Protecting a building of historical importance.
Australia House is the oldest Australian diplomatic mission as well as being the longest continuously occupied foreign mission in London. King George V laid the building’s first foundation stone in 1913. However, due to shipping difficulties and labour shortages during World War I the completed building was not opened until August 1918. BRAC were delighted to receive the privileged contract to strip out and replace the roof of this vitally important building. We completed the works on time, within budget, and to a high standard in keeping with the building’s rich history.
BRAC’s challenge was to provide a replacement roof for Australia House without disrupting its day to day operations. It was vital to maintain a safe environment for staff during the building works. Working closely with the Forum Contracts, the clients managing contractor BRAC planned the project down to the last detail to ensure scaffolding, materials and waste were delivered and removed in a smooth controlled fashion.
BRAC were a natural choice for this project according to Managing Director of Forum Contracts, Clinton Forbes: “We have used BRAC for many years and we trust them to do an exemplary job every time.
The entire BRAC team shares our philosophy of providing excellent service to generate repeat business. I know I can depend on their judgement”. Exacting standards of workmanship for superb aesthetic results.
The project was delivered in 10 week stages. Throughout every phase BRAC ensured minimum disruption to staff with their flexible, courteous approach as Clinton explains. “BRAC allocate the same workmen to us time and again, so I know who is on-site and I can rely on them to get on with the job with complete confidence. They ran a tight schedule starting work at 5am in order to minimise disruption to our busy staff.“ BRAC’s Operations Director Lee Bradley personally supervised the project, ensuring that Australia House was in the safest of hands. “As always Lee’s level of communication was great” says Clinton. “I only ever have to ask once if I need to revise any project details. He looks after us by providing clever solutions to the challenges that inevitably come with a large scale refit of this type. We have an excellent understanding developed over a number of years”.
BRAC: a trusted service for reliable results
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“We had a tight programme for a technically challenging project and BRAC Contracts managed the project from start to finish meeting our deadlines and delivering an excellent end result. It was an enjoyable experience working with such professionals”.
Paul Holliday – Queensmead School
SPACE have contracted BRAC on a number of occasions, they are a pleasure to work with , highly professional, they care about the detail and offer a value for money service. The BRAC team have a positive, can-do attitude and find solutions to any challenge. We recommend them highly.
Anna Harding – Chief Executive SPACE
The quality of the works undertaken by BRAC for the new Woolwich Ferry Operations office has been most impressive, as has been the efforts by all the construction team to ensure an on schedule and on budget completion.
Mark Willbourn – Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd
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