Renault Trucks training academy

They wanted to transform the building with bespoke workshop and classroom designs, enabling them to train existing employees and create new opportunities for local trainees. However, to meet their targets, the whole project needed to be completed on a tight budget, in just 15 weeks.

At Pulse Consult, we’ve earned a strong reputation for delivering both commercial and education construction projects, and we’ve built a really positive partnership with the Renault Trucks team. As a result, they brought our commercial construction consultants on board to provide project management, employers’ agent and quantity surveyor services. 

From the start, we managed internal stakeholders to make sure the project had the right team behind it, and they were thoroughly consulted at every stage. We created a positive, proactive working environment, with close collaboration between the client and contractor, so issues could be quickly and pragmatically tackled as they arose.

The building’s condition created numerous challenges and despite extensive surveys, additional issues emerged as the project progressed. On top of this, late in the design phase, the landlord introduced revised carbon reduction goals, which meant gas needed to be removed from the site and replaced with an electric-based system. 

We efficiently managed this significant scope change, so it had no impact on the timeline. Due to funding constraints, it also became necessary to conduct a value engineering exercise, which we did at speed, working with the client and contractor to avoid delays.

• Project management consultancy
• Procurement advice & management
• Project programming & planning
• Stakeholder management
• Value management
• Risk management
• Quality management
• Employer’s agent
• M&E project management
• Construction planning & project controls
• Planning & scheduling
• Estimation & costing
• Scope & change management
• Quantity surveying & cost consultancy
• Measurement, estimation & costing
• Main contract tendering & tender analysis
• Contract documentation
• Contract administration
• Feasibility studies
• Cost control (pre & post)

Despite numerous challenges relating to the age and condition of the existing building, our strict cost controls meant we were able to deliver the project on the client’s limited budget. With extensive coordination, collaboration, planning and problem-solving, the whole team pulled together to meet the project’s deadline and get the centre’s doors open on time.

As a result, we’ve had hugely positive feedback from Renault Trucks. Their team feel certain that this brand new, dedicated facility will attract more trainee technicians, which is critical for the future growth of their business.