Sectors
Defence & Custodial
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Ministry of Defence Secure Custodial Suites, Kandahar
Engineered for defence and custodial
Thurston designs, manufactures and delivers secure modular buildings, specialist structures and supporting facilities for defence, police, justice and custodial environments.
From custody suites and secure accommodation to operational buildings, command-and-control facilities and equipment housing, each solution is developed around its intended use, occupants, security protocols, performance requirements, location and delivery programme.
Our in-house design and manufacturing capability, combined with our experience of coordinating complex deployment, helps our customers to maintain control over quality, logistics and delivery within sensitive and operational environments.
- 10 secure custodial-suite modules delivered for deployment to Kandahar.
- 20 cells provided across the modular custodial facility.
- Design, manufacture, logistics and installation coordinated for an overseas military environment.
- More than 50 years of manufacturing experience.
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Delivering in security-critical settings
Designed around defined security and operational requirements
We design and manufacture our facilities around their intended use, risk profile, occupants, operational procedures and applicable performance requirements. From fire and blast-resistant buildings to secure communication rooms, command rooms and specialist accommodation to optimise workforce protection. We can also provide ballistic protection and forced-entry resistance. Share your specification, verification and testing requirements with our team and we’ll engineer a solution to meet them.
Delivered within live and restricted environments
Projects often take place within operational security estates, such as military sites, police stations, prison units or justice buildings. Access to these sites is understandably challenging, so we carefully manage installation and on-site activity to avoid compromising security or sensitivity. Our controlled manufacturing facilities allow for greater quality oversight while significantly reducing the time and activity required on site.
Managing complex deployment and logistics
Our work with the Ministry of Defence saw us coordinate design, manufacture, installation and project management for a challenging overseas deployment. We bring the same joined-up approach to projects in restricted, operational or geographically complex locations, carefully considering the regulations, environmental conditions, access requirements and logistics that apply to each deployment.
Configured around the needs of each environment
Our modular and engineered capability allows secure buildings and structures to be developed around defined operational, environmental and protection requirements. Custodial facilities can be configured around secure cells, holding areas, interview rooms, staff spaces and supporting functions, while defence facilities can be developed to meet specific mission, protection and operational needs. From initial design through to manufacture, logistics and installation, we manage the process around the realities of your environment.
Modular custody suites
Our modular buildings are purpose-designed for the Defence and Custodial sectors and developed around the operational and security requirements of the project. With a Design Life of 60 years they adhere to the Safer Detention Guidelines for buildings and meet all building requirements.
Surecell custodial buildings
Surecell is Thurston’s purpose-designed modular custodial-building system, developed for police, justice and secure detention environments.
Manufactured offsite as robust, self-contained cell modules, the system can be configured around project-specific layouts, accommodation requirements and site constraints. Surecell buildings can support temporary or permanent requirements, with single- and multi-storey configurations available subject to the project design.
The system brings together secure construction, controlled manufacture and flexible configuration to provide a practical route to additional or replacement custodial capacity.
Solutions
Defence and custodial
Whether you need additional space quickly or a purpose-designed building for long-term use, we can help identify the right approach for your programme, site and education estate requirements.
Permanent Buildings
Long-term operational offices, living accommodation and custodial facilities developed around the needs of occupants, estate requirements and agreed security specifications.
Portable Spaces
Relocatable offices, welfare facilities, canteens, changing rooms, sleeper accommodation and storage supporting temporary or changing requirements across defence and custodial sites.
Engineered Solutions
Equipment housing, blast-resistant buildings and bespoke containers developed around specialist equipment, operating conditions and defined protection and performance requirements.
Permanent Buildings
Long-term operational offices, living accommodation and custodial facilities developed around the needs of occupants, estate requirements and agreed security specifications.
Portable Spaces
Relocatable offices, welfare facilities, canteens, changing rooms, sleeper accommodation and storage supporting temporary or changing requirements across defence and custodial sites.
Engineered Solutions
Equipment housing, blast-resistant buildings and bespoke containers developed around specialist equipment, operating conditions and defined protection and performance requirements.
Applications
Our Permanent Buildings, Portable Spaces and Engineered Solutions support a range of healthcare and life sciences requirements. The appropriate solution depends on the intended use, required lifespan, technical specification, operating environment and site conditions.
Permanent Buildings
Long-term buildings developed around defence estate, custodial, accommodation and operational requirements.
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Office & Workplace
Living and Sleeper Accommodation
Custodial Facilities
Portable Spaces
Relocatable accommodation supporting temporary, changing or phased requirements across defence sites and programmes.
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Site Offices
Sleeper Accommodation
Engineered Solutions
Specialist structures developed around defined operational, technical, security and protective-performance requirements.
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Equipment Housing
Blast-Resistant Buildings
Quality, Safety & Assurance
Our independently assessed management systems and recognised industry standards provide customers with confidence in the quality, safety, environmental responsibility and control behind how we manufacture and deliver.
Projects
Defence and custodial projects
Explore how Thurston applies its design, manufacturing and delivery capability across secure, operationally sensitive and logistically complex environments.
Discuss your defence or custodial requirements
Talk to our specialist team about your operational use, security and performance requirements, site constraints, logistics and delivery programme and we’ll work with you to deliver a solution that meets your needs.
