The brief for this multiple roll out project and other Lincolnshire schools came from David Saunders: Food in Schools Coordinator at Lincolnshire Council. His vision was to enhance the school meal dining experience by providing new exciting and welcoming dining rooms for the students which reflect high street food court operations.

The work undertaken by INOX Equip and Robert Woodhead involved a total strip out and refurbishment of the old, tired, refectory style canteens.

By creating a more attractive and varied dining experience, this has resulted in the increased uptake of school meals. This has allowed the schools to further improve the quality and diversity of the food on offer. All of the schools are showing great increases in the quantity of meals served and therefore are a more profitable operation. Since having the new serverys installed, each school on average has seen an increase of 300+ meals per week.  This has turned the deficit catering budgets into profitable businesses.

Inox Equip played a range of roles before, during and after this project. Inox Equip designed and specified the food service counters as well as the dining room furniture and layouts.

As with many School projects, budget constraints matched with high expectations created a challenging project.

David Saunders said: “We are all delighted with the quality and design of the new counters. Inox Equips very professional team has created a wonderful environment for the students to have lunch in. Our thanks go to Inox Equip who have helped to transform the deficit budgets and the food  choices now offered at the schools”