HMP Wayland

Terrapin’s off-site building expertise has contributed to the fast-track expansion of HMP Wayland, a Category C training prison in Norfolk. A combination of Terrapin’s Unitrex and Prospex custodial modular systems is providing the prison with additional education and storage facilities, plus a new healthcare block combined with segregation accommodation. Since opening in 1985, Wayland has been extended on several occasions to meet changing needs. This latest expansion took just 20 weeks on-site to complete using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), including Terrapin’s advanced modular building technology.

Terrapin’s experienced team worked with main contractor, Kier Eastern, to supply a purpose-designed solution for the Wayland project. Kier Eastern’s Contracts Manager, Richard Heyes, commented, “Terrapin delivered a complete design and off-site construction package, together with on-site installation and internal and exterior finishing as required.”

Terrapin’s Unitrex system was selected for a new storage building at HMP Wayland and a 74m x 24m education block - the largest two-storey structure to be designed and built using this system to date. The Unitrex modular building system is pre-engineered off-site and then delivered in panelised ‘flat pack’ form for speedy erection and internal finishing on-site.

For the second largest building, which provides the prison with new healthcare facilities and a secure segregation block, Terrapin designed a solution that would meet the needs of each area.

HMP Wayland

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