Luxury Lodges Bluestone
Timber Frame Kits for 80 Luxury Lodges at Bluestone in Pembrokeshire. Nestled amongst the trees, and in the heart of nature, Bluestone’s 500-acre Pembrokeshire resort is the ideal location to staycation in style in the UK.
Bluestone is the perfect place to escape and enjoy the serenity and beauty of Pembrokeshire with spacious cabin-style woodland lodges and colourful terrace cottages create a relaxed atmosphere, nestled within rolling hills, meadows, and tranquil woodland. The resort boasts a Blue Lagoon Water Park, Spa and an array of activities indoor and outdoor for visitors.
Bluestone Lodges
The timber frame kits supplied ranged from wall panels to roof and floor cassettes, this resulted in the build taking less time than anticipated due to the speed of erecting such large off-site manufactured panels. The lodges we supplied form part of the ‘Platinum’ Luxury Lodge category and have been constructed to the highest of standards.
Sister company SJ Roberts Construction Ltd has handed over 80 luxury holiday lodges to Bluestone National Park Resorts Ltd in Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, marking the early completion of the first phase of the resort’s £24m investment programme.
The platinum lodges are the resort’s most luxurious offering featuring sunrooms, a private entrance and 20 percent more space than the existing lodges.
Sustainability
In keeping with the resort’s eco-credentials, they have been constructed with sustainability in mind. SJ Roberts constructed the lodges with a sustainable approach utilising timber and heating via air source heat pumps.
Additionally, the paths which connect the lodges have been constructed utilising nappy recycling technology, which it said was ‘revolutionary’. Bluestone has become the first company in the world to utilise nappy recycling technology in the construction of infrastructure for its new range of Platinum Lodges, using 60,000 disposable nappies.
With an accumulation of up to half a million nappies at the resort each year, the Green Key accredited business decided to explore ways to recover the usable fibres from nappies and put them back into the resort as part of its commitment to a circular economy on site.
The ‘path project’ is the company’s latest innovation where recyclable materials from nappies form the paths leading to its new £24m platinum lodge range.
Bluestone collaborated with Wales-based company Nappicycle, who are pioneering the technology.
The Project
The contract to deliver the luxury lodges was secured following a series of meetings and a recognition that there were significant synergies between both Bluestone and SJ Roberts.
Managing director of SJ Roberts Construction, Mike Sambrook, said: “The UK’s holiday industry has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years which shows no signs of abating. However, with this comes increased consumer demand in where they stay. Bluestone has recognised this in its most recent investment, and we’ve been honoured to deliver such a prestigious project for this hugely respected operator within the sector.”
During the duration of the contract approximately 100 local construction jobs will have been created, with many more expected over the long-term by Bluestone to manage the extended facilities.
Marten Lewis, director of sustainability at Bluestone, said:“The combination of SJ Roberts and Lowfield Timber Frames couldn’t have been a better option for Bluestone’s expansion. Our new platinum lodges not only exude the utmost in luxury, reflecting the quality and exemplary workmanship of the SJ Roberts team, but they do so with market-leading sustainability credentials.”
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