Case Study/
Alan Turing Building
University of Manchester
We have recently completed a
programme of refurbishments at
Manchester University.
We have installed furniture in 3
buildings across campus – Roscoe
Building, Sackville Street Building, and
the Alan Turing Building.
The Project
Our Solution
The Alan Turing Building houses
Manchester University’s School of
Mathematics. The two wings of the
building are joined in the centre by a
spacious atrium, which houses a large
breakout area for students on the first
floor. The university wanted to refurbish
this breakout area, to refresh and
brighten the space.
We worked with the University to
design a layout which would create
a more collaborative space for the
students. The introduction of curved
Spark sofas created a space where
students could talk together, with
loose Geo units allowing for the
introduction of more seats where
necessary. Pairs of 3 seater sofas
along the edge of the breakout
area create a section which is
more conducive to group work
and discussion. The sofas were
upholstered in Camira’s Halcyon
waterproof fabric; ensuring they will
remain clean and looking new.
T 0191 268 1010 | E [email protected] | W www.godfreysyrett.co.uk
Project Overview
Contract Value
£25,000
Fit-out duration
1 day
GS Products
»»Spark sofas
»»Geo seating modules
»»Coffee tables
Furniture Supplied
Soft seating, coffee
tables
Established in 1947; we have almost 70 years’ experience in providing
furniture solutions to clients throughout the UK. With 2 manufacturing sites
in the North East of England dedicated to panelling and upholstery; we’re
a true British manufacturer and a proud supporter of the Made in Britain
campaign. Continued investment in our capabilities ensures we are always
at the forefront of market trends.
Case Study/
Sackville Street Building
University of Manchester
The Project
Our Solution
The Sackville Street Building hosts
conference and presentation facilities,
as well as teaching space. We were
contracted to refurbish the teaching
rooms in the building, as part of an
ongoing upgrade of teaching areas
across the University.
The University specified that both
the tables and the chairs in the
classrooms must be robust and
hardwearing, to ensure longevity.
We installed Nimbus study chairs
with perforated plastic backs; a
very popular chair in education
environments due to its sturdiness
and functionality. The chairs are
stackable, allowing users to easily
create more space if needed. The
classroom tables were installed with
laminate tops which, as well as being
easy to clean and non-porous, are
more resilient to the heavy daily usage
found in an education environment.
T 0191 268 1010 | E [email protected] | W www.godfreysyrett.co.uk
Project Overview
Contract Value
£15,000
Fit-out duration
1 day
GS Products
»»Nimbus chairs
»»Classroom tables
Furniture Supplied
Tables, classroom chairs
Established in 1947; we have almost 70 years’ experience in providing
furniture solutions to clients throughout the UK. With 2 manufacturing sites
in the North East of England dedicated to panelling and upholstery; we’re
a true British manufacturer and a proud supporter of the Made in Britain
campaign. Continued investment in our capabilities ensures we are always
at the forefront of market trends.
Case Study/
Roscoe Building Breakout
University of Manchester
The Project
Our Solution
The Roscoe Building is a large lecture
and conference building, regularly
used by external visitors. The University
decided to refurbish the ground floor
reception and breakout area, in order
to improve the first impression given
to visitors and make more use of the
space available. The traditionally
dark space was given a new lease
of life using brighter lights, integrated
technology and an eye-catching
colour scheme.
The University wanted to maximise use
of the reception space, introducing
open and welcoming soft seating in
the waiting area and a combination
of tables, benches and booth seating
solutions to create spaces where
visitors to the building could work and
collaborate in semi-privacy. The colour
selections for the furniture reflected
those of the main colour scheme –
white, yellow, grey and black – with
an emphasis on light colours to lift the
area and increase the spacious effect.
A row of bespoke Spark-Hi booths
were installed to fit neatly inside the
prominent pillars which create a
focal point in the reception area.
T 0191 268 1010 | E [email protected] | W www.godfreysyrett.co.uk
Project Overview
Contract Value
£20,000
Fit-out duration
1 day
GS Products
»»Spark-Hi Booths
»»Block benches
»»Block tables
»»Ice stools
»»Coffee tables
Furniture Supplied
Soft seating, tables,
benches, booths
Established in 1947; we have almost 70 years’ experience in providing
furniture solutions to clients throughout the UK. With 2 manufacturing sites
in the North East of England dedicated to panelling and upholstery; we’re
a true British manufacturer and a proud supporter of the Made in Britain
campaign. Continued investment in our capabilities ensures we are always
at the forefront of market trends.
Case Study/
Roscoe Building Lectures
University of Manchester
The Project
Our Solution
The Roscoe building houses 2 of
the largest lecture theatres on the
University of Manchester Campus, with
combined seating for 650 students.
After many years of use, the seating
and writing pallets in these theatres
- although still perfectly functional were showing signs of wear and tear.
Aware of our refurbishment service;
the University asked us to take the
existing writing pallets and seat pads
and backs and make them look like
new.
Godfrey Syrett offer a re-upholstery
service for products which are
showing the effects of heavy or
excessive use. We uninstalled the
lecture theatre seats (650 in total)
and returned them to our site to reupholster. We replaced the foam
and upholstered the seats with
Camira’s 24/7 fabric. We also supplied
new writing pallets to go with the
seats, topped with hardwearing
laminate. This project was particularly
challenging as the pallets were
different sizes and angled, however we
managed to complete the project first
time, and to deadline. Our customer
was very pleased with the result.
T 0191 268 1010 | E [email protected] | W www.godfreysyrett.co.uk
Project Overview
Contract Value
£75,000
Fit-out duration
2 weeks
Furniture Supplied
Refurbished lecture
theatre seats
Established in 1947; we have almost 70 years’ experience in providing
furniture solutions to clients throughout the UK. With 2 manufacturing sites
in the North East of England dedicated to panelling and upholstery; we’re
a true British manufacturer and a proud supporter of the Made in Britain
campaign. Continued investment in our capabilities ensures we are always
at the forefront of market trends.