Dudley’s Aluminium secures two major education contracts in Hampshire

Dudley’s Aluminium, a Welsh fabricator, has won two new high-value education projects in Hampshire involving North Whiteley Secondary School and King’s Academy Bay House School in Gosport, to be delivered in partnership with main contractor Kier. Under both arrangements, Dudley's Aluminium will build Metal Technology System curtain walling, windows, and doors at each school.

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The first project, North Whiteley Secondary School, represents a major greenfield education investment, designed to provide 900 secondary school places, each with dedicated facilities for pupils with special educational needs within mainstream education. The school will also have a three-storey teaching block and advanced sports infrastructure, such as a four-court sports hall, a multi-use studio, and outdoor pitches.

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The second project is King's Academy Bay House School in Gosport, part of the Department for Education's School Rebuilding Programme. This project is dedicated to modernising old school estates and creating specialised learning areas like scientific labs, music rooms, and art studios, by fusing renovation and new construction.

Colin Shorney, Managing Director at Dudley’s Aluminium, said, “Education projects continue to be a source of pride for Dudley’s Aluminium, so we are delighted to have secured these two exciting projects within the sector, which will enhance the high-quality learning opportunities for young students in Hampshire.”

He also added, “It is a pleasure to be working with Kier again. These projects will have a lasting impact on their communities, and we look forward to working in partnership with Kier to successfully deliver them.”

Founded in 1993, Dudley’s Aluminium offers full in-house design and production facilities and has delivered projects across the education, health, commercial, retail, residential and defence sectors throughout the UK and Channel Islands. To produce security solutions in compliance with PAS24:2016 and BS 4873, the company is BM Trada-certified, Constructionline-registered, and CHAS-accredited.

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