Andy Critoph

Andy is currently in his second period of employment with Saunders Boston, sandwiching periods of employment within the University of Cambridge Estate Management and Cambridgeshire County Council’s in-house Design Team, where he worked on Primary, Secondary and Special Schools projects within Cambridgeshire.

Andy Critoph

Why Andy is right for your project  

Through his time working on numerous Education projects, Andy has developed an understanding of the processes involved in developing and delivering projects to meet the Local Authorities and School’s expectations. Andy typically provides the ‘project lead’ and day-to-day contact throughout the life of the project, a role he has undertaken on several Education projects as well as projects in the University and Leisure Sectors.

Education Sector Experience; 

Fawcett Primary School – Following significant population growth in the Trumpington area of Cambridge the project improved and extended this existing school to create a 2 FE school with Children’s Centre.

Coton Cof E Primary School – This £0.8m scheme created a new group room, pre-school and year 1 classrooms. The scheme involved close collaboration with various stakeholders and governors alongside the D&B Contractor.

Melbourn Primary School – A £4m development that will increase the existing 1.5FE school to 2 FE. The scheme creates four new class bases, a new pre-school, additional group rooms and extends the existing studio.

St John’s Primary School – £3.5m extension comprised 8 new classrooms, ICT, Library, group spaces, a new entrance and staff accommodation. Built by Kier Construction the scheme achieved BREAM Very Good.

Leisure Sector Experience; 

Barnet Leisure Developments – London Borough of Barnet has invested more than £30m in two new leisure centres.  Together the facilities will offer; a 25m 8 lane pool, 2x25m 6 lane pools, 2x learner pools, sports hall, fitness and studios.

Calderdale Leisure Developments – For Calderdale Council £11m spent over two new centres at Brighouse and Sowerby Bridge including 2 new 25m community pools, 20m training pool, fitness suites, studios and outdoor tennis.

Ramsgate Leisure Centre – Creates a new £3.8m 6 lane 25m swimming pool, learner pool, spa and health suite. These complement the existing dry sporting activities for ‘Your Leisure’ alongside Alliance Leisure.

Harborne Swimming Pool & Fitness Suite – Birmingham City Council invested over £12m replacing the old ‘Harbourne Baths’ with a new 25m 6 lane pool, learner pool, fitness suite and studio in this urban centre location.

Kent Sport – The University of Kent’s sports facilities where we designed over £4m of improvements to the dry sports offerings to the Canterbury campus, creating a new sports hall, fitness suite, studio & five court tennis centre.

Bradford Sports Centre – The University of Bradford has invested over £3m to improve the Sports Centre, the facility includes a; sports hall, fitness suite and studio alongside an iconic new glazed atrium ‘hub’.