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Drylining and ceilings in Derby

Derby brings the engineering and manufacturing sites into the mix, where office fit outs sit alongside production areas and the partitions between them have to carry a fire and acoustic rating. Partitions, SFS, wall linings, ceilings, fire stopping and plastering in Derby for main contractors and fit-out companies.

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Teaching block corridor, boarded and finished, RWS Interiors project near Nightingale Quarter, Derby DE1
Teaching block corridor, boarded and finished

What we install in Derby

Much of the work in Derby is conversion and refurbishment of older commercial stock, where the existing walls are rarely straight and the linings and ceilings have to hide a century of services. In practice most of what we are asked for in Derby is engineering and manufacturing offices, with the rest of the package available alongside it.

Metal stud partitions set out on site
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Metal Stud Partitions & SFS

All metal stud, Metsec SFS, set out and boarded square.

Metal studMetsec SFSSet out square
Independent wall linings boarded out
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Wall Linings & Rated Systems

Independent linings, sound-rated and fire-rated walls, built to the tested spec.

Sound-ratedFire-ratedTested systems
Suspended grid and tile ceiling
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Ceiling Systems

Metal frame, suspended grid and tile, acoustic and fire-rated ceilings.

Metal frameGrid and tileAcoustic
Fire-rated ceiling and soffit installation
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Passive Fire Protection

Fire stopping and fire-rated installations, certificated and signed off.

Fire stoppingRated installsCertificated
Finished plastered interior with shadow gap detail
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Tape, Joint & Plastering

Tape and joint, skim, render and high-spec internal finishes.

Tape and jointSkimRender
Stripped out retail unit ready for fit-out
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Strip-Out & Enabling Works

Strip-out, light demolition and area prep ahead of fit-out.

Strip-outLight demolitionArea prep

Working in Derby

What drylining work do you do in Derby?

Across Derby (DE1) it is mostly engineering and manufacturing offices, hospital estates and city centre leisure, with partitions, SFS, wall linings, ceilings, fire stopping and plastering all covered by the same company. Much of the work in Derby is conversion and refurbishment of older commercial stock, where the existing walls are rarely straight and the linings and ceilings have to hide a century of services. Every package is priced off the drawings and the programme, free of charge.

Do you charge extra to work in Derby?

No. Derby is around 36 miles out, which is a normal run for us. Travel is priced into the package rather than added on top, and on a multi week scheme the team is on site for the duration.

Have you worked in Derby before?

Derby brings the engineering and manufacturing sites into the mix, where office fit outs sit alongside production areas and the partitions between them have to carry a fire and acoustic rating. If your scheme is near Nightingale Quarter, send the drawings across and we will tell you what the building type usually means for the drylining package before anyone prices it.

Does the type of building in Derby change how the package runs?

Yes. In Derby a lot of the buildings were something else first, so the existing walls are rarely plumb and the soffits are full of old services. We set out from a datum rather than from the walls, and the linings and ceilings are framed to hide what is there.

Can you do the fire stopping in Derby as well as the drylining?

Yes. The passive fire work is carried out by RWS Contracts Ltd, the group's IFC certificated fire division, which shares the same office and management team. On schemes in Derby the rated walls, the ceilings and the fire stopping through them can be let as one package with one point of responsibility.

How quickly could you start a job in Derby?

Derby is about 36 miles from the Rotherham yard, so a site visit is normally arranged within a week or two. Starting the works depends on the current contracts, and we would rather give you a real date against your programme than an optimistic one.

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Send over the drawings, the spec or just a rough scope and a programme date. We will come back with a price and a start date, and there is no charge for the quotation.

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