Conlon Construction completes Lancashire school projects worth nearly £7m

Contractor Conlon Construction has finished work on two school refurbs in Lancashire worth a combined £6.8m.

Delivered for Lancashire County Council, the projects saw the Preston-based company overhaul Southlands High School in Chorley and create new facilities for Morecambe’s Lancaster Road Primary School.

Both contracts were commissioned to provide larger facilities and allow the schools to cope with increasing pupil numbers.

Worth £3.6m, the Southlands High School project delivered a new sports hall, changing rooms, offices, classroom and reception, increasing the site’s capacity from from 190 pupils to 220 per year.

Lancaster Road Primary School, meanwhile, has a new single-storey building comprising six classrooms and group/interview rooms along with a multi-use hall, staff room and new entrance.

The project, worth £3.2m, also saw the school’s car park and kitchen facilities extended.

Conlon Construction MD Guy Parker said: “There is a distinct lack of school places across the UK and demand is set to increase in the coming years in line with the growing population.

“As a main contractor with a raft of experience in the education sector amassed over the last 55 years, we are well versed in delivering school, college and university projects and utilised these skills to provide modern facilities for children in Chorley and Lancaster that will encourage pupils to be the best they can be.”