Caunton are the suppliers of structural steelwork for schools which are being built as a result of the biggest ever group school PFI in the country. Significant rebuilding and remodelling projects will take place at forty one schools in Northampton.
The construction client for this project, the £200m transformation of schools in the town, is the Northampton Schools Limited Partnership which is working for Northampton County Council. Major contractor Galliford Try has started work on several school sites in the town. Two of these sites are employing steelwork supplied by Caunton Engineering. These schools are Northampton School for Girls, NSG, and Kingsthorpe Community College, KCC.
NSG is being built in two phases –the second includes the Music and Drama Block. In 2004 NSG was in fact the first school in England to achieve Music College Status.
Kingsthorpe’s 1400 students are now housed in one building as a result of phase one of their works. Previously the college was on two sites and two miles apart. KCC is also a major Sports college. Phase two of the building works will result in the completion of these sports facilities.