22 Bedford Square Refurbishment

Project overview

A brief description of the works involved is listed below:

SLIDE ORANGE BAR TO VIEW BEFORE & AFTER PHOTOS OF THE LINK BUILDING

The Challenges

This was a sizeable refurbishment involving a lot of different trades but the largest challenge by far was delivering the project during a global pandemic. We had only been on site for three months when the Government announced the first Coronavirus lockdown.

As a result, we had to quickly introduce new safe systems of working to ensure the safety of everyone on site. We set up the following to educate our operatives and assist in keeping them safe:

• We put together a Coronavirus awareness training system – creating a Covid-19 presentation and requiring all operatives to sit an awareness assessment before being allowed on site
• We appointed a Covid-19 Manager and a Social Distancing Committee to monitor and improve our systems
• We decreased labour levels on site to assist with social distancing measures
• We appointed Social Distancing Marshalls to ensure staff on site complied with the new rules
• We introduced traffic light systems in rooms on site allowing safe movement of foot traffic
• We created bubbled work teams with coloured hi-vis armbands to minimise contact between workers
• We provided hand sanitiser stations throughout site and temperature checks at the site entrance
• We introduced a strict cleaning regime with the whole site sprayed down every evening

External & Common Areas

The End Result

The end result of the project is a stunning Georgian property with contemporary additions, which retains the important historic aspects of the buildings, whilst being full of modern desirable office space that creates an inspiring place to work. We couldn’t be more proud of the final result and would like to thank the client and everyone involved for their support and assistance.