The Challenge
Surrey County Council appointed Willmott Dixon to develop a brownfield site which has been pre-let by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. The council wanted the Gatwick Diamond development close to the airport, to become a ‘Blue Light’ centre.
There was a very short preconstruction period to start on site date. This meant that the procurement and early engagement of the supply chain was critical to obtain a robust design, procurement and cost certainty in order to meet the required programme.
The Solution
The Gatwick Diamond project is a new single emergency and dispatch and headquarters facility for the South East Coast ambulance service (SECAmb).
The project main works included the construction of a four-storey office development comprising steel frame/curtain walling and rain screen cladding. This phase also included extensive elements of external works and new car parking facilities.
