Alford House

Commercial

Comprehensive internal and external refurbishment of a youth club in Vauxhall.

Alford House is home to one of the oldest youth clubs in the UK, founded in 1884. It is open to young people aged 8 – 21 and offers a variety of sports and creative activities in a safe and secure environment. It is also hired by performing arts companies as a rehearsal space.

We were invited to tender for the Alford House project, which required a new toilet block to the South building (Phase 1); roofing, external repairs and internal works to the Upper Hall of the North building (Phase 2). The client required sectional completion to these two phases, followed by ground floor refurbishment of the North building (Phase 3), which included a gym, toilets, and staff offices.

Following submission of our tender, the client asked us to manage a value engineering process, to allow delivery of the project within their specified budget. We worked closely with the client’s team of architects and designers, to reduce the overall tender sum by over £350,000.

The building remained occupied, with visitors and guests continuing to use other areas of the building whilst they were not part of the live site area. We worked closely with the client to minimise disruption during these times.

The client was delighted with the outcome, and as a result, we were invited to tender for a further phase of works.