Praise for our RAF Odiham retrofit

BuildX has completed a major retrofit of service family homes at Fulbrook Way, Odiham, for VIVO Defence Services, earning praise from EWI system manufacturer Saint-Gobain Weber.

BuildX (SW) Ltd’s retrofit of service family accommodation at Fulbrook Way, Odiham, has received great feedback from Saint-Gobain Weber UK & Ireland, the manufacturer of the external wall insulation (EWI) system used on the scheme.

Steve Easey, EWI Specification Manager at Saint-Gobain Weber, visited the completed project at RAF Odiham, home of the RAF’s Chinook fleet. He praised the quality of the BuildX team’s work and said he hoped the two companies would work together again soon.

About the project

BuildX delivered the full retrofit and external refurbishment of occupied residential blocks for client VIVO Defence Services. The aim was to improve the energy efficiency and long-term performance of the homes, while families continued to live in them. The works included:

• External wall insulation across every block
• Roofing upgrades
• Solar PV installation, added following a late client instruction and integrated with minimal impact on the programme
• Mechanical and electrical (M&E) upgrades
• New doors throughout
• New fencing and associated external and drainage works
• Bee bricks to support local biodiversity

As the scaffolding came down, the finished EWI revealed a striking transformation across the properties.

The BuildX team is proud of what was achieved at Odiham, and grateful to its supply chain for keeping momentum and responding quickly as project requirements changed. Recognition from the system manufacturer is a great endorsement of the quality and care the team brings to every retrofit project.