Glastonbury building contractors Melhuish and Saunders reach final phase of construction on a project at a primary school

Glastonbury building contractors Melhuish and Saunders have reached the final stage of construction on a new building at a primary school in Devon.

The project to build a new resource centre for Marpool Primary School in Exmouth started in May 2021. Darryl Mitchard, Managing Director and co-owner of Melhuish and Saunders, said: "In May 2021 we saw our official start date. This project has taken a while to get off of the ground but the wonderful Headteacher has worked tirelessly for her students to ensure this project started. We are constructing a single storey building for the school, which will provide a much needed, modern space for the children and staff.

"By the end of May 2021, we cleared the site ready to start seeing the building work take shape.

"In June 2021, the Marpool Primary project really took off, within a few weeks the site has been cleared, concrete poured.

"By the end of June 2021 the block and beam flooring in place, and we can get a good idea of the size of the building.

"The school were still fundraising for the internal fitout works by donating on their Go Fund Me Page.

"The school now has funding in place and and are pushing to complete the resource centre."

The final phase of works will see the completion of the project including the new internal fitout, new services, external paving, pathways and new car parking area, ready to hand over for use early next year.