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City Building Firm Secures £200,000 School Contract

Liverpool-based Nobles Construction has won a £200,000 contract to build an extension to a school in Greater Manchester.

The Everton firm has been selected for the scheme at St James's Catholic High School, in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

The specialist construction firm, which has successfully completed five other building contracts for educational institutions in 2009, has been appointed by the school's governing body and the Diocese of Shrewsbury to deliver the new school extension.

A recent Ofsted report revealed a serious lack of administration and storage space at St James's.

The addition of the 1,100 sq ft extensions of the CDT and sports blocks will increase capacity and enhance the learning environment for school pupils, as well as providing a more efficient and easily-managed school's administration area.

Nobles will also be responsible for renovating the existing changing facilities at the sports centre and will improve its disabled access.

Peter Linford, director at Nobles Construction, said: "We're obviously delighted to win another contract in the education sector. St James's is the 12th educational contract we have secured in the last 12 months, and we have an excellent track record of delivering these crucial projects to the complete satisfaction of our clients. 

"Each project is different and our flexible approach means that we complete our work on time, on budget and safely."

John Barnes, deputy head at St James's Catholic High School, said: "This project will provide much needed improvement in accommodation in these areas.

"We are very happy with the way work is proceeding and know that, on completion, our pupils, staff and community users will all benefit significantly."

Work on site will be completed in August and the new extension handed back to the school in time for the start of the September, 2009, school term.

Last month, it was revealed that Nobles had been appointed to recommence work on a £7m medical centre in Birkenhead, after the original contractor went into administration.

Felton Construction, also based in Birkenhead, collapsed in May with the loss of 45 jobs.

Felton was the main contractor on the Laird Street Medical Centre scheme and now Nobles has taken over the work.

The centre was scheduled to open in October this year but is now expected to be completed early next year.

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This article first appeared in the 8th July 2009 edition of the Liverpool Daily Post.