Specify/ Project Profile/ Foyle College drainage system, water is easily intercepted and diverted to where it is required such as flushing toilets and watering the landscaping. Sub contractors on the project included Michael Nugent Ltd Mechanical Services, Carella Laminates, HM Electrics, Raemac Interior Systems and Omagh Aluminium. Many classrooms have automatic natural ventilation out into the atrium areas to control temperature and CO². Atriums have high level auto opening roof windows to operate like a chimney to draw air through classrooms. Using passive solar design, the large open spaces (Agora) throughout the college flood the building with natural light. Foyle College Principal Patrick Allen described the new campus as “state of the art”: “It’s just indescribable, words fail me.
We have 25 acres of grounds, a maximum capacity of 850, a fantastic music suite, a sports hall, an arts suite, state of the art classrooms and technology that’s ready for the 2020s never mind 2018. We’ve been treading water for a very long time waiting on this build. It’s really going to make a massive impact on learning and teaching for the 21st century.” “It has been a huge team effort over a very long period of time to get us to where we are today, in this building with these marvellous technologies. It really is exciting times at the school and I’m getting a real buzz from seeing the kids walking around today goggle-eyed, but also from the staff who have put in so much work to get ready for this move. Everyone worked
really hard to get the new classrooms set up and to see them buzzing and excited about the new technologies and facilities available to us is extremely rewarding.” Robin Young, chairman of the board of governors, said it was an exciting time for the school. “They’re all very excited. Obviously moving house, you’re excited the first time you move in. To have the school on one site is a first for many years for Foyle and certainly the staff will appreciate not having to move between the old junior school and the senior school two or three times a day as was the case before.” Damian Heron, Group Managing Director of Heron Bros commented, “Heron Bros is delighted to handover this marvellous campus to Foyle College and Ebrington Primary School and Nursery. We have enjoyed a very positive relationship with the schools and the entire project team which enabled us to deliver a highquality project ahead of schedule.” “Although it has just been completed, the project is already award-winning. The £27m campus picked up the prestigious accolade of the ‘UK’s Most Considerate Site 2017 for £10m – £50m Projects’ at the Considerate Constructors Scheme National Site Awards. Heron Bros was acknowledged for demonstrating the very highest level of consideration in respect of the community, environment and workforce.” “We are incredibly proud of our whole project team and their dedication to operating our construction site to such a high standard. We look forward to see what the future holds for the schools and wish the staff and pupils success and happiness in their new home.”
Mechanical – Michael Nugent Ltd
Roof Decking – Composite Design
Electrical – HM Electrics
Flooring – CB Contracts
Steelwork – Walter Watson
Plastering & Screeding – Hill Contracts
Windows & Doors - Omagh Aluminium Systems
Painting & Decoration – AGD Painters
Roofing & Cladding – Thornton Roofing
Doors – Shannon Fire Doors
Ceilings & Partitions – Raemac
Ironmongery – KCC
Sports Pitches – Tony Patterson Sports Grounds
Surfacing – Patrick Bradley Ltd
Toilet Cubicles & Fitted Furniture – Carella
Metalwork – AMET Engineering
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