to supply and install brand new Access Gates & Fencing to the new primary school.
The Result
“We worked with Procter fencing on a £7.5m primary school in Larkhill, north of Salisbury.
This project comprised of boundary fencing, sports pitch fencing, Armco barriers and timber cladding to the sprinkler tank and bin store along with the full range of street furniture. Procter was great to work with and along with the operatives, would do anything to help the team and work together effectively.”
The Background
Although this was a relatively straightforward project for us, there was an obvious need for the quality to be excellent (as all our work is) and this to ensure it was aligned to the premium Waitrose brand.
The Solution
For this new Waitrose supermarket we manufactured and installed 47 trolley hoops, 4 trolley bays, 12 cycle hoops, 46 bollards, trolley guard protection, Armco barrier, pedestrian guardrail, 3.0m high timber screen, and 9 canopy bracings.
The Background
Procter designed and built this new state of the art school, to comply with the police SBD (secure by design) scheme.
The Solution
Procter was involved early on in the scheme to assist in the design process, right through to the final installation and inspection, which was then inspected and certified by the secured by design official.
The Background
An interesting project which entailed a wide range of different bespoke products including stainless steel railings, post and rail fencing, timber gates, bollards, and protection for Juliet balconies. All of these products were also manufactured by us.
The Solution
A good example of how versatile we are, and both in what we are able to manufacture and go on to install.
The Background
This project perfectly demonstrates our ability to deliver complete projects comprising fencing of any type, automatic gates, plus street furniture and bespoke metalwork.
The Solution
This was a very varied project in terms of what was required and saw us designing, manufacturing and installing cycle shelters, lighting bollards, an automatic telescopic gate, plus security fencing.
The Background
Procter Contracts were appointed as the contractor to design, supply and install a complete external package, comprising of Secured By Design (SBD) security fencing and gates as well as bespoke street furniture around the site.
The Solution
The previous school had major issues with vandalism and therefore it was important that we provided a solution for this school that complied with SBD.
The Background
The development included a new Tesco store with affordable apartments above and to the side of it, plus a leisure centre.
We were responsible for all fencing and related bespoke products, including timber hoarding for the construction phase, railings, gates, Palisade and weldmesh fencing, with bespoke grating adjacent to a railway line.
The Solution
This was a very significant project for us and required a close working relationship with the client, and over the course of more than two years.