Press Release: Benfield Construction goes the extra mile

A Coventry construction firm has gone the extra mile to deliver its latest project.

Benfield Construction is completing a £500,000 extension at St. Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Caversham, Reading.

The Paynes Lane company – part of the KB Benfield Goup, which has been established for more than 75 years, has carried out work across the region but only rarely works outside the Midlands.

It landed the contract at the Berkshire school through the Diocese and Schools Commission earlier this year and now the project is drawing to a conclusion.

Martin Woodhouse, managing director of Benfield Construction, said the firm’s work had proved popular with schools throughout 2009.

He said: “It has been a tough time for the construction industry, everyone has recognised that.

“But we have always prided ourselves on making sure we deliver projects on time and on budget and that has stood us in good stead during the past 12 months.

“We have been particularly successful with a number of schools across the Midlands but this work was further than we normally travel for a particular project – so we really have gone the extra mile for our client.”

The work included the building of a single storey extension to create a new reception classroom, cloaks area, store, toilets, wet area and circulation area.

External work also had to be carried out as well as associated electrical and mechanical work.

Martin added: “The school building has remained in full use during the work which presents a challenge but it is one that we are more than happy to meet and follow all of the relevant procedures.”
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