Alder Primary School

The brief

A three-form primary school finished a term early, so pupils moved in after the summer rather than at Christmas. Sheffield City Council needed a fixed completion date and a contractor willing to hold it.

How we built it

We modelled the full 14 months programme before breaking ground and agreed every long-lead package in the first eight weeks. Structure and envelope ran in overlapping zones so the building was watertight well before fit-out began.

The result

Handed over in 2024 on the agreed date and within the £17m contract sum, with no lost-time incidents on site and a defects list closed inside four weeks.