Laurus Ryecroft High School, Greater Manchester
Delivering 350+ fully compliant doorsets on a £19m new-build secondary school
Project overview
Laurus Ryecroft High School was delivered as a new-build secondary school and sixth form for Laurus Trust in Greater Manchester.
The £19m scheme created a 1,350-place school with general teaching facilities, science laboratories, a performance hall with connecting drama studio, a learning resource centre, dedicated sixth-form facilities and a four-court sports hall.
CJ Joinery's package centred on a large doorset installation alongside extensive finishing joinery throughout the new school.
Key figures
- £270k
- CJ Joinery package
- £19m
- Overall project value
- 350+
- Doorsets supplied and installed
- 100%
- Fire-door sign-off achieved
- 500m
- Window boards
- 4,000m
- Skirting board
- 1,350 approx.
- School capacity
- 2020
- Project completion
Scope of works
- Supply and installation of 350+ doorsets
- Fire doors and associated ironmongery
- Installation records and certification evidence required for final sign-off
- Approximately 500m of window boards
- Approximately 4,000m of skirting board
- Stair strings and associated finishing joinery
- Coordination with BAM Construction on fire-door compliance requirements
The challenge
The main challenge was the scale of the doorset package combined with BAM Construction's requirement for complete fire-door compliance and sign-off.
With more than 350 doorsets, the quality-control process had to remain consistent across a high-volume installation while ensuring every fire door had the installation detail and supporting evidence BAM required.
Any missed detail, incomplete record or installation defect could delay sign-off, so the package required strong site controls and documentation alongside the physical installation work.
Our approach
CJ Joinery treated the doorset package as both an installation and a compliance-management exercise. The team worked closely with BAM Construction to understand exactly what was required for final fire-door sign-off and then built those requirements into the installation and quality-control process.
Particular attention was given to:
- Correct doorset and ironmongery installation
- Fire-door installation tolerances and detailing
- Consistent quality checks across the full doorset package
- Producing and maintaining the records BAM required
- Promptly addressing any issues raised during inspection
- Keeping the high-volume installation moving to programme
Bespoke reception desks
A separate £16k order for BAM Construction covered two bespoke desks: one for the main reception and one for the learning resource centre. The desks featured curves, a laminate finish and bespoke two-tone fabric seating.
Outcome
CJ Joinery successfully achieved the required sign-off across the full fire-door package.
The strongest part of CJ's performance was providing BAM Construction with exactly what it required to demonstrate compliance and close out the fire-door works successfully.
The project demonstrated CJ Joinery Contracts' ability to manage a large commercial doorset package where installation quality, certification and documentary evidence were equally important.
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