Garden Centre ‘Delivered’ on Time

Garden Centre Design & Build Project With Seven Figure Budget

A substantial year long ‘design and build’ project came to a positive conclusion in 2007 when Acorus successfully completed a client’s ambitious garden centre build within an extremely tight timescale.

In July 2006, NWF Retail Ltd (NWF) obtained planning consent for the construction of a major new garden centre on a 3ha site in Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester and the ‘design and build’ project boasted a seven figure budget.

From September 2006 onwards, David Ellis, an Associate within Acorus, and his team worked to the client’s brief which was to approach several contractors, obtain tenders on a design and build basis, appoint contractors and administer the works through to final handover to the client.

With such an extensive number and variety of contractors involved, strong project management skills were key. Acorus performed this role to the client’s satisfaction working with two main contractors, one being appointed Principal Contractor. With all works being completed according to plan the garden centre was ready to open in Spring 2007.

Further details are available from www.nwfretail.co.uk