PROJECT PROFILE
PHOENIX INTEGRATED PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOL, COOKSTOWN
CAREFULLY-PHASED REDEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING SCHOOL FACILITATED A SMOOTH PROJECT FOR GANSON UK, ALLOWING THE EXISTING BUILDING TO REMAIN OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT WORKS… MEETING THE NEEDS OF PUPILS WITH A MODERN NEW SCHOOL
Maintaining an excellent relationship with the school resulted in the smooth- running delivery of Phoenix Integrated Primary & Nursery School in Cookstown for Ganson UK Ltd. As main contractor for the £7m project, Ganson was required to complete works on the new build alongside the operational old school building. Funded by the UK Government’s Fresh Start Programme, the project commenced in January 2023 and was completed in summer 2024 in time for the new school year. It comprised a phased redevelopment
of the existing primary school to accommodate over 200 pupils across seven classrooms, including demolition of existing buildings and construction of a nursery school. Hard and soft play areas, a sports pitch, vegetable garden, landscaping of the grounds, mounted solar panels, retaining walls, a pedestrian walkway and car park with drop off and pick up zones and a zebra crossing were all delivered. Lyndsey Thompson, Group HSE Manager at Ganson, said, “The school from the offset had a great relationship with the management on the site. As this was
a live primary/nursery school, careful planning and phasing of the demolition and building works was required to ensure the school was fully operational. “The contract manager was able to plan ahead using the holiday period to make this project as smooth as possible and have the least disruption to the school operations. A comprehensive traffic and pedestrian management plan with site layout was developed to help with the school pick up/drop off times and material deliveries. “We changed the initial programme, moving the sequence of works and
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