De Boer is top of the class at Warwick UniversityTemporary structure specialist De Boer has helped ensure it is business as usual at the University of Warwick as the campus has undergone a multi-million-pound refurbishment programme. The mammoth project has ensured the university has one of the most modern campuses in the UK for the thousands of students, from more than 120 countries, who study there. A key element of the refurbishment process has been ensuring that education has been able to continue with as little disruption as possible and that external events – which provide crucial additional funding for the university – could be staged while the building work was carried out. For this reason, the university turned to Brackley-based De Boer to provide vital temporary accommodation solutions. De Boer erected a semi-permanent multi-function event hall, complete with outside decking, reception area, toilets, kitchen and storage areas covering around 2,000 square metres. The facility was in place throughout this summer’s refurbishment programme and has just been removed after successfully completing its task. De Boer used one of its versatile 30-metre-by-50-metre Jumbo Hall structures forming a bespoke atrium with fully insulated walls and roof and a temperature-controlled heating system. Linked to the atrium were two 6-metre-by-6-metre chalets with decking, creating an impressive entrance. Three Alu Halls, each measuring 8 metres by 15 metres, provided ancillary buildings for kitchen, toilets and storage. De Boer’s team also constructed a pedestrian footpath and temporary roadway. With the build process only lasting six weeks, the first event was a four-day conference hosted by Tates Ltd, which owns Spar convenience stores. A series of exhibitions and conferences followed. De Boer had previously supplied 2,300 square metres of structures on the same site for a temporary Students’ Union facility while the students’ permanent building underwent refurbishment last year. Toby Bennett, De Boer Sales Manager, said: “The major challenge was to construct such a large structure on a fairly steep gradient but we managed to get over this difficulty by erecting over 1,800 square metres of scaffolding creating a stable sub-base. The main area was very eco-friendly with a temperature-controlled heating system and fully insulated panels which also helped with the acoustics – a perfect venue for any event.” Darren Walter, Warwick University’s Commercial Development Manager, said: “De Boer can always be counted on to rise to the challenge of a complex brief, and with the dynamic and ever-changing needs of a 13-week conference and exhibition programme, the structures and the service from De Boer more than met the challenge to provide the right accommodation for our activities.” 08 October 2009 About De Boer:De Boer is one of the leading international suppliers of temporary accommodation for large events and festivals, storage purposes, airport baggage handling and supermarkets. De Boer was established in 1924 and is headquartered in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. The company now has offices in The Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria, France, Spain, Sweden and Dubai. De Boer is also represented in Qatar, Russia, China and the USA. It employs more than 350 people internationally and during high season another 150 temporary workers are deployed. NPM Capital has been major shareholder since August 2005. www.deboer.com MEDIA CONTACT: PAUL SMITH ASSOCIATES
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The facilities created at The University of Warwick.
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