Project overview
The Babraham Research Campus aims to be one of the leading centres for bioscience excellence with an underlying philosophy to cultivate an environment that stimulates effective knowledge exchange and commercialisation.
To support this aim, the campus has undergone significant transformation over the past decade with SDC being an integral part (delivering 28 projects during this time).
The latest additions to the portfolio are two large-scale research and development buildings, comprising approximately 10,000 sq.m. of integrated laboratory and office space. Originally constructed to shell and core standards (with the fitout following at a later date under a separate contract), the two-storey concrete-framed buildings provide grow-on space for companies in the life-science sector.
The buildings are generally rectilinear in form. The purpose of this is to assist with their function as laboratory buildings while also aiding flexibility.
The floor plans are divided into three broad zones. To the front is a zone for offices, write up spaces and meeting rooms, with laboratory zones to the rear. Between these zones is a central area that is a mixture of the two, containing support spaces such as dark rooms, prep and wash up rooms, tissue culture rooms and so forth.
The external appearance of each building reflects these functions. Thus, the front elevation of each block consists of full height glazing set back within a framework of GRC rainscreen cladding.
Project team
Adam Knaggs
Managing Director
Adam joined SDC in 1995 as a Site Engineer. His position as Managing Director involves contributing to the day-to-day running of the business, setting the strategy for projects, and supporting all departments. Adam’s active approach to problem solving has been a defining trait of his career, as recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers who honoured him with their Site Engineer of the Year Award 1999, in which he was praised for designing his own shuttering system.
Andrew Shiner
Director
Andy joined SDC as a Site Agent and rose through the ranks to Project Director, before taking on his current role as Board Director in 2020. The experience he gained in all three professions will undoubtedly assist him in leading this scheme. On a previous project for NIAB in Cambridge, Andy’s team were responsible for SDC’s highest Considerate Constructors’ score to date (90 out of 100) and a Runner’s Up Prize at the CCS National Awards in 2019.
Andrew Mitchell
Director
Andrew is a senior member of staff who holds the role of Director/Company Secretary. He joined SDC in 1994, and had therefore been with the company for almost thirty years. He plays a key role in ensuring that board procedures are both followed and regularly reviewed. The Chairman and Board Directors will look to the Company Secretary for guidance as to what their responsibilities are under the rules and regulations to which they are subject, and on how these responsibilities should be discharged.
Francis Shiner
Chairman
Since joining the company in 1983, Francis has assumed various roles, from Chief Surveyor to managing Director, ultimately assuming the position of Chairman in 2021.
Dan Changer
Director
Dan studied Architecture at the University of Cambridge and worked as a chartered Architect before joining SDC in 2010. Joining as a Design Coordinator, Dan then opted to work as a Contracts Manager, receiving a promotion to Project Manager before his appointment to the Board of Directors in 2020. His duties and responsibilities include setting the overall strategy for the project, as well as leading the project team and ensuring the scheme is delivered within the client’s time, quality and budget constraints. Dan’s client-focused attitude and collaborative problem-solving approach will be crucial to the scheme’s successful delivery.
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