Further Education
Further Education
We work closely with colleges to design functional, sustainable and future-ready environments.
We work across the entire college estate, providing comprehensive services that cover every aspect of campus development and management. Our expertise includes providing masterplans, designing new buildings, refurbishing existing spaces, performing essential repairs, and developing estate strategies, including decarbonisation plans.
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Experienced In
Digital Hubs & IoT Centres
We have designed and delivered cutting-edge digital hubs and IoT centres that support innovation and collaboration. Our approach ensures robust infrastructure, future-ready technology integration, and flexible layouts that adapt to emerging needs, enabling colleges to foster digital skills, research, and enterprise partnerships in modern, well-equipped, and inspiring environments.
Teaching Labs & Spaces
We create engaging, functional teaching labs and classrooms tailored to each curriculum’s needs. We focus on layouts, safety, technology integration, and accessibility. Our designs promote active learning, collaboration, and creativity while ensuring facilities remain adaptable and resilient for long-term educational use.
Campus Improvements
Our team delivers strategic FE college campus improvements that enhance the student experience and operational efficiency. We address accessibility, circulation, landscaping, and building upgrades, aligning with estate strategies and sustainability goals. By optimising existing assets, we help colleges create welcoming, safe, and future-proof environments that reflect their vision and ambitions.
Student Accommodation
We design and refurbish further education student accommodation that balances comfort, community, and operational efficiency. We focus on layouts, safety, sustainability, and energy performance, creating living spaces that support student wellbeing. We work closely with estates teams to deliver projects that meet budget, compliance, and future capacity needs without compromising quality.Â
Study Centres & Workshops
Our team develops purpose-built study centres that encourage independent learning and collaboration. We optimise space, technology, lighting, and acoustics to create productive environments. The result is a flexible, welcoming hub that supports diverse study styles and improves the overall student learning experience.
Research Institutes
We deliver high-quality research spaces that support innovation and meet strict technical requirements. Our designs incorporate specialist facilities, robust services, and flexible layouts to adapt to evolving research needs. We ensure compliance with regulations, future-proofing, and sustainability while creating inspiring environments that attract researchers and foster academic collaboration.
Sports Halls
Our experience includes designing and upgrading sports halls and recreation facilities that encourage active lifestyles and meet competition standards. We focus on durable finishes, safety, accessibility, and multi-use functionality, ensuring spaces can host a variety of sports and events while aligning with each college’s health, wellbeing, and community goals.
Decarbonisation Schemes
We support colleges in achieving their sustainability targets through detailed decarbonisation strategies and projects. Our work includes energy audits, low-carbon design, fabric improvements, and renewable energy integration. Our Decarbonisation Programmes provide practical, cost-effective solutions that reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, and future-proof estates against regulatory and environmental challenges.
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Hear from
our clients
Practical projects have been delivered to a high standard where costs were pragmatically controlled in relation to the nature of the works. We have found YMD Boon to be very professional, understanding of our needs and highly committed in carrying out their duties. On the basis of the opportunities, we have offered them, their large portfolio of experience in education, commercial and residential areas of operation I would endorse them for future work with the college.
Director of Estates
Derby College Group (DCG)
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6b Anson House, Compass Point Business Park, Market Harborough, Leicestershire,
LE16 9HW
NG2 1RT
Office 148a, Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, Birmingham, B24 9FD
Ground Floor, Building 3, Kingsley Office Park, West Central Business Park, Runcorn Road, Lincoln, LN6 3QP