Marina Gardens is a £25million pound retirement housing development in the regenerated harbour area of Portishead, just outside of Bristol. The project, for long-term client Midas Construction comprises of 127 one and two bedroom flats in 6 separate blocks with internal courtyard, cafe, gym and spa-complex. For this project we specified products from three different manufacturers to help us deliver…

The HPC projects have been 2 major developments within the Hinkley Point complex in the Southwest of England. Working closely with Firetherm we were able to offer a highly experienced Firestopping solution to all compartmentation works throughout both projects. Both contracts involved Firestopping around service penetrations passing through walls and floors. Air Sealing and Acoustic requirements were carried out throughout…

Bath Western Riverside development is a multi-award-winning project for client Crest Nicholson Regeneration. This landmark development has been designed by London based architect’s Studio Egret West. Christophe Egret explains how the design has been inspired by some of the city’s most famous landmarks and crescents. The ‘soft’ curved forms make-up the building’s exterior and are carried through into the interior…

The £350 million brand new 471-bed hospital in Llanfrechfa, Wales, will provide complex specialist and critical care treatment for over 600,000 people in South-East Wales, and includes a 24-hour acute assessment unit and emergency department. The Optimum Fire Stopping Division will be working in partnership with Rockwool to provide a high-level fire protection throughout the project to all fire compartmentation…

Working for long-term client John Perkins, the internal fit-out and refurbishment of the University of Bristol’s 5 Tyndall Avenue Computer Centre represented a significantly complex project. The building remained partially occupied throughout the build, placing an emphasis on reducing disturbance to staff and the surrounding area from site traffic. An elaborate hoist system was set-up to transport both people and…

The Royal Fort is a Grade-2 listed building built for Thomas Tyndall in the 18th Century. This historic landmark building now houses the University of Bristol’s Faculty of Science offices amongst other departments. Optimum Combined Services have been employed directly by the University of Bristol for over 7-years, working across many projects and returning to deliver a range of turn-key…

When it comes to new build painting contracts, it doesn’t get much bigger than this! The Stoke Gifford Retirement Village is a £42 million project in Bristol for main contractor Galliford Try Partnership West and is the seventh retirement village Galliford Try Partnership has built for their client the ExtraCare Charitable Trust. Just the scale of this project was eye…

The General Bristol when complete will be home to a collection of 205 one to four newly refurbished apartments and houses, including a converted chapel, unique octagonal tower and reinstatement of roofscapes and terraces. This represents a major refurbishment project of a Grade 11 listed building for main contractor City & Country. This multi award-winning project represents the most challenging…

The Stoke Gifford Retirement Village is a 42m project in Bristol for main contractor Galliford Try Partnership West and is the seventh retirement village Galliford Try Partnership has built for their client the ExtraCare Charitable Trust. Just the scale of this project was eye watering with a staggering 261 homes, community hall, bar, bistro, library, gym and retail areas across…

Hinley Point C workers accommodation campus providing en-suite accommodation and recreational facilities for 510 workers. Our work at the Hinkley Point project spans 2 separate sites within the power-station scheme - Hinkley-C and Bridgwater-A. Work on Bridgwater-A commenced in January 2018 whereas Hinkley-C completed in June. This project threw up many logistical challenges with vehicular access for workers restricted at…

Sometimes the complexity of access and logistics can be as complex as the project itself! Bristol Airport for client Balfour Beatty was this job. Working in a fully operational airport was a significant challenge for our on-site team. Careful scheduling was required to hand over zones as and when they were complete to enable the airport to continue to operate.…

There’s attention to detail and there’s attention to detail! Optimum Combined Services working for client Square One had the pleasure of fitting out the new Aston Martin showroom in Bristol. With its clean lines and modern design, our operation needed to match the quality of finishing required to meet the standards of this iconic brand. Working across a range of…

Aberdare Community School is a new 1600 pupil secondary school with an adjoining sports centre and sports facility. One major factor of the project is that Laing O’Rourke were looking to carry out as much of the construction off site to minimise work hours on site. This was primarily utilising their Smartwall partitioning system, a rigid pre-fabricated wall panel, designed…