The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in veterinary research. VLA is an Executive Agency of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Walter Lilly has been working for DEFRA at the VLA in Weybridge since 2000. The Framework contract has called for design and construction services for the specialist alteration, renewal and refurbishment works on site.

The works cover a wide variety of projects and have averaged between 40 and 50 individual jobs each year, totalling approximately £4 million.

In conjunction with our project designers, the dedicated team manage the Design & Build process. They prioritise the Client’s project list to ensure that works are designed and constructed during the financial year in order to meet the Client’s annual spend allocation.

The majority of the works are carried out in occupied premises. The challenges presented to keep the Client’s operations running during the works are a major consideration in the timing and execution of each project.

The type of works undertaken include :

• Offices, meeting rooms, classroom and washroom accommodation.
• Farming and animal welfare accommodation and penning.
• Laboratory refurbishments of all types including to categories 2, 3 and 4.
Plant and services renewals, including air conditioning, specialist laboratory services and gases, steam distribution services and electrical infrastructure, generator support and distribution services.
• Renewal of fencing, site roads and hard and soft landscaping including planting to enhance biodiversity on the site - and even the occasional bird, bat and insect boxes!

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