Garrison Point, Whiffens Avenue

Key Info

New Build

Medway Development Company

115 Apartments

MEP Services, Design and Installation

Completed in 2024, London MEP delivered the MEP Services to the Garrison Point development.

Situated at the top of Whiffens Avenue, the scheme comprises of 115 one and two bedroom apartments.

The development has not only provided much needed new and affordable homes for residents, but it will also help provide more opportunities to help grow the local economy in Medway’s city centre. The site is closed to Chatham High Street, bus and train stations, all the while providing views of the surrounding historic parks and woodland.

Key Services

The MEP services included a range of systems serving all dwellings and communal areas. These included:

Above Ground Drainage System
Access Control & Door Entry Systems
Automatic Controls
Boosted Cold Water and Low Temperature Hot Water Services
CCTV
Data and Telecoms Infrastructure
EV Charging Points
Generators
Life Safety Systems
Low Energy Lighting
LV Mains Distribution
Prefabricated Utility Cupboards
Sanitaryware
Sprinkler System
Standby Life Safety Generator
Ventilation

Challenges

The Whiffens Avenue project presented a few unique challenges. The implementation of Prefabricated Utility Cupboards involved the units being craned into the building and positioned in their intended locations.

In the early stages of this, it was found that existing building fabric was impeding the loading in of the PUC’s (or PODs). We worked closely with the main contractor to overcome these issues with the least amount of disruption and creation of remedial work.

The project has not been without its challenges, particularly with the logistics of accommodating the prefabricated PODs into the building fabric. Where the building has experienced issues with remaining weather tight it has delayed our progress in certain areas however, the team responded to this in a responsible way to provide our client with a positive outcome. – Sidney Selfe, Project Manager

Issues with programme presented a number of challenges which led London MEP having to co-ordinate, such as the contract shifting from a single to a multi-phase completion.

Our Operational and Commercial team had to adapt quickly to the changing landscape of the project and fluidity of the programme in response to the managing contractor going into administration, and a new organisation being appointed to take on the project on.