Renew Holdings plc
science & education
Walter Lilly has worked for many years under a framework agreement with The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge. The Mills Building on the site was a winner in the 2006 BREEAM Awards, Bespoke category, as well as winning the Sustainability category in the regional RICS Awards 2006.
Walter Lilly has also completed more than 40 capital projects since 1991 for GlaxoSmithKline's Research and Development arm. The works have included Category II and III Laboratories, GMP Manufacturing areas and Clean Rooms, along with offices, packaging and other facilities.
Allenbuild also has a substantial presence in the education sector and has completed a number of schemes for schools, colleges and universities. These have included the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics for the University of Bradford and the 10,000mē Rossington All Saints Church of England School for the Diocese of Sheffield.
In 2008, Allenbuild delivered a "world first" project for the British Library, a £22m fully automated archival facility in Yorkshire. The project features the world's first use of oxygen depletion as a fire prevention strategy in an air-tight archive, which will accommodate up to seven million items on 262 linear kilometres of steel racking. Following the success of this project, Allenbuild is now able to offer a tried and tested airtight solution, which can provide a 'fire free' environment for clients wanting to store, valuable, volatile or perishable goods, or indeed safeguard expensive process equipment or technology.