Leisure Projects
Newmarket racecourse backs a winner with Breckenridge
Approved Commercial Installer: Breckenridge Conservatories
Location: Newmarket Racecourse
Products: Aluminum roofing system
Leading conservatory specialist, Breckenridge Conservatories, has completed a stunning
new Summer House Restaurant at the July Racecourse in Newmarket using Quantal's
conservatory roofing system.
Kier Eastern, the main contractor for the project, was keen to find a company that
would be able to take the project and run with it from initial design and build
through to completion and they approached Breckenridge Conservatories for this very
reason.
The original brief was to construct a bespoke high-quality glass restaurant that
had to be robust, in keeping with the surroundings and suitable for use 365 days
a year. Paul Vaughan, group managing director, said: "Breckenridge was thrilled
to win the contract and I believe that our reputation as a firm that can tackle
any project big or small combined with an eye for detail for perfect design, planning
and construction procedures helped us secure it.
"Breckenridge Conservatories are built to last and in order to maintain our high
standards, we switched to the Quantal conservatory roofing system a number of years
ago. For this challenging project, the Quantal system was perfect as it has the
capacity and flexibility to deal with complex design solutions whilst being simple
to fit. "Quantal's aptitude and knowledge regarding portal frame construction was
essential and the ease in which the roof components went together made the workers'
time on-site much more efficient. Its powder-coated aluminium was also the perfect
partner to Breckenridge's aluminium frame system so we made a great team."
Breckenridge's own groundwork teams spent a total of three weeks preparing the footings,
over-site and dwarf walls ready to receive the superstructure. The building works
commenced in the snow with nine men and the assistance of a large crane to help
carefully lift the heavy portal components into place. Once in place the fitting
crews were able to carry out the main build taking a further six weeks to construct
and glaze. Each piece of roof glass was individually lifted and put in place and
the roof alone housed 239 units of glass weighing around three and a half tonnes.
Lee Vaughan, company director, said: "The glass we used was top-of-the-range comfort
solar-controlled glass, designed to keep diners warm in the winter and cool in the
summer, a standard requirement for most Breckenridge customers on south facing sites.
"We also added four electrically-controlled Quantal roof vents to allow for added
ventilation when required – all at the touch of a button."
Lee added: "Due to dogged hard work and sheer determination by the whole team the
Summer House Restaurant was completed ahead of schedule. "The Breckenridge and Quantal
components fitted together perfectly for this project and we've provided visitors
to Newmarket racecourse with a distinctive dinning environment.
"I understand that dinner reservations for big race days are booked well in advance
now."
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