Daily Fish Supplies is a high-quality fish supplier based in central London and serving a range of clients including top hotels and restaurants.

Because of expanding orders Daily Fish needed more office space and bigger production and coldstore areas. The company already occupied four adjacent industrial units which had been fitted out by Adept and the opportunity arose to obtain  a fifth in the row.

The project

Adept Building Services was commisioned with a coldstore builder to deliver the complete turnkey package of the additional facility linking with the  existing units.

The project began with stripping out the 250-square metre unit which had been used as a distribution trade counter for heating and plumbing goods.

A mezzanine floor was then installed and all aspects of the project completed including ppartitioning, fireproofing between levels, ceilings, resin floors, steel security doors and shutters, decoration and installation of kitchen and washroom facilities.

The result

The new facility has enabled Daily Fish to take full advantage of expanding demand through the provision of extra production and coldstore areas designed and built to the highest standards and totally in line with requirements. The staff who work at the company now enjoy a modern and comfortable office environment.

The problem for Queen Elizabeth’s Girls School in was that its main entrance was in the wrong place. Built on an inclined site in Barnet, north London, the entrance was in the middle of the building. This meant visitors had to walk through part of the school before they could sign in, which was inconvenient for all involved and also created constant concerns over security.

The project

The solution was to build an extension onto a redundant classroom in a block at the main pedestrian entrance of the school, convert the classroom into a new school office and use  the extension as a signing-in area and waiting room. This would also allow staff to have  wide field of vision of people entering the site.

A brick built extension was constructed during the summer holidays and the classroom converted into an office including electrical installation and new ceiling , flooring and kitchenette area.  The link betweeen the new signing-in area and office was made by removing a non-structural crittal glazing system. The work was carried out over eight weeks, in good time for the start of the new autumn term.

The result

Visitors now sign in at the new area and are the escorted if necessary to wherever they need to be, improved security and the working environment. Staff have a new office , tailor-made for their requirements.

The challenge

The Ravenscroft School in Barnet, north London, was shortly to become The Totteridge Academy but staff were concerned about some of the buildings. A lot of heat was being lost through the walls in its library and science blocks. Adept was called in to assess the state of the walls and recommend what action was needed.

The project

Adept recommended creating modern maintenance-free curtain walling systems to replace the old walls which were  a combination of timber frame , aluminum windows and asbestos external panels.

In the first phase work on the library block would be completed during the summer holidays before the school reopened as an academy. A full scaffold was erected to allow removal of the old cladding system one section at a time.

As each section was carefully removed the new aluminum curtain walling was installed.  This was designed take into consideration the need for insulation and ventilaition. Infill panels were made from high factor insulation with powder-coated panels externally.

Safety glass was used throughout and built-in trickle vents were incorporated.

As Adept were well ahead of schedule at the halfway stage it was decided to start work on the science block which had been planned for the following year. This went ahead and the whole project was complete before the end of the summer holidays.

The result

The Totteridge Academny now benefits from rooms that are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer and glazing is compliant with safety requirements. It has a refreshed image and pupils can enjoy a much more comfortable learning environment.