Excellence in precast concrete

Bell & Webster

At Bell & Webster, we believe in working with you as a partner from the start,

which means offering our expertise in designing and manufacturing rooms to

suit your every individual project. Far from being an ‘off the shelf’ solution,

our RoomSolutionsTM are ‘made to measure’ whilst maintaining our design

philosophies and standard details.

RoomSolutionsTM exceeding your

expectations

All units are manufactured off-site and delivered on-site ready for final

preparation and decoration, with either wallpaper or emulsion. All sections

are designed for ease of construction, fitting together with hidden joints and

connected to conform fully with Building Regulations. And, as the windows are

fixed, internal trades can commence work far earlier than on a traditional-build

site. All this to ensure peace of mind for you “when you partner with us”.

cover University of Birmingham, Masonleft University of East Londonabove, anticlockwise from top City Inn, Manchester; Express by Holiday Inn, Northampton; Brunel University, West London; The International Hotel, Telford

One of our most innovative projects has been the development of the

University of East London’s campus at Royal Albert Docks. The campus

provides 788 student bed spaces and ancillary facilities on a previously vacant

site adjacent to the University’s existing Docklands campus. Located opposite

London City Airport, the site is bounded by the Royal Albert Dock, a publicly

accessible dock edge path to the south, the Docklands Light Railway, Gallions

Reach Roundabout, University Way to the north and Woolwich Manor Way

to the east. The building was constructed using mainly precast concrete

because of its inherent robust nature, acoustic and thermal properties. This

also helped eliminate wet trades, thus saving time and money and increasing

the speed of erection.

UEL Student Residences Accommodation

Innovative Use of Concrete and Integration of Services

One of the main advantages of Bell & Webster’s

engineered precast concrete frame is that it provides a

fair faced finish to the walls. This removes the need for

plasterboard or a plaster skim. The frame incorporates

the internal walls (excluding the bedroom to corridor

wall) and the inner skin of the external wall, thus omitting

the need for internal dry lined walls and external metal

framed walls.

The system provides the major contribution to the acoustic

rating for the external envelope; the choice of cladding

dictates the final rating. This method of construction

complies with the internal dB ratings as required by building

regulations (Part E) for internal party walls and floors

without surface treatment being necessary (except the

floor coverings being applied). These unique attributes help

Bell & Webster’s RoomSolutions® reduce the overall

cost and programme of the project. A fine example of all

these benefits is the University of East London project.

RoomSolutionsTM exceeding your

expectations

above, left and rightThe University of East London

locally sourced: unlike steel which is often

importedCONCRETE IS: one of the most versatile, durable,

strong and cost-effective building

materials known to man. It has

superior fire resistance, vibration

and sound performance. It is able

to absorb, store and radiate heat.

RoomSolutionsTM meeting the

challengeYou need to build rooms that are

durable, rooms that are compliant

with appropriate regulations and

rooms that are quick to erect. Be it

a hotel, student, military, key worker

or prison accommodation project,

our RoomSolutionsTM deliver a

quick, safe and virtually maintenance

free solution.

left The University of Essex at Colchesterabove The Ramada Encore, Walsall

Accelerated construction is a key advantage with Bell & Webster’s RoomSolutions®. It reduces

the time taken to complete a project. For example usingBell & Webster’s RoomSolutions® on a

building footprint of 32 beds,4 kitchens and central core area per floor, it takes approximately two

weeks to complete the construction, including the installation of the bathroom pods.

left manoeuvring precast slabs into positionabove, anticlockwise from top seating floor / ceiling slabs; bathroom pods in position; erecting wall panels

RoomSolutionsTM quality speaks

for itself

For over sixty years we have designed and manufactured

quality precast concrete products for prestigious clients in

the civil engineering, commercial, industrial, agricultural

and utilities sectors.

above, anticlockwise from top Express by Holiday Inn, Hamilton; University of Essex at Colchester; University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield; Express By Holiday Inn, Greenwichright, anticlockwise from top Radisson SAS, Waterfront Hotel, Jersey; Express By Holiday Inn, Chester; Express By Holiday Inn, Bath; Express By Holiday Inn, Bedford

Today we are recognised as the market leader in the design and manufacture of Precast Rooms

for Hotels and Student Accommodation. Our previous clients include some of the major names in

the hospitality industry as well as the education sector i.e. Holiday Inn, Accor Hotels, MacDonald

Hotels, Ramada, Travelodge, City Inns, Radisson SAS, Days Inn, Tulip, Arora Hotels and Universities at

Loughborough, Reading, Lancaster, Essex, London, Brunel, East London, Hertfordshire to name but

a few, plus MOD projects at Shrivenham, Woodbridge and Lucknow.

Therefore, if you require a trusted partner with extensive experience, recognised for delivering on-time,

with unrivalled quality; Bell & Webster is the obvious choice.

Bell & Webster Concrete Limited, Alma Park Road, Grantham, Lincs. NG31 9SETel: (01476) 562277 Fax: (01476) 562944 Email: bellandwebster@eleco.com

Web: www.bellandwebster.co.uk Cad: cad.bellandwebster@eleco.com

Our range of products is constantly under review. Data relating to new products will be issued when available. We reserve the right to amend our specifications. September 2011

Bell & Webster