The Hayway Infant School in Rushden opened more than 100 years ago to meet the growing need for places in the local area.
Over a century later, the historic building is now being modernised and refurbished to become a special educational needs (SEN) school, providing additional capacity for the nearby Rowan Gate School; Rolton Group is providing mechanical and electrical building service engineering on the project.
To respect the nature of the SEN school, enhanced access control systems and door entry will be provided throughout the site to protect pupils from leaving the building unsupervised. In addition to the enhanced access control to the school, a nurse call system will be installed in each classroom along with an internal telephone system. Rolton Group has undertaken dynamic thermal modelling of the building, alongside extensive surveys of the existing installed mechanical and electrical building services to assess their suitability for continued use upon the school’s reopening.
The project was returned from tender in early 2014, but unfortunately the costs were over the allocated budget. To combat this, Rolton Group undertook a collaborative value engineering exercise with the project team and the contractor to ensure that this scheme was able to progress within the cost plan allowances.
We are pleased to report that the project has now started on site and is due for completion by the end of the year.
We are delighted to announce that Darcy Edwards, Executive Officer to the Chairman at Rolton, has joined BEFA as a Young Leader. The appointment builds on Peter Rolton’s position on BEFA’s Strategic Advisory Board, giving Rolton a unique opportunity to contribute at two critical levels: through established industry leadership and through the experience, priorities, and fresh ideas of the next generation.
We are delighted to welcome Krzysztof Mielnik to the Rolton team as senior consultant for vertical transportation (VT).
Krzysztof’s appointment marks the next step in the rapid growth of our recently launched independent Vertical Transportation consultancy. Led by industry expert Tim Piggott, our dedicated VT team provides comprehensive expertise across the entire lifecycle of advanced lift technology from design and construction to commissioning, handover, and ongoing operational support.
Rolton is pleased to have contributed to the newly launched industry report, ‘Built Environment Strategic Workforce Planning for 2030’.
The comprehensive publication stems from the latest INSPIRE event hosted by the Built Environment Futures Assembly (BEFA). This powerful leadership forum was established by the University of the Built Environment (UBE) to break down professional silos, spark collaboration, and drive excellence across engineering, construction, and real estate.