Co-op Funeralcare
Services: Project Management
Shelby was appointed to deliver new Funeralcare branches as part of the Co-operative’s strategy to expand its trading portfolio. This included the delivery of five new homes and the development of advanced mortuary facilities to ensure full compliance with operational and regulatory standards.
Starting with a new model-specification mortuary and logistics hub in Edinburgh, Shelby went on to project manage state-of-the-art mortuary facilities in Fareham, Reading and Chester, alongside a logistics hub in Salford for vehicle maintenance and storage.
Over a two-year period, Shelby also managed the refurbishment of more than 60 high street Funeralcare branches across busy town and city centres. The scope of works for these refits often included dilapidation and remedial works, structural and shopfront modifications, fire separation, roof and glazing replacement, internal partitions and doors, full interior fit-out and finishes and new furniture installations.
Many projects involved challenging logistics and constrained access, often carried out within live trading environments - all delivered with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
Following our initial instruction to deliver a new model-specification mortuary and logistics hub in Edinburgh, Shelby project managed state-of-the-art mortuary facilities in Fareham, Reading and Chester. We also helped to deliver a logistics hub (to provide vehicle maintenance and storage facilities) at Salford.
The site and existing buildings at Edinburgh were acquired in a heavily dilapidated state requiring significant investment in the existing building envelope prior to commencement of the fit-out works. Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 20 regulations dictate a significant proportion of the standards that needed to be met for the facility. However, in addition to the HTM, the team were responsible for translating the Co-op specification requirements to create a new model specification flagship facility that was bespoke for the business. As part of the Edinburgh mortuary development, a new logistics hub was created to provide the client with a vehicle maintenance and storage facility.
Shelby also project managed the refurbishment of more than 60 Co-op Funeralcare branches during a two-year appointment.
The properties were generally located on high streets, within busy city and town centre areas, normally with constrained access for deliveries, parking, and operatives. In some cases, the refits were undertaken within live trading environments, ensuring minimal disruption to the client’s business operations. The scope of works for the refit projects often included:
- Dilapidation / remedial works
- Structural modifications
- Shopfront modifications
- Fire separation
- Roof / glazing replacement
- Internal partitions and doors
- Interior fit out and finishes
- New furniture
