We are pleased to announce that CMB Engineering’s parent company, Borley Engineering Services Limited (BESL), have been appointed by Cardiff City Council as the emergency interim Principal Contractor for the Fairwater Campus project. This announcement follows a previous period of uncertainty surrounding the project for subcontractors and small businesses alike, and we are excited to once again commence work on this development.
With BESL being appointed interim Principal Contractor, it will allow for work on site to restart as quickly as possible, and for supply chain partners to have the job security that they deserve, as well as to be paid as promptly as possible for their time and work completed prior to the sad demise of the previous Principal Contractor, ISG.
The project is Cardiff’s largest education development and includes the construction of three new-build schools, namely Cantonian High School, Riverbank School and Woodlands High School, all situated on the single site in Fairwater. The CMB/BESL team not only have a wide range of experience in developing schools across the UK, but have also spent the previous 12 months working on the Fairwater Campus, building relationships with the supply chain partners, onsite staff and Cardiff Council, and are confident that fulfilling our interim duty on this project will be nothing shy of a success.
A spokesperson for Cardiff Council commented on our appointment on this project, saying: “By selecting BESL as the interim emergency Principal Contractor, we will get workers back on site as soon as possible, ensure workers are paid for work done, minimise delays, keep costs down, protect jobs, and safeguard the supply chain while protecting the public investment that has already taken place in what is one of the UK’s largest education projects.”
