Partnering produces the goods for pupils at the new Bleak Hill Primary School.
EMCOR Drake & Scull's M4I partnering contract with Willmott Dixon and St Helens Council has, the company reports, produced benefits in terms of costs, time and space.

Drake & Scull completed the m&e installation and commissioning contract on the project, including all gas, water and drainage; hvac boiler plant and ducting; sanitaryware; emergency lighting; voice and data; and fire and security systems.

Operations manager Peter Kelly says: "The success of the contract was down to all members of the team being involved in a virtual company that was set up right at the start. Furthermore, the liaison of the m&e foreman with other trades was decisive in pulling back the project overrun that existed before we started on site."

The council is so happy with the results that it has awarded Drake & Scull and Willmott Dixon two further projects.