From the ground up Freear Philip

Building an education facility is invariably a race against time projects need to be completed before the start of the academic semester.

This was precisely the case for Freear Philip, the company that won the tender to build the new Whitireia Ka-piti campus. Director Dan O'Hagan says the firm worked closely with Tse Architects, service engineering consultancy Norman Disney Young and Commercial Property Consultants to ensure the project would be completed to a high standard and delivered on time.

"Freear Philip specialises in medium-sized commercial construction, from new builds to refurbishments and interior fit-outs, and this project was a mix of all three," says O'Hagan. "It involved complex plumbing, mechanical and electrical services to cater to the courses on offer for example, the institute incorporates a large commercial-scale teaching kitchen, cafe and hairdressing school, in addition to classrooms and administration offices."

"The footprint of the building was significantly increased through the addition of a mezzanine level and a new outdoor pursuits centre at one end."

O'Hagan says Freear Philip was responsible for selecting and co-ordinating all subcontractors, and quality control. To this end, the firm assigned contracts manager Michael Deane to the project.

"We utilised his management skills and tools to keep the programme on track and to co-ordinate all the services," says O'Hagan.

Freear Philip has its own painting division, which carried out all painting works on the project.

For details, contact Freear Philip Ltd, 23 Lower Tyers Rd, Ngauranga, Wellington 6440, phone (04) 473 5966. Email: enquiries@freearphilip.co.nz. Website: www.freearphilip.co.nz.

Story by: Trendsideas