St Joseph's College is a co-educational independent day school in Reading, Berkshire, England with around 500 pupils.

Anthony Leggett, Bursar of St Joseph’s College Reading commented on their experience of using Portable Offices:

“We used Portable Offices to provide us with a new changing room and PE Block as part of a wider development of artificial turf pitches at the College. With a limited budget and the requirement to minimise impact on teaching and learning, a modular build was our only option and Portable Offices offered us the best possible combination of quality and price.

“Working with us to meet the requirements of a very demanding Planning Authority, Portable Offices provided flexibility over the design to fit in to our rather restricted site.  They worked well with the other contractors to offer us an excellent product that enhances our site, far removed from the concerns some of our team had over modular build.  I would have no hesitation in recommending Portable Offices to other schools and we are already working with them on our next big project, as we are convinced they offer us the best value for money and quality solution.”

When Bodnant Community School in Prestatyn needed mobile classrooms they contacted Portable Offices and when they had a need for further portable office they returned to the company once again. Nefyn Morris, Site Manager, said: “We purchased an additional office from Portable Offices, and chose the company because we received such good service from them when we had mobile classrooms on the school site. I visited their site in Sandycroft and was shown several units which suited our needs. I decided on a good sized unit, and everything I asked to be included to suit my needs was duly provided. I was impressed with the service upon delivery. The driver was most helpful and made sure I was completely happy with the unit, its situation and condition before leaving. I would recommend Portable Offices to anyone looking at purchasing or hiring portable buildings.”

Bohunt School Worthing is a secondary school with academy status located in Worthing, West Sussex. The new school building was due to officially open on 2nd September 2015 taking pupils initially aged 11 and 12 (in curriculum years 7 and 8), expanding to become a full 11-16 secondary school by 2018. Issues with academy sponsorship and building work pushed back the opening of the new building and resulted in the need for temporary classrooms and facilities to accommodate its pupils. Portable buildings provider, Portable Offices took up the very real challenge of creating 16 buildings from scratch in just 10 weeks to provide temporary classrooms and facilities to accommodate 195 students until the new school buildings are completed in spring 2016. Headteacher of Bohunt School, Adam Whitehead, said: “I am amazed by what has been achieved in such a short period of time. It is nothing short of a miracle. “We literally went from no buildings on 22nd June to full facilities when we opened for students on 7th September.” Portable Offices provided a full turnkey service from installing drainage, water and electricity, even an access road to fully working classrooms, specialist rooms such as science labs, music, art technology and IT  complete with all amenities.   Mr Whitehead continued: “The service Portable Offices provided was exceptional and went above and beyond the call of duty.  Nothing was a problem or too much trouble. It was a real team effort and I can’t praise them too highly.” Leigh Hunnikin of West Sussex County Council said:  “Portable Offices were appointed to provide a full turn-key service for a temporary school for 200 secondary aged students, including specialist accommodation for science, technology and IT. The timescales and site were extremely challenging but Portable Offices overcame several challenges, including new services connections and works on the Highway, to deliver the project on time. “The school is now open and students, parents and staff are delighted with the accommodation provided. It was a pleasure working with the team at Portables Offices and I look forward to working with Neil and Richard again in the future.”

St John the Baptist School is a Catholic voluntary aided comprehensive school accommodating 1300 pupils, located in Woking, Surrey, England. The school was one of the first 100 designated Teaching Schools in the United Kingdom.

Earlier this year, the school embarked on a major capital investment project to build a new sports hall. As a result, temporary changing rooms were required for the pupils.

David Horvath manages the contractual works for the school and was tasked with finding temporary changing rooms. He commented on his experiences:

“I contacted several portable buildings providers with a view to hiring some temporary accommodation and most of them were on the same par when it came to products and costs. However, as soon as we got into the details of the project it became obvious to me that Portable Offices were head and shoulders above the competition.

“They were really professional in all their dealings with us. Logistically, due to very challenging access issues, installation had the potential to turn into a nightmare but thanks to their team, it went smoothly throughout.

“The product was good but it was the professional service that really stood out to me. I would go back to them immediately if we ever had a need for further temporary buildings and I would recommend them without hesitation.”