Hapgoods have completed fitout works at majority of HM Court Services properties throughout North Wales, including Mold, Prestatyn, Llandudno, and Caernarfon. At the Mold shire Hall courts complex, Hapgoods completely upgraded the facility, forming 3 additional magistrates’ courts and circulation areas, refurbished toilet facilities, upgrading Crown Courts 1 & 2 together with administration areas throughout the facility. Hapgoods produced a meticulous programme, in some cases detailed hour by hour as the building remained live and courts were sitting throughout the works. On opening the refurbished facility in May 2010 HMCS regional director Claire Pillman praised Hapgoods, whilst also noting they were often more aware of Court timings when noise could be tolerated than the HMCS staff. Following this success HMCS requested that Hapgoods be involved in the development of courts at the new £7m combined justice centre at Caernarfon. Hapgoods developed the design concepts provided by architects Austin Smith Lord to provide 2 crown courts, 2 magistrates’ courts together with reception counters and a refreshment kiosk. The Court fitouts were on various levels of raised access flooring requiring dwarf walls, counters and secure dock structures to extend to the sub floor in some cases 1.2m below finished floor. The dock particularly involved intricate detailing including cantilever corners and 21mm 5 ply water white glass in order to comply with HMSC design guides. Walls were clad up to 4.5m high with sound absorbent Ash veneer panelling imported from Saint Gobain in Switzerland the sizes being set to a spreadsheet by Hapgoods for processing by Saint Gobain in Toronto, Canada. The project opened in spring 2009, and has been well received by local judiciary.