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25/01/2023

Morgan Sindall Completes Work On New School Projects In Essex

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Morgan Sindall has completed work two new school projects for Essex County Council.

St Luke's Park Primary School and Ormiston Rivers Academy were both procured through the Essex Construction Framework 2 (ECF2), which was set up by Essex County Council to deliver a £400 million construction programme of mainly school projects across the region.

The carbon-neutral in operation extension project Ormiston Rivers Academy will provide five new classrooms in a single-storey 4740 sq ft extension. Thanks to this facility, the school will be able to accommodate 150 extra pupils with new classrooms, unisex toilets and a staff group room. The development also included a 144 m sq multi-use play area (MUPA) on the academy’s site.

St Luke's Park Primary School is built on the former Runwell Hospital site and provides 210 primary and 56 nursery places for families in the new 575-home St Luke's Development.
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Morgan Sindall Construction were appointed for the Ormiston Rivers Academy project through a turnkey contract, making them responsible for the design and construction of both new academy’s, meaning the programme could be delivered quickly ahead of the new academic year.

As part of Morgan Sindall Construction's commitment to Intelligent Solutions and reducing its environmental impact, it has utilised modern methods of construction (MMC) and offsite manufacturing at Ormiston Rivers Academy, including the use of a SIPs (Structurally-Insulated Panels) structure, bolstering the extension’s energy efficiency credentials.

Operationally, this design will secure the academy’s Net Zero in operation status as well as an A+ EPC rating. Other key examples of innovative sustainable technology that will be utilised include the installation of energy efficient lights controlled by Bluetooth and 76 solar panels.

The extension at Ormiston Rivers Academy and the new St Luke's Park Primary School are the latest in a long line of school projects that Morgan Sindall Construction has delivered for Essex County Council, including Sweyne Park School in Rayleigh, Clacton County High School in Clacton-on-Sea, and Colne Community School & College in Brightlingsea.

Ormiston Rivers Academy and St Luke's Park Primary School are two of the first projects to be completed in the region since Andrew Harper-Rowe was appointed as area director at Morgan Sindall Construction’s Essex business.

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