About the Project

HMP Fosse Way

His prefabrication brought value by driving out installation defects and accelerating the build, as groundworks and building preparation ran concurrently with component production. Meanwhile his use of quality assurance software to manage the prefabrication and installation improved precision.

Steve’s innovation reach extended even further than this. After a cost analysis demonstrated the long-term durability of resin compared with the previously specified epoxy paint, he applied it to the floors and shower walls of cells. It added maintenance value and quality at no extra cost.

He also mirrored in the site workforce the ethos of this training and resettlement prison, which incorporates 24 classrooms and workshops, including one for making concrete sections (supported by a CAD qualification) for the construction industry and an HGV driving simulator. Of the 77 prisoners on temporary leave who worked on this project across its duration, three-quarters secured employment through the supply chain on release.

The success of Steve’s determined, professional, open and collaborative leadership is clear from the client’s award of a further £85m house block and ancillary buildings following this contract.