Educational
Our extensive education portfolio spans private and pubic sector education centres, heritage and contemporary buildings, and primary schools to further education colleges. All employees have enhanced DBS and work closely with staff to minimise disruption on live sites. Our site teams are very experienced at engaging with staff and students alike, involving them in the development of their new learning space, with site tours, providing materials and equipment and more.
Maidstone School is a second site for the Bridge Special Educational Need and Disabilities School based in Ipswich which provides education for children aged between four and 16 with severe learning d [...]
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Maidstone School, Felixstowe
Phased refurbishment / remodelling of Bishop Woodford house, creating new classrooms, office space, medical centre and boarding accommodation at Kings School, Ely. Works followed on from an asbestos r [...]
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Kings School, Ely
One of seven phases, this part of the project at Howard Community School included demolition, internal re-modelling of circulation, administration and ancillary areas, classroom refurbishment new M&am [...]
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Howard Community School
Split into two phases, the project comprised internal remodelling of the existing main school building and a new extension at the rear of the site followed by the construction of a new single-storey, [...]
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Tollgate Primary School
The works to Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School included replacement windows and doors to improve thermal/energy efficiency. Logistical challenges included sequencing of works to minimise disrupti [...]
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Replacement windows and doors to the listed Bungay Primary School building. Works also included associated making good internally and externally. Careful attention was required to retain/repair stone [...]
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Bungay Primary School
Renewal of roofs and structural works to sports hall and gym at Colchester Academy Sports Centre Block, Essex. Internal refurbishment of hall, gym, changing and circulation areas.
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Colchester Academy Sports Centre Block, Essex
Refurbishment of classrooms to form new Special Educational Needs and Disabilities area including accessible ramps and external works at Beccles Free School.
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Beccles Free School, Beccles
Extension and alterations to provide additional hall space, new WC facilities, additional group space and improved access at Wells Hall Primary School. Works were completed in three phases to enable t [...]
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Wells Hall Primary School, Suffolk
This first floor class base extension was constructed using structural steel framing (with exposed padded steel stilts to provide covered activity space underneath), secondary framing system finished [...]
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Market Field Special Day School, Elmstead Market
The internal refurbishment and remodelling of existing office accommodation at Hillscross, Cambridge, to provide 17 en-suite student bedrooms together with a kitchen and kitchenette and the creation o [...]
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Hillscross Conversion, Cambridge
Our project at Long Melford Church of England Primary School comprised fire compartmentation upgrade works including replacement internal and external door sets, servery shutter replacement, fire stop [...]
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Long Melford Church of England Primary School, Suffolk
Design and construction of a two-class base teaching facility. We overcame access and segregation logistical challenges typical for live school sites but here there were added challenges as the buil [...]
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Newlands Spring Primary School
Gipping has enjoyed a good working relationship with the Gilberd School, working on various projects including a substantial timber frame extension, alterations and refurbishment of an existing single [...]
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The Gilberd School, Colchester, Essex
The project involved the removal and replacement of the pyramid atrium rooflight, including motorised opening vent panels and an access hatch. Removal and replacement of the perimeter flat roof coveri [...]
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Sebert Wood CP School
Works included window and door replacement and associated works to all elevations throughout the school, including concrete and render repairs to spalled and damaged columns.
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Saxmundham Free School, Saxmundham, Suffolk
Following a fire caused by a faulty kitchen appliance, we used our experience and knowledge as main contractor of the original build, to negotiate the reinstatement contract with insurers so as to min [...]
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Fire-Damaged Student Accommodation, Grimwade Street
The project involved the construction of a single storey extension together with associated drainage and external works to form an office, corridor and group teaching room.
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St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Canvey Island, Essex
The project involved the removal of the existing asbestos cement roof and installing a new composite roof over the swimming pool, together with associated works.
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Sidegate Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk
The project involved the careful dismantling of a two classbase temporary unit from Abbots Green Primary School, Bury St Edmunds. Transporting and reconstructing to a revised layout on new foundatio [...]
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Coupals Primary School, Haverhill, Suffolk
The project involved the forming of a secure entrance lobby and front reception office, including alterations and refurbishment of associated areas. Replacing and upgrading of external screens, wind [...]
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Paddocks Primary School, Newmarket, Suffolk
The project included re-roofing the Upper School block, replacing asbestos cladding with Trespa panels, extensive window replacement improving insulation and reducing solar gain, together with externa [...]
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St John Payne Catholic School
The Client for this student accommodation required price and programme certainty. They therefore appointed Gipping to assist with ‘buildability’ before and during the planning process. Constructio [...]
