Profield Contractors
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Profield Contractors, also referred to as Profield Contractors Ltd, is a Gibraltar-based construction company founded in 1989. The company has worked on a number of general construction and civil engineering projects in Gibraltar.
History
The construction company Profield Contractors was established in 1989. Also known as Profield Contractors Ltd, the company is based in Gibraltar and owned by John Summerfield.{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.profield.gi/contact-us.php|work=profield.gi|publisher=Profield Contractors Ltd|accessdate=31 August 2012}} The general building contractor's clients include the Government of Gibraltar, as well as private customers. Included among their projects are general construction works including design-build, and civil engineering works including geotechnical engineering. Their construction projects have ranged from £200,000 to over £6,000,000. Profield Contractors is a government-approved bidder for works of civil engineering and general construction.{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.profield.gi/|work=profiled.gi|publisher=Profield Contractors Ltd|accessdate=29 August 2012}}
Portfolio
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Profield Contractors was one of the companies involved in the renovation of Dudley Ward Tunnel, also known as Dudley Ward Way, and the road approaching it.{{cite news|title=Light at the End of Dudley Ward Tunnel|url=http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=20368|accessdate=31 August 2012|newspaper=Gibraltar Chronicle|date=1 November 2010}} Gibraltarian Brian Navarro died in February 2002 in a rockfall accident on the road leading to the tunnel, after which the road and tunnel were closed. It was reopened eight years later, on 2 November 2010.{{cite web|title=Rockfall Mitigation. The Gibraltar Experience|url=http://www.maccaferri.co.uk/PAGES00586.html|work=maccaferri.co.uk|publisher=Maccaferri|accessdate=31 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625001136/http://www.maccaferri.co.uk/PAGES00586.html|archivedate=25 June 2010}} The company's involvement in the project commissioned by the government included rockfall mitigation, including a protective canopy over the road approaching the tunnel, earthworks, and infrastructure, as well as building of a new road. Another civil engineering project undertaken by the company is the superstructure for a parking lot to accommodate 1,000 automobiles. The company also engineered the sewage diversion along Devil's Tower Road for Taylor Woodrow. The diversion was necessary for the construction of Filomena House (see below).{{cite web|title=Civil Engineering|url=http://www.profield.gi/civil-engineering.php|work=profield.gi|publisher=Profield Contractors|accessdate=30 August 2012}}
The Europa Road Incinerator is a geotechnical engineering project commissioned by the Government of Gibraltar. Profield Contractors was responsible for removal of rocks and installation of rock anchors and catch fences. The government also contracted with the company for the rockfall mitigation works for Cumberland Terraces, a project of affordable homes.{{cite news|title=Challenging Times for Homebuyers in Search of a Mortgage|url=http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=18145|accessdate=31 August 2012|newspaper=Gibraltar Chronicle|date=22 January 2010|author=Brian Reyes}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} This required the permanent installation of a catch fence.{{cite web|title=Geotechnical Works|url=http://www.profield.gi/geotechnical-works.php|work=profield.gi|publisher=Profield Contractors|accessdate=30 August 2012}}
The company built Gardiners House, an apartment building containing six luxury units, on Gardiners Road. Maida Vale House is a block of five townhouses on Engineer Road. The Catalan Terraces, thirteen townhouses at Catalan Bay, are a third example of general construction. All three examples represent new construction for private developers. In addition, Profield Contractors built the Cliftons for Taylor Woodrow. That project entailed renovation of a portion of the Royal Naval Hospital Gibraltar and its conversion to an apartment building with luxury units, Orchid House. In addition, a new floor was added for two penthouses. New construction in that project included three townhouses and a villa.{{cite web|title=General Construction|url=http://www.profield.gi/general-construction.php|work=profield.gi|publisher=Profield Contractors Ltd|accessdate=29 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820201146/http://www.profield.gi/general-construction.php|archive-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead}}
