KITCHEN REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS INCLUDING DOVER ROAD PRIMARY AND ST AUGUSTINE'S PRIMARY FOR KENT CC

Hallmark Kitchens has worked with Kent County Council on several primary and secondary school projects including M&E services, building works (walls, floors, ceilings etc), designing, installing and refurbishing kitchens and the design and installation of new serveries.

More than 30,000 meals are served daily and over the next 10-15 years Kent’s ‘Building Schools for the Future’ project will see the rebuilding or renewing of all secondary schools, in addition to works as required on the primary school estate.

“At Dover Road Community Primary School, Gravesend, (turnkey installation of a new kitchen), Hallmark showed that if there was a hiccup half way through a project, they are very good at dealing with it,” she adds. “We had (major structural) problems with the walls and the roof and Hallmark were very good at moving the project along and coping with issues as they cropped up.

At St Augustine’s Primary, Tunbridge Wells, Hallmark: “Redesigned a large kitchen to free up space for a computer suite and library. They specified and installed more modern easy-to-clean equipment and surfaces, designed a much better, more effective layout and improved the ventilation, providing a better environment for the staff to work in,” says Janet Stein, Client Services Manager (Catering) for Kent County Council.

Stein advises the Property Department and the Council’s architects on the type of kitchens and/or equipment required for Kent schools.

“Project manager, Barry Gardiner, kept us informed and in a position to take decisions. The good thing about Hallmark is they project manage the whole thing for you. We have also been very impressed with their staff, the Headmistress of Slade Primary in Tonbridge for example, remarking how very polite they were.”

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