Projects

Mauchline Parish Church

Chilli Services was commissioned to replace the boiler and heating system in Mauchline Parish Church, Loudoun Street, Mauchline.

After 40 years, the old Potterton boilers were stripped out and finally put to rest, the flushing chemicals were collected for safe disposal and the four new boilers were expertly installed. The new boilers were also manufactured by Potterton and the specification was:

280kw boilers complete with low loss header, auto-fill unit, expansion tank, motorised zone valves, pump and unvented 200ltr hot water cylinder.

This local project was, as usual, on-time and on-budget.

Some of our vans on-site	The four, forty-year old Potterton boilers being stripped out	Collecting the flushing chemicals from church central heating system
Four new 280kw Potterton boilers complete with low loss header, auto fill unit, expansion tank, and unvented 200ltr hot water cylinder	Four new 280kw Potterton boilers complete with low loss header, auto fill unit, expansion tank, motorised zone valves, pump and unvented 200ltr hot water cylinder	Four new 280kw Potterton boilers complete with low loss header, auto fill unit, expansion tank, motorised zone valves, pump and unvented 200ltr hot water cylinder

Condover Hall, nr. Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Extract from: ‘Premier Construction’ magazine Volume 16 Issue 5

A Grade 1 former Midlands’ stately home is ready for a rush of children through its doors after it underwent a £6 million transformation to become a high-tech adventure centre.

Leading school trip provider JCA, part of the TUI Education group, has opened Condover Hall in the heart of Shropshire, enabling students to enjoy unique and exciting curriculum-led activities within the grounds of the impressive Elizabethan mansion.

The stately home, near Shrewsbury, has under gone a major transformation by Main Contractors Forbes and Whiteford, working with Architects G D Lodge and Partners.

The project has seen the grand architecture of the imposing Hall being kept, while the interior has been restored to its former glory, with sumptuous chandeliers, wood panelled rooms, fine plasterwork and magnificent fireplaces.

Providing a first-class venue for Learning Outside the Classroom, there is a varying range of activities for pupils in year four and above such as abseiling, archery, climbing, fencing and swimming.

The hall, which also boasts a dance studio, allows children to have a session testing their Harry Potter skills in a themed spell room! Sports teams and events can be hosted using the all weather sports pitches, indoor sports hall and swimming pool, and the hall is also offering specific netball coaching. With an occupancy of up to 500 people, the flexible accommodation is situated in newly refurbished buildings throughout the estate grounds.

The construction project included the conversion of a courtyard building into a refectory, the conversion of existing classroom buildings to sleeping accommodation, and a programme of external works including the creation of outdoor games and activity areas, together with the demolition of an elevated walkway. Attractions such as state-of-the-art themed rooms in the main building with tantalising names including the Laser Room were also created.

The hall has numerous uses as a venue, for example for team events, as an outdoor education and adventure centre, for educational school trips or as a school/student team building.