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Their design-build projects include the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal, a government commission. Construction of the terminal entailed renovation and conversion of an unused warehouse on the Western Arm of the North Mole at Gibraltar Harbour.{{cite web|title=Cruise Liner Terminal|url=http://www.aboutourrock.com/sites/cruiseterminal.htm|work=aboutourrock.com|publisher=About Our Rock|accessdate=31 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831102250/http://www.aboutourrock.com/sites/cruiseterminal.htm|archivedate=31 August 2012}}{{cite book|title=An Outline of the Port Infrastructure|year=2010|publisher=Land & Marine Publications Ltd, on behalf of the Gibraltar Port Authority|url=http://issuu.com/landmarine/docs/gibraltar_port_2011?mode=window&pageNumber=16|accessdate=31 August 2012|page=13}} After the walls of the warehouse were deemed structurally sound, the building was gutted, and given a new floor and roof. White stone walls and sunny, Mediterranean hues give the interior an airy, neoclassical appearance.{{cite web|title=Cruise – Facilities|url=http://www.gibraltarport.com/cruise/facilities|work=gibraltarport.com|publisher=Gibraltar Port Authority|accessdate=31 August 2012|year=2011}} Bishop Canilla House is an apartment building for the aged, with 84 units, including 14 for residents with special needs. The apartment building for the elderly was also commissioned by the Government of Gibraltar, and opened in 2000.{{cite news|title=Chief Minister's New Year Message|url=http://www.panorama.gi/archive/010102/updates.htm|accessdate=31 August 2012|newspaper=Panorama – Gibraltar Today|date=4 January 2001}} Filomena House, for the developer Taylor Woodrow, is a ten-storey apartment building with 44 apartments. The flats range from studios to penthouses and are located on the east side of Gibraltar. Filomena House represents the first "affordable plus" project developed by Taylor Woodrow.{{cite web|title=A piece of home on the Mediterranean|url=http://www.constructionnational.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1326:a-piece-of-home-on-the-mediterranean&catid=49:featured-articles&Itemid=145|work=constructionnational.co.uk|publisher=Construction National|accessdate=31 August 2012|page=8 August 2012}} Other examples of design-build projects undertaken by Profield Contractors are the additions to St Anne's School and Bishop Fitzgerald's School, both government contracts, and the addition of a new floor to 237 Main Street for a private client.{{cite web|title=Design and Build|url=http://www.profield.gi/design-and-build.php|work=profield.gi|publisher=Profield Contractors Ltd|accessdate=30 August 2012}}
Current projects
In June 2011, the Minister for Housing Fabian Vinet revealed that the contract for the renovation of the exterior of the Governor's Meadow House had been won by Profield Contractors. The contract from the Government of Gibraltar for the building at Alameda Estate is for £1M.{{cite news|title=Caruana Appalled by Employment Record of 'Local' Cleaning Company|url=http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=22085|accessdate=1 September 2012|newspaper=Gibraltar Chronicle|date=24 June 2011|author=F Oliva|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627210156/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=22085|archive-date=27 June 2011|url-status=dead}} The project includes installation of a new roof, windows, and blinds.{{cite web|title=Current Projects|url=http://www.profield.gi/current-projects.php|work=profield.gi|publisher=Profield Contractors Ltd|accessdate=1 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820200041/http://www.profield.gi/current-projects.php|archive-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead}} Another contract that has been awarded by the government is that of management of the eastside reclamation project which also includes a temporary sea wall. The Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club moved from its location at 26 Queensway{{cite web|title=Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club – Gibraltar|url=http://www.blueoceanyachting.com/yachting-pages/europe/yacht-club/royal-gibraltar-yacht-club-gibraltar.html|work=blueoceanyachting.com|publisher=blueocean yachting.com|accessdate=1 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102121208/http://www.blueoceanyachting.com/yachting-pages/europe/yacht-club/royal-gibraltar-yacht-club-gibraltar.html|archive-date=2 January 2013|url-status=dead}} to temporary premises at 2 Queensway{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.rgyc.gi/directions.php|work=rgyc.gi|publisher=Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club|accessdate=1 September 2012}} when the mid-harbour reclamation project left the yacht club landlocked in 2009.{{cite news|title=Sandy Bay Beach Forever Lost?|url=http://vox.gi/local/3364-Sandy_Bay_Beach_Forever_Lost-10042009.html|accessdate=1 September 2012|newspaper=VOX – The Truly Independent Gibraltar Newspaper|date=10 April 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130107072409/http://vox.gi/local/3364-Sandy_Bay_Beach_Forever_Lost-10042009.html|archive-date=7 January 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=RGYC Dinghy Fleet – RS Tera|url=http://www.rgyc.gi/rs-tera.php|work=rgyc.gi|publisher=Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club|accessdate=1 September 2012}} Profield Contractors has won the contract to construct a new club house and associated facilities on Coaling Island.
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