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Ribbon cutting ceremony at British Sugar’s new front of house building

Seamans Building are delighted to have handed over British Sugar’s new front of house building in Bury St Edmunds – as the factory celebrates its 100th anniversary.

A special ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Friday, April 11, at the new building, which provides a reception, meeting rooms, a gym and changing facilities for the sugar factory workers.

James Purnell, Senior Contracts Manager at Seamans, said: “It’s great to be part of a project like this in our local area – the sugar factory is such an important part of Bury St Edmunds and a landmark in this part of Suffolk.

“The collaborative approach taken throughout the build has been great and the feedback we have had on the building has been fantastic.

“We are extremely proud to be involved in the project.”

Scores of people involved in the project celebrated the grand opening, along with staff from British Sugar.

The factory’s longest-serving member of staff, Malcolm Stevens, who started working for British Sugar in 1978, was given the honour of cutting the ribbon.

Matt Coe, Front of House Project Manager at British Sugar, said: “As the Bury site celebrates its 100th year of operation, it was a real honour to be project manager of its striking, new front of house building.

“From design through to build, we have worked with a brilliant range of local contractors, including Seamans, who have brought our ideas to life. From the building’s superior environmental credentials to the high standard of finish, I’d like to thank everyone for their involvement and dedication over the course of the project.

“It’s been a real collaborative effort and has led to an extremely successful project.

“This building sets out our commitment to the local area and we can’t wait to make ourselves at home.”

The building includes a wall of images from the factory’s past, paying homage to the site’s rich history.

House renovation at Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds

Repairs & Renovation – A period property

Renovation specialists Seamans Building, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, began the repair and renovation works to this period town house property in the heart of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk for our client The Bury Town Trust in late 2020.

As with many of our home renovation projects, site set up has been established and the investigation carried out for the safe isolation of supplies. The below photo shows the historic building standing in Baxter Street in much need of some TLC!

Following the demolition of the extension and the careful removal of the low-level render to the chimney, we discovered the old bressummer beam, which would have supported the brickwork above the fireplace opening in the adjacent terrace.

Further demolitions exposed a section of rotten soleplate and historic repairs to each corner at the rear of the property show where it would have joined the neighbouring properties.

Scaffold is erected, further investigation of the structure is carried out and drainage is tested. The remaining scaffold was erected to all elevations allowing the removal of render at high level. Exposed original window openings reveal signs of timber decay and insert attack.

Week 5 saw the removal of all the external render. The entire structure is wrapped for protection. The chimney shored up with supporting scaffolding to alleviate any threat of collapse.

About Seamans Building

Seamans Building, based in Bury St Edmunds, provide a wide range of home extension & renovation services, from small house extensions to large house renovations or home refurbishments.

Wesley Chapel – Elmswell, Suffolk

Community Refurbishment Project

Seamans Building, experts in community building refurbishments, carried out a full refurbishment of The Old Wesley Chapel in Elmswell, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

The existing community building was demolished – and in its place Seamans Building have created a completely new and modern community hub, including a kitchen, office space and multiple rooms for various uses, all for the residents of the village to enjoy.

Below you can see the Chapel’s community hall before it was demolished, and then after.

Wesley Chapel before

Refurbishment of Wesley Chapel ELmswell, Suffolk

Wesley Chapel after

The existing community build was demolished and in its place Seamans Building created a completely new and modern community hub, including kitchen, office space and multiple rooms for various uses, all for the residents of the village to enjoy.

The Old Victorian Chapel adjoining also had a makeover! Preserving its stunning stained-glass windows, installing beautiful new flooring and finishes & a fully integrated acoustic ceiling. All associated external works and landscaping were also carried out by Seamans.

About Seamans Building

Seamans Building, based in Bury St Edmunds, provide a wide range of community refurbishments projects in community halls, schools, libraries, hospitals and more..