Hagley RC School

Terrapin’s off-site building expertise has won top marks from a comprehensive school in Worcestershire. Terrapin’s Unitrex ‘flat pack’ building system provided a speedy solution to an urgent need for additional learning space at Hagley Catholic High School. Using factory-fabricated Unitrex panelised units, quickly assembled on-site, Terrapin was able to achieve rapid completion of a new 70 sq m, single-storey classroom for the school’s IT department, taking just five weeks for on-site works.

Hagley Catholic High School is a mixed comprehensive school with over 1,000 pupils aged 11 to 18. The Terrapin building provides a dedicated teaching facility for new IT diploma courses. Karl Wilcox, the school’s Business Manager, says that although a number of off-site building suppliers were considered during the procurement process, Terrapin offered the best balance of flexibility of design, speed of delivery and cost effectiveness that the school was looking for. He comments, “In fact, this first building has been such a success that we’ve already placed an order with Terrapin for a three-classroom block to accommodate our changing curriculum needs.”

The school’s recently completed Terrapin building includes a lobby, store and a 54 sq m classroom with an energy efficient air conditioning system for heating and cooling the area as required. A ramped approach and low threshold entrance door provides for disabled access. Terrapin was also able to satisfy the school’s aesthetic specification for the new addition to its campus; the attractive cedar clad façade is combined with a natural stone finish to complement the style of existing school buildings.

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