New Building for Mark Harrod Limited

Tilia are currently constructing a new building for sports equipment supplier, Mark Harrod Limited, situated at Tilia Court on the Beccles Business Park, Suffolk.

Mark Harrod Limited is one of the leading suppliers of specialist sports equipment in the UK. The company supplies schools, colleges, local authorities, contractors and sports clubs throughout the country, with a wide range of high quality products and was honoured to supply equipment for the London 2012 Olympics.

Work commenced by setting out the foundations for the new building, followed by extensive excavation work into blue clay. All the foundation work went according to schedule, as did the substantial excavations for the stanchion bases.

However, the blue clay was extremely sticky, prompting one of the Tilia team to comment, “I suddenly grew a couple of inches thanks to the amount of clay that built up on my work boots!”

Once the initial work had been completed, the bolt boxes were installed and the concrete poured. The steel erection went smoothly and the block work and external brickwork was able to progress, prior to the placement of the concrete floor, along with the drainage connections and other external groundwork.

The project is proceeding well and further details of the build will be posted shortly

Tilia Properties offer a wide range of purpose built business units for lease or purchase throughout Norfolk and Suffolk, all constructed to the highest standards of workmanship.

For more information:

See tiliaproperties.co.uk

Call us on 01603 722892

Email develop@tiliaproperties.co.uk

To find contact details for Mark Harrod and other companies associated with Tilia see: tiliadirectory.co.uk

New Postprint Build At Snetterton

One of our latest projects, has been the construction of a new purpose-built unit for Postpost at Snetterton Business Park, Norfolk.

Founded in 1976, Postprint is a family owned business offering a range of high quality design, printing and finishing services, combining traditional values and comprehensive knowledge with the latest technology.

Following setting out of foundations for the new build and excavation work down to 1.8m, the bolt boxes were installed and the concrete poured.

The steel erection went smoothly allowing the cladding work to progress, prior to the placement of the concrete floor, along with the drainage connections and other external groundwork.

Maximising heat retention and minimising noise levels were key factors in the construction of the floors and internal walls. The ground floor slab consisted of 150mm of concrete laid on insulation, whilst the first floor was constructed using the Comflor 60 System, incorporating 190mm of reinforced concrete, supplied by Tata Steel.

Internal partition walls were erected using timber studwork, incorporating high levels of insulation following the low sound, high heat retention principles of the build.

Despite some early setbacks, the project made steady progress and machine installation has now been completed.

Site Manager, Shaun Catterall, is very pleased with the way in which the work has progressed, stating, “The team from Tilia have worked very hard on this purpose-built unit for Postprint, overcoming some early problems to complete this latest build. We are about to finish the outside tarmac and paving, ready for hand over to Postprint shortly.”

Tilia are able to offer a wide range of purpose-built business units for lease or purchase throughout Norfolk and Suffolk.

For more information call us on 01603 722892 or email us at: develop@tiliaproperties.co.uk

New Extension for Saxon Packaging

Tilia Properties have recently carried out groundwork and civils for a new extension at Saxon Packaging Ltd, Harvest Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

The foundations were set out and the excavation work then commenced, which involved excavating through Tarmac, then concrete into blue clay. We’re pleased to report that all foundation work went well, as did the substantial excavations for the stanchion bases.

Once all this work was complete, the bolt boxes were installed and the concrete poured. The steel erection went smoothly and the cladding work is now in progress, prior to the placement of the concrete floor, along with the drainage connections and external tarmac works, which will complete the project.

Paul King, MD of Saxon Packaging Ltd has nothing but praise for Tilia and the work carried out, stating, “I have been involved in many construction projects over the years and I have to say that Tilia Properties Ltd have been by far the best contractor I have dealt with. From the planning stages and throughout the construction phase of the project, Tilia have been notable by their professionalism and quality of work carried out. We have been so impressed with the results achieved, we are already planning to use Tilia Properties for our next project.”

If you are looking for an extension to your existing business premises see www.tiliaproperties.co.uk or call us on 01603 722892 or email develop@tiliaproperties.co.uk