Dudley’s Aluminium celebrates completion of innovative Milton Park project

WELSH fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium is celebrating the completion of its latest innovative project.

In December 2023, the firm announced it would be returning to Milton Park in Oxfordshire to work with Barnwood Limited on the Nebula scheme.

Nebula is a new development of seven properties across three buildings, providing high tech research and development workspace with offices.

The office areas are of a Cat A standard, with raised access floors, an open ceiling and LED lighting together with heating and cooling provided by fan coil units with fresh air ventilation.

The scheme was built to meet BREEAM ‘Excellent’ sustainability standards and targeted an A-rating Energy Performance Certificate. To meet the standards, the buildings have sustainably sourced glue-laminated timber and vaulted ceilings to accommodate large-scale laboratory and high-tech engineering equipment.

The fabricator installed Metal Technology System solutions including System 17 curtain walling, 4-35Hi windows and 10-35 Hi doors on the build.

Colin Shorney, Managing Director at Dudley’s Aluminium, said: “We are delighted with the finished result of this project. It has been wonderful to work with Barnwood Limited in our return to Oxfordshire. The benefits and potential of the Nebula scheme are endless, with flexible working spaces and providing a platform for engineering, life sciences and technology businesses to grow in a sustainable environment.”

The Nebula project marked Dudley’s Aluminium’s return to Milton Park, having previously worked on the MEPC building at the science and technology park in Oxfordshire which is home to around 250 businesses.

Since 1993, Dudley’s Aluminium has offered clients full in-house design and production facilities, completing many successful and prestigious projects within the education, health, commercial, retail, residential and defence sectors throughout the UK and Channel Islands.

Dudley’s reputation for quality has been recognised with several industry-related accreditations. The company is CHAS accredited, Constructionline registered, and BM Trada certified to manufacture enhanced security products to align with PAS24:2016 and BS 4873.