RAAC Removal Works

August 19, 2024

Works are due to commence shortly on our RAAC remediation project to replace the RAAC roof structure affecting three classrooms, corridors and toilets at a primary school in East Lancashire. Following the inspection in 2023 which identified the presence of RAAC at the school, CCO acted quickly alongside the Diocese Boards of Education, structural engineer and contractor to install temporary propping. The remediation works were then fully tendered and CCO worked in close collaboration with the client and the DfE to secure grant funding for the project. This RAAC removal project is one of the first in the country to secure funding/approval to proceed and is due to start on-site later this month.

CCO moved quickly with this project to both address the urgency of the issue and also to minimise disruption to the school as much as feasibly possible. Consequently, it is anticipated that the works will be complete by the end of the year enabling pupils to move out of the temporary modular classroom building and back into their classrooms at the start of the new term in January 2025.