Author: Tricia Ward

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Focus on our work at:

Asda Leith

Hotel Indigo and Staybridge

Woodhead Abbatoir

Govan Housing Association

We would be delighted to support you in your projects.

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Scottish Retail Joinery Experts, Programme of Works, M & S Inverness

On behalf of our client CBES, we were appointed to a 6-week programme of joinery works and site supervision for Marks and Spencer, Inverness

The works included:

Stripping out of male, female and disabled locker rooms and staff  toilets ✅

Full new refit including removing existing fittings, supply and fit of new:

Ceilings✅

Toilets✅

Cubicles✅

Vanity units✅

Hygienic wall cladding✅

Joinery for the Hospitality Sector in Scotland

Continuing our reputation for quality of workmanship and standards of service, we added to our hospitality portfolio when we were appointed to one of our largest door fitting and finishing packages on behalf of our client Sharkey at Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Serviced Apartments in Dundee.

Transformed from a two-hundred-year-old jute mill, the 102-room Hotel Indigo Dundee sits between the waterfront and the heart of the shopping district. Rich in history, the first spinning mill was built on the site in 1822 by the Baxter family who became one of the world’s largest linen manufacturers. Respectfully renovated, the hotel’s room designs are inspired by Dundee’s past and present and feature the original vaulted brickwork ceilings.

Sharkey sub-contracted this programme of work to Ash Contracts on behalf of their client, International Hotel Group.

Custom Manufacturing Scotland

Continuing a long association with the Co-Op, Ash Contracts was appointed by HB Projects to fully upgrade the Co-Op in Kirkcaldy.  This most recent upgrade marked the 40th project undertaken by the team at Ash Contracts on behalf of various clients for Co-Ops throughout the UK. 

Working from the ground upwards, the first action by the team was to identify structural issues which needed to be addressed.  Ash Contracts replaced rot infected joists and then fully sheeted the flooring with a double layer of plywood to allow follow on trade to begin work on site.  Ash Contracts installed partitions, suspended ceilings, and PERSTORP fire-rated Formica panelling and columns on the walls.   

Tony Lochran, Director at Ash Contracts, commented: 

“Our programme of works on this occasion was to create the shell of a retail unit which is fit for purpose for years to come.  We applied our expert craftsmanship to produce a finished shell ready to be fitted out.  We also completed all the staff areas, office areas, timber openings, the backing for external signage and we custom manufactured doors throughout the building.  

HB Projects sub-contracted this programme of work to Ash Contracts on behalf of their client, Co-Op Food. 

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Joiners Scotland

On behalf of their client, CBES, Ash Contracts has been appointed to create a number of #clickandcollect areas at various Asda stores throughout Scotland, including Kilmarnock, Parkhead, Livingston, and Edinburgh The Jewel.

The programme of works include creating new layouts with associated partitions/ceilings and fitting #altro hygienic wall cladding.

John Calder, Director, Ash Contracts, commented:
“As demand for online shopping continues, we have worked closely with our clients to create bespoke solutions for the move towards a more convenient way of shopping for consumers. We have years of experience in retail joinery and we are delighted to partner once again with CBES on this project.”

#joinery
#bespokejoinery
#retail

Healthcare Joinery

Ash Contracts, on behalf of their client, MPMH, is in the process of the transformation of a derelict boiler house unit at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy to a contemporary facilities management space that will include offices, welfare facilities and workshops.

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The 30-week programme of work includes:

• All 1^st and 2^nd fix joinery works.
• New insulated and fire-rated ceiling
• Installing, framing and plaster boarding partition walls
• Manufacturing doors and insulation
• Forming internal partitions to create toilets and a mezzanine floor.
• IPS and kitchen areas

Tony Lochran, Director, Ash Contracts, commented:

“We have many years’ experience in the health sector, and it was really rewarding to be part of the project to repurpose an unused space to a fully functional facilities management area for the hospital.”

MPMH sub-contracted this programme of work to Ash Contracts on behalf of their client, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (NHS).

Project Details:

Client – MPMH

Project – Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

Package award – Full fit out

Contract start date – March 2021.

Duration – 20 weeks

End user – NHS

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Joinery Subcontractors Glasgow

Scotland’s leading commercial joinery firm, providing subcontracting services to principal contractors, Ash Contracts, was appointed by HB Projects to refurbish and upgrade various staff and back-office facilities at Woodhead Abattoir in Turriff, Aberdeenshire.

The team undertook a refurbishment programme to include upgrading and improving the existing changing rooms, the staff canteen, shower rooms, toilet cubicles and office areas.

John Calder, of Ash Contracts, commented:

“The abattoir remained fully functional during the day, so we undertook this project out of hours, in sometimes challenging Scottish winter conditions. We reconfigured several existing buildings, by installing fire partitions, new ceilings, 1500m2 of hygienic wall cladding and door refurbishment and replacement.”

HB Contracts sub-contracted this programme of work to Ash Contracts on behalf of their client, Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC.  Woodheads is one of the best-known names in the British meat industry, with a history stretching back over 100 years. Today Woodheads is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, having become one of their first vertically integrated suppliers in 1991.