Haldane Fisher, Garstang
LOCATION
Garstang, Preston
YEAR
2022
Haldane Fisher (Garstang) formerly Garstang Timber, has been a long-established Timber and Building Merchant business operating out of Garstang. Over the years the business has continued to grow and develop. With this so has the number of staff. However, the original staff office and facilities were no longer fit for purpose. The accommodation was too small with no provision for expansion. Limited natural daylight also hindered supervision of the sales counter and the external yard. The visual appearance of this office building, along with the main elevation along Garstang Road, was poor and in need of improvement.
PROJECT INFO
A large new single storey extension was proposed to the southern elevation of the existing building. This provided designated space for an increased Sales Office, Transport Office, Staff Training Area, Staff Canteen and Drying Room. The extension provides a Customer Entrance between the Retail Store and the external yard as well as access to Staff and Customer WC’s.
The office extension was constructed using timber framed construction and over clad using Kinspan QuadCore Architectural Wall Panels using a 900mm cladding module. The roofs to the extension have been finished with an insulated trapezoidal roofing sheet. Photovoltaic panels have been installed to the full roof to take advantage of a south facing aspect. The existing buildings were also over clad to tie in polyester powder coated metal sheeting to tie in the extension with the original buildings