HANEVO have been awarded the full internal and external refurbishment of the Grade II Listed Heywood House Building for ACS International School in Cobham, Surrey. These works follow the successful refurbishment works that HANEVO undertook to the West Lodge building on the same campus and highlight our successful approach to delivering to our client's needs, giving them the confidence to entrust us with this larger scale project at the heart of the school.  As party of the school’s development Masterplan, occupants moved out from the facility into the refurbished West Lodge, enabling Heywood House to be repurposed into educational space to benefit the students for the long term.

Works commenced on site in November 2023 and have progressed at great pace, with extensive efforts to ensure that the needs of heritage bodies are accommodated in all that we deliver. We have progressed with the necessary strip-out works internally, with structural alterations and mechanical & electrical 1^st fix well underway. Externally, full height scaffolding has enclosed the building, with refurbishment of the lime render, period timber sash windows, stonework and period features nearing completion on all elevations with scaffolding due to be removed in early March.

Going forward, a full fit out will be undertaken to all internal spaces, with a complete re-wire, new data, fire alarm and security works alongside a full new ventilation and heating strategy across both floors of the building. Feature glazed balustrading and a large volume of bespoke fitted furniture will be installed to provide a secure and adaptable teaching space that accommodate the constraints of a listed building setting. Significant efforts are being made to retain internal period features, including a strategy to work from above into floor voids to protect the integrity of decorative ceiling features and cornicing. Specialist contractors are engaged to upgrade the period timber doors and frames to meet improved fire protection whilst maintaining the aesthetic required to satisfy the heritage elements of planning approvals. 

Commenting on the project, Hanevo Project Manager Michael O'Dea noted, “The award to HANEVO of this highly sensitive and prestigious project is testimony to the success we achieved on our last project at Cobham, in terms of high-quality product and delivery without disruption to the client's educational delivery. We look forward to delivering to the School's, and other stakeholders, exacting needs and are certain that the trust that the school have shown in HANEVO by awarding us this scheme will be rewarded. We are confident that the delivery of these works, at the very heart of the school and as a focal point of the campus, will be a success for all parties involved".