Public Sector

Here are some examples of work we have completed to the highest standard, and to complete customer satisfaction within the public sector.

Roundwood Youth Centre

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Type : M&E Design & Build – Public Sector
Value : £787K
Client : London Borough of Brent
Main Contractor : Morgan Sindall
Specialist Subcontract Partner : FG Alden (Mechanical)
Specialist Renewables Partner : Darke & Taylor Energy Solutions (Solar PV Array)

Darke & Taylor Building Services Design with Darke & Taylor Contracting were appointed as the M&E services specialist for the D&B construction of this highly sustainable and futuristic youth centre. D&T used its extensive design capability to develop the concept design into a practical and budget compliant solution.

Aylesbury Vale District Council Waterside Theatre

Type : Public Sector – Culture & Arts
Value : £3M
Client : Aylebury Vale District Council
Main Contractor/Project Manager : Willmott Dixon
Architect : Arts Team
Building Services Consultants : Ramboll UK
Other Consultants : FG Alden
Partners : M&E Package Led by FG Alden

Architecturally stunning and a complex engineering project, this 300,000 visitor per year theatre is the centre piece of Aylesbury Vale District Council’s Waterside development. Darke & Taylor Contracting was responsible for electrical, fire and security installations and played an integral role in the installation of a complex stage lighting system.

Said Business School, University of Oxford

Type : Education – University
Value : £1.7M
Client : Said Business School Foundation / Oxford University
Main Contractor/Project Manager : Holloway White Allom
Architect : Dixon Jones
Partners : M&E Package Led by FG Alden

One of Europe’s youngest business schools, based at one of the world’s oldest universities. Darke & Taylor Contracting undertook the entire electrical contract on this prestigious project which required the installation of the latest technologies and stunning external illuminations to this purpose built business school. Since completing the project, Darke & Taylor Testing and Maintenance have continued to provide an on-going maintenance solution for the facility.

Chessington Community College

Type : Public Sector – Education
Value : £1.8M
Client : Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Main Contractor/Project Manager : Willmott Dixon
Architect : IID
Building Services Consultants : Faber Maunsell

This ambitious £23M project to demolish and rebuild a 750 pupil secondary modern school was completed in time and within budget. A number of state-of-the-art sustainable features were installed as part of Darke & Taylor’s electrical contract, including photovoltaic panels. Other innovative features were built in to the design including an “oyster card” style PCI compliant technology to operate everything from the security gates to the tills in the canteen, and a centralised computer system, which publicly displays the energy usage of the building to help educate users on sustainable issues. Project was used as a WRAP Net Waste Method field trial. Darke & Taylor was one of the contractors on site that co-operated with the main contractor, Willmott Dixon, to improve waste management and reduce the associated financial and environmental costs.

Thelma Golding Health Centre

Type : Public Sector – Health
Value : £1.3M
Client : West London Primary Care Trust
Main Contractor/Project Manager : Willmott Dixon
Architect : Penoyre & Prasad LLP
Building Services Consultants : Whitby Bird
Other Consultants : FG Alden
Partners : M&E Package Led by FG Alden

Part of the LIFT project, this health centre is an NHS building designed to integrate a number of local dispersed services into a one-stop Care Centre within Hounslow. Darke & Taylor Contracting was responsible for the installation of specialist services to this high-tech purpose built facility including four GP Practices, Community, Outpatient, Dental Care and Children Services.

Golden Lane Campus

Type : Public Sector – Education
Value : £1.1M
Client : Islington Council
Main Contractor/Project Manager : Willmott Dixon
Architect : Nicholas Hare
Building Services Consultants : Hoare Lea
Other Consultants : FG Alden
Partners : M&E Package Led by FG Alden

Darke & Taylor Contracting tendered for and won the contract to undertake the electrical installation to this ambitious and award winning project. This involved relocating and integrating three successful schools onto a single complex site with a commitment to sustainability, community and inclusive education at its core.

Oxford John Radcliffe Children’s Hospital

Type : Public Sector – Health
Value : £500K
Client : Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
Main Contractor/Project Manager : Carillion Health
Architect : RTKL
Building Services Consultants : BDP
Other Consultants : Crown House Technologies

Darke & Taylor Contracting successfully completed the electrical contract to Level 2 of this purpose built new wing to the John Radcliffe Hospital. This required working on a live hospital site, delivering a project with the minimisation of environmental impact as a central theme – the development has been recognised as an Office for Government Commerce Sustainability Exemplar.

Gosford Hill School

Type : Public Sector – Education
Value : £120K
Client : Oxfordshire County Council
Main Contractor/Project Manager : Mouchel

Darke & Taylor Electrical Services undertook a full rewire of the lighting and power systems for the art block and sixth form block at this large secondary school.

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