We were delighted to undertake the installation of hygienic wall cladding at the prestigious Hills Road 6th Form College in Cambridge.
The Hills Road 6th Form College was established on 15 September 1974 and has grown to offer 2,000 local students a wide range of courses, alongside a further 4,000 students studying on a part-time basis.
Given this number of students and tutors, the communal areas need to be exceptionally hardwearing.
We carried out Phase 1 of this 2-phase project during the summer of 2021. The college building required a comprehensive refurbishment of a WC areas, including gender neutral facilities.
- The second phase
- Project was the hygienic cladding of their new
- Kitchen and café area which followed in the Autumn of 2021
- As with the majority of projects undertaken
- Education sector, the hygienic cladding installation
Hygienic cladding for complex structures and surfaces
Complicated structures can pose a challenge. Hygienic cladding installation requires expert planning to achieve accurate shaping, sleek surfaces and clean corners. Installation additionally requires specialist thermoforming equipment and skilled hygienic cladding installers. The central washroom island provided complexity, with a number of different angles and panel sizes to contend with.
Our client wanted all surfaces of the island walls wrapped in hygienic cladding to provide the sleek designed look. To ensure we delivered the works to the highest standard, our installers carefully assessed all the angles of the island. They then planned the positioning of thermoformed bends, joints and welds.
We recommended Trovex Silver Lining to the Cambridge based contractor managing the project, and this cladding was specified for the final installation. Decisions were made as to where we needed to weld the joints and where it was possible to thermoform the sheets. This careful planning ensured, not only the sleek appearance and hygienic finish required, but also the most effective use of sheet sizes.
Planning was particularly important, not only for the aesthetics of the island, but also to ensure the cladding was 100% watertight to prevent any water seeping into the island’s main structure.
Hygienic cladding for new college kitchen and café
Our works within the kitchen and café followed a detailed set of marked up drawings from the main Contractor, Borras Construction. St Albans based Borras Construction Ltd are a leading building company in the UK South Education and Medical sectors. The hygienic cladding was installed to most wall surfaces within the kitchen and café areas. The only exception were zones where surface temperatures would reach above the maximum allowed level of 60°C for the cladding.
Following discussions with the client and contractor, it was decided that the best solution would be to install Trovex Diamond White.
Trovex Diamond White was chosen because it has a range of applications that can deal with the most complex requirements. The hygienic cladding is highly versatile and can be thermoformed around corners. It can also be married up with stainless-steel surfaces and applied to a range of substrates.
In addition, the cladding is tough, long-lasting and impact resistant, making it ideal for kitchen and café areas
Goss Environmental Coatings always install hygienic cladding with two pack adhesive (no short cuts!) to ensure maximum adhesion and longevity.
The final finish with the Trovex White cladding gave the kitchen and café areas a smooth and sleek look without compromising the hygiene.
Our works were carried out over the Autumn of 2021 and completed on time and to budget, with final handover in November 2021.
Hearing that both the college and the contractor were delighted with the results is testament to our team’s attention to detail. We are looking forward to working with them again on their next project.
Do you have a similar project? Contact Goss Coatings on 01727 830352 or email office@gosscoatings.co.uk