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Grimwade Street Student Accommodation, Ipswich, Suffolk
Gipping successfully completed this 7m x 4m extension which created storage for the groundsman’s equipment in an undercroft. We have also successfully completed a classroom extension at the same sch [...]
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Halifax Primary School
We were approached by the pre-school group to design and construct a new building in the grounds of an existing primary school. We successfully completed this timber clad and framed single storey self [...]
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Woolpit Pre-School, Woolpit, Suffolk
Gipping successfully completed a new languages block at Colchester Sixth Form College, Colchester, (called the ‘Sister Building’ because of its similarity to an adjacent building). All con [...]
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Colchester Sixth Form College, Colchester, Essex
We successfully completed this BREEAM project in three phases which included single storey extensions and internal alterations. The main entrance was relocated and enhanced with a timber screen incorp [...]
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St Peters Primary School, Dagenham, Essex
The construction of a single storey school extension together with the installation of an aluminum roof structure.
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St Peter’s RC Primary School, Billericay, Essex
Gipping were appointed main contractors two weeks before the start of the summer holidays to transform the tired buildings at a comprehensive school into an Academy to welcome students back in the Sep [...]
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Sir Charles Lucas Art College
Gipping constructed a ‘Wow Factor’ entrance and IT suite in the middle of a busy secondary school. The £2 million project involved the demolition of the existing administration block whic [...]
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Colne Community School, Brightlingsea, Essex
Gipping successfully completed a new and enhanced entrance to this 1970’s school. The project included the creation of a secure reception with new administration offices, a new IT suite and extensio [...]
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St Peters RC School, Romford, Essex
The works involved the replacement of the existing asbestos roof covering and structure over the swimming pool building. Works were carried out during school summer recess to avoid disruption.
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Murrayfield Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk
Despite severe budget restrictions, Gipping successfully completed the construction of a new stand-alone classroom block with a staff room and integral toilets, on time and budget. We worked closely w [...]
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Bishops’ C of E & RC Primary School, Chelmsford, Essex
Re-roofing works, replacement rooflights and installation of external new play equipment with soft surfacing. Works took place throughout term time so required careful planning and communication with [...]
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Lakenheath Primary School, Suffolk
Alterations and refurbishment to form West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk; a new Youth Service Facility, break out areas and meeting pods.
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West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The project at Colchester Sixth Form College, involved an upgrade to the servery and refectory, replacement boilers, BMS system, electrical distribution upgrade and external surfacing works.
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Sixth Form College, Colchester, Essex – new servery
We completed the design and construction of a new class base and computer suite for Essex County Council at the busy John Bunyan Primary School, Braintree, Essex. The project included the refurbishmen [...]
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John Bunyan School, Braintree, Essex
Extension and alterations to provide new teaching and office areas. Traditional brick and blockwork construction with facing brickwork and roof coverings specially selected to match the existing perio [...]
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Hamilton Primary School, Colchester, Essex
The works at St Benedict’s College, Colchester, comprised the demolition of the existing changing rooms and construction of new changing rooms, music classrooms, practice rooms and store, with e [...]
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St Benedict’s College, Colchester, Essex
Working with this PFI school we successfully completed a new sports pavilion which had been designed and built to be functional, robust and friendly internally. The pavilion and the facilities offered [...]
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Clacton County High School, Clacton, Essex
The works at Mayflower School, Dovercourt, Essex involved the refurbishment of the toilet blocks.
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Mayflower School, Dovercourt, Essex
The works at Hutton All Saints School, Brentwood involved the forming of a new extension comprising a library, classroom and toilets together with refurbishment and alteration works.
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Hutton All Saints School, Brentwood, Essex
Refurbishment, extension and alteration of “H Block” and Sports Block at Philip Morant School, Colchester, Essex.
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Philip Morant School, Colchester, Essex
Construction of a purpose-built stand-alone music block incorporating curved walls to enhance the acoustic properties at Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Essex.
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Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Essex
Works at The King John School, Thundersley, Essex involved the construction of a new two storey link extension between existing 6th Form and Science Blocks, incorporating four classrooms.
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The King John School, Thundersley, Essex
Our project at Hall Mead School, Cranham, Essex, involved the construction of a new IT and Classroom Block adjacent to existing school buildings, part two-storey. Steel frame with masonry infill and p [...]
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Hall Mead School, Cranham, Essex
A new design and build extension in two phases at King Edmund School, Rochford, Essex, to provide new IT class base and library. Ground floor extension designed to allow future first floor extension a [...]
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King Edmund School, Rochford, Essex