Newcastle TAN Building

Damproofing, Plastering, Fixed Scaffolding, Roof Repairs, Guttering Repairs, Window Repairs, Lighting, Power, Plumbing, Joinery, Fire Doors, Flooring, Carpets & Painting & Decorating.

Project Brief

Refurbishment of a Grade 2 Listed Tan Building at Newcastle Station.

Rothwell Group Ltd has been responsible for the procurement, installation, refurbishment, upgrading, testing and commissioning and setting to works of the whole of the building installation as detailed below:

The Network Rail facility occupies a location position within Newcastle Station Car Park. The facility consists of the main entrance, downstairs meeting room, unisex WC, stairs leading to 1st floor open plan office, kitchenette and store room.

This manual covers the work associated with the refurbishment to the building structure, fabric and new installations.

The works undertaken by RGL is listed below

  • Set-Up Site
  • Strip out redundant services
  • Damproofing to ground level walls
  • New plastering to ground floor and first floor where original plaster was water damaged
  • Erect fixed scaffolding to enable high level works to be carried out, dismantle scaffold after high level works completed.
  • Removal of all stone copers and installation of new formed lead membrane and reinstate stone copers to roof line
  • Re-line existing lead guttering with new GRP construction and replace all cast iron fall pipes
  • Replace all lighting within the whole refurbished area to LED lighting only
  • Install new emergency lighting to BS5266
  • Replace extract fans within toilet, meeting room and 1st floor kitchenette
  • Install new hand dryer to toilet
  • Install new power poles to 1st floor office and small power to kitchenette.
  • Install new small power for printer and data rack within the store room
  • Install new PVC waste pipe to new toilets and sinks
  • Install 2no. new toilets and 2no. new sinks to ground floor WC and all associated pipework
  • Repairs to roof where water has penetrated into the 1st floor of the building
  • Easing and repairing windows.
  • Installation of new fire doors and casings
  • Removal of 1st floor walls and doors to allow for formation of an open plan office.
  • Installation of new skirting boards to entrance lobby and at the bottom of the stairs.
  • Installation of new toilet cubicles

Network Rail – Old Grain Store, Hitchin MDU

Rothwell Group Ltd were commissioned by Network Rail to undertake the works to the Grade 2 Listed building. To provide a supervisors office and welfare building for Network Rail south operatives.

Project Brief

We were responsible for the procurement, installation, connection, testing and commissioning, setting to works of the whole of the electrical installation, mechanical Installation and building works as detailed below:

Project Brief – Construction

The works included:

  • Strip out of existing building
  • Install new structural steel work
  • Installation of bespoke spiral staircase
  • Installation of new thermal installation insulation throughout the building
  • New shower block and drying rooms
  • New hot desk facility to the ground floor
  • Installation of new ceilings and flooring to first floor area
  • Installation of partitions for new offices and welfare facility’s on the first floor
  • Installation of new K rated windows to the whole building
  • Decoration to all areas

This was supplemented by a full inhouse turnkey M&E package to include the following:

  •     Removal of the existing electrical installation and disposal of all items
  •     Installation of an CCTV external installation
  •     New mains supply to the building
  •     New mains distribution and containment
  •     New lighting and emergency lighting installation including lighting controls
  •     New small power and equipment supplies including DDA items and supplies to mechanical plant
  •     New External lighting
  •     Provision of containment for the IT installation
  •     New fire detection and alarm system installation
  •     New access control installation
  •     Earthing and bonding.
  •     New lightning protection installation
  •     HVAC
  •     Air Conditioning
  •     New Boiler Installation for new central heating system
  •     Testing and commissioning.
  •     As fitted drawings and operating manuals