In 2024, NU Construction was appointed as the principal contractor to carry out a full refurbishment of the facility, with the objective of upgrading all units to contemporary standards in terms of aesthetics, functionality, and compliance.

The refurbishment project commenced in December 2024 and was successfully completed in August 2025, delivered on time and to the highest standards of quality and safety.

The works included:-

• Soft strip of all units.
• Removal of damaged flooring which predominantly had been affected by leaks from shower rooms.
• All Mechanical and electrical installations were replaced including heater, pipework and cables.
• Fire stopping to new services as agreed with the client and Building Control.
• Plasterboard risers and bulkheads to box in new ductwork and cables.
• Skimming to all ceilings
• Vinyl flooring to the entire shower rooms including under the showers.  All vinyl was finished with coved upstands where feasible.
• New hygienic wall cladding to the shower rooms.
• New sanitaryware.
• New fire door sets were required and standard doors where the fire doors were not required.
• Joinery works included architraves, skirting and modification to the existing window boards.
• New suspended ceiling to corridor areas.
• Decorations throughout.
• Kitchens included new fixtures and fittings, new flooring and loose furniture.
• The rooms included new desks, chairs, beds, wardrobes and new carpet tiles.
• All gaps were sealed with appropriate mastic.
• New blinds to windows.
• Staircases received new decorations, floor finishes and handrail plastic caping.
• The entrance canopies were re-decorated, and the glass was replaced.
• The external gates and fencing were redecorated.
• The external vegetation was removed and new mulch applied.  The areas were defined by adding new knee-rails to the external perimeter.
• The external store was fitted out with new services and a new ceiling.