63 / 64 Friar Gate, Derby Conversion of city centre offices into 17 residential apartments PKL INVESTMENTS LTD Value of contract: Length of contract: Contract start date: Completion date: £1.4 M 14 months March 2016 May 2017 Works/services provided: Extensive strip out and demolitions - by hand Replacement of Welsh slate roof Replacement of rotten structural timbers & installation of steel beams Removal of lath & plaster ceilings & rotten timber floors and complete replacement Works/services provided: Repair and replacement of timber sliding sash windows Complex mechanical and electrical design & installation Decorative plasterwork Installation of kitchens and bathrooms Floor & wall finishes, decoration.

63 / 64 Friar Gate, Derby Conversion of city centre offices into 17 residential apartments Detailed description of contract: Conversion of two three-storey 19th century ‘Listed’ commercial buildings within the Derby City conservation zone, to provide 17 Luxury city centre ‘serviced’ apartments. Administered through a JCT form of contract with elements contractors design; the scheme included a two-storey extension to the former coach house to provide a suitable space for self-contained duplex apartments. The design was developed with DCC conservation officer with a remit to retain period features, remove crude 20th century additions and return the premises to their former glory whilst incorporating 21st century technology. Particular challenges to be overcome: Contact details: Sympathetic restoration of the Victorian façade and repair of the sliding sash timber windows Coordinating an upgrade of the mains electrical supply and installing new foul drainage to service the increased demand Complicated temporary works installation to enable substantial removal and alteration of the structure Mr. Simon Rhodes Gaskell Construction Consultants Victoria House 104 Mansfield road Nottingham, NG1 3HD Tel: 01159 484744