North Wales company Caulmert has provided civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering design services for Wrexham County Borough Council’s significant upgrade of sheltered accommodation for older people in the region.
Bangor and St Asaph
The engineering, environmental, and planning consultancy, based in Bangor and St Asaph, is playing a key role in a north Wales council’s multi-million-pound sheltered housing refurbishment programme.
The company has announced it will spend £16.9 million on remodelling and revamping sheltered housing. Llys y Mynydd in Rhos, Llay’s Tir y Capel, and Maes Y Capel in Coedpoeth were the first schemes that the main contractor, Read Construction, completed. Wrexham’s Wisteria Court is the most recent project they have completed.
The project involved increasing the size and accessibility of apartments and modernising communal areas. It will also improve energy efficiency through measures such as triple-glazed windows and air-source heat pumps.
Ellis Williams Architects
A seven-strong Caulmert team carried out a series of activities, including ground investigations and design work. They investigated foundations, drainage, and cladding after receiving an appointment from Ellis Williams Architects.
Caulmert associate structural engineer Ranjan Apputhurai said, “It has been fantastic to work with Ellis Williams. This is an essential programme for Wrexham County Borough Council, enhancing the lives of so many older adults in the region. Work involved carefully planning the sequence of the refurbishments for each of the schemes. The four bay windows at Tir y Capel provides the building with a wonderful aesthetic.”
The funding for the works came from the Housing Revenue Account and Welsh Government Affordable Housing Grant and Optimised Retrofit Programme.
“Improve the Lives”
Mark Jones, associate at Ellis Williams Architects, said, “It’s a credit to all involved that the schemes have turned out fantastically well. They will hopefully improve the lives of several returning and new residents.”
Cllr David A Bithell, lead member for Housing and Climate Change, said, “It was thrilling to reveal the fourth refurbishment of our Sheltered Housing stock. This is in collaboration with Read Construction, Ellis Williams Architects, and Caulmert. The significant investment has resulted in four high-quality refurbishments, which support independent living for older people.”
Founded in 2008, Caulmert is on track to meet an ambitious growth and development plan. Its expertise lies in a variety of engineering, environmental, planning, and project management disciplines. These complement its use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to the ISO 19650 standard on many of its projects.
For more information, visit caulmert.com.
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