en.Wedoany.com Reported - Morgan Sindall Construction held a topping out ceremony at the Fernwood Campus of Chuter Ede Primary School, marking a key milestone in the £9.4 million single-storey school expansion project. This project will add 210 primary school places, effectively doubling the school's capacity to support the growing population needs in the Newark area.
The design, project, and cost management for the school expansion are handled by Arc Partnership, a joint venture between Nottinghamshire County Council and SCAPE. The project will deliver eight new classrooms, a library and music room, an activity hall, a medical room, a football pitch, and outdoor activity facilities, with overall completion scheduled for September 2026.
This project continues Morgan Sindall's history of collaboration with the Fernwood community. The existing school building was constructed by the company in 2012 for the Fernwood residential development, completed in three phases. The first two phases delivered a sports field, outdoor play area, car park, and landscaping works, with this school expansion representing the third phase.
The project has concurrently advanced a social value plan during construction. Morgan Sindall has dedicated over 50 hours to interactive school activities, provided 10 weeks of work placements, and organised site visits for over 200 pupils. The team has raised £5,508 for local charities and volunteered 26 hours at organisations like the Newark Foodbank. As a significant electrical engineering project, it has generated £912,000 in social value with a Social Return on Investment (SROI) of 12%.
Students from Nottingham Trent University have engaged in professional practice related to construction, technology, key technology management, and quantity surveying through site visits and project lectures facilitated in collaboration with Arc Partnership and Morgan Sindall. Richard Fielding, Regional Director for Morgan Sindall in the Midlands, said: "Reaching this milestone is a proud moment for our team and a real marker of the momentum we have built together since we originally delivered the building back in 2012. This school expansion will bring meaningful change to the Fernwood community, providing local children with the modern, high-quality learning environment they deserve."
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