Building Schools for the Future (BSF) is the largest single capital investment programme in 50 years and aims to rebuild and renew all of Englands 3,500 secondary schools. It is a programme that will transform our existing schools into world-class learning environments that will enable generations of young people to reach their full potential. BSF will ultimately reach every part of the English maintained secondary school system, including;
- 11-16, 11-18 and upper schools
- Middle schools deemed secondary, and secondary and all-age special schools
- All catagories of secondary schools - community, voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, foundation.
- Trust and Accademies
Local authority funding for BSF is managed through a series of 15 waves, the first of which was launched in 2004
 During the past few years Woodford Plastics has been awarded a high number of contracts to supply its products and services on many BSF projects.
Working closely with both main contractors and sub contractors our experience has grown substantially in understanding and implementing exactly what the client expects and as such assisting in the overall success of the project.
To view a list of BSF projects that Woodford Plastics has contributed to please go to our projects page or click here
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 United Utilities have awarded two Joint ventures with contracts to repair, maintain, and build new water & sewage treatment works throughout the North West, from Cumbria in the North to Cheshire.
Woodford Plastics has been assessed and has been nominate as an approved contractor with the GCA Joint Venture. The joint venture is made up of Gallifirdtry Construction, Costain, and Atkins.
United Utilities will be investing an estimated £2.9 Billion during the five year period 2005 - 2010 maintaining and operating:-
- 192 Reservoirs
- 453 Service reservoirs and water towers
- 40,000mn of water mains
- 1,200km of aqueducts
- 137 Water treatment works
- 40,000km of sewers
- 599 Wastewater treatment works
The GCA joint venture is expected to deliver an estimated £900 million of water and waste water infrastructure works throughout the North West during the next five years
A UK Nuclear Power Station is set to save tens of millions of pounds in maintenance, shut-down, and replacement pipework costs over the coming years. Woodford Plastics has successfully fabricated polyethylene pipework to replace steel pipework used for the Nuclear Reactors vital cooling water.
It is understood that this is the first time in the world that polyethylene has been used in such a critical area of the reactor system.
Woodford Plastics fabricated the pipework within a 25 day maintenance window, cramming a nine month project into a few weeks.
The benefits that the new polyethylene pipework will provide the Power Station over the original carbon steel pipework are numerous and include;
- Increased durability
- Errosion resistance
- Corrosion resistance
- Reduced breakdowns
- Improved water flow
- Resistance to marine life build up
Woodford Plastics are extremely pleased to have been involved in such a prestigious project and would like to thank all of our employees and suppliers for their commitment to finish the project safely and on time.
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