Sustainable on-site repairs for Leeds University

Summary

Costing almost £40m and taking two and a half years to complete, the building’s 6,684m² footprint is comprised of state-of-the-art facilities spread over six floors on the university’s campus.

After contractor Galliford Try completed the build earlier this year, it brought in Plastic Surgeon to restore damage at locations across the site including various offices, lecture theatres, laboratories and exhibition spaces.

Results

A large-scale project like the Nexus development inevitably experiences an array of scratches, dents and scuffs, caused during the fit-out phase of the build.

Four of Plastic Surgeon’s specialist finishers were sent in to utilise their specialist skillset and repair hundreds of items of damage across the site. A diverse array of surfaces required restoration including aluminium window frames, curtain walling, internal doors and worktops, although the window frames were the most prominent features needing fixing.

As a result of our repairs almost six tonnes worth of damaged items were saved from heading to landfill, a significant saving that supports Galliford Try’s commitment to environmentally friendly building.

What did the client think?

The client commended the finishers for their efficiency and the high-quality work on the project. The landfill savings achieved serve to highlight how repair over replacement can not only save time and money, but also boost the sustainability credentials of the site.

The Assistant Site Manager on the project added “I was very pleased with the quality of the repairs carried out by the guys. They were a pleasure to work with and I will certainly be in touch in the future for any further works”.

Excellent service

Our whole experience with this service was seemless. From the administrative side of arranging the quote and to the repair itself. Jenny was really responsive to any email I sent and the work by Paul was fantastic- you would never think there had been a problem. Would highly recommend.

Feefo Review | 2023 | R Kundi

Excellent work – you would never know the burn was ever there

Easy to book in works. I got a next day appointment. Excellent work with an amazing match to my concrete effect cupboard. He was not a painter, but an artist

Feefo Review | Oct 2023 | Anon

Like it never got burnt!

We are very impressed with the repair work to our burn mark on the kitchen worktop. It looks as good as new and anyone who hadn’t seen it cannot find where it has been repaired! Great job!

Feefo Review | 2023 | Mr Evans

Excellent work

I was very satisfied with Nicolas’s repair. The repair of the door frame was so good – you would not have thought that there had been a large gouge. I would certainly recommend Plastic Surgeon

Feefo Review | Feb 2023 | Mr Joyce

Brilliant Repair

What a great company, easy to organise good communication. The guy that came was lovely and did an amazing job of repairing our counter top. 10/10 for service and repair. Wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them. All a reasonable price too.

Feefo Review – Oct 2023 – Jane

Recommend this company

Fast response and expert repair to plastic shower tray. Plastic Surgeon responded quickly to my quote request and. once I’d accepted, visited within 48 hours to carry out repair to our plastic shower tray. The repair has made the tray look like new and saved us a costly and messy replacement job.
Thank you so much.

Feefo Review – Oct 2023 – Mrs Green