Trent Concrete wins further high quality residential work
Following on from several other recent contracts on high quality urban residential developments, Trent Concrete has been awarded the cladding contract by Gilmac Building Services for a development on the site of the former Westminster Theatre in Palace Street, London.
Trent's £549k cladding contract covers 1040 square metres of wall panels, faced with natural Portland Stone. The units are all one-off sizes to fit the architect's design intent. Portland Stone was a planning requirement that was dictated by need to match adjacent buildings.
Trent has found that precast is gaining increasing recognition in this sector. The key benefits precast delivers for this market are: the guaranteed quality and accuracy of finish befitting the high-profile nature of the developments; the certainty of programme and cost which are top priorities when apartments are often sold 'off plan'; and the minimisation of site work and disruption which is so important for city centre residential developments.
Trent starts on site this month for a 5 week programme.
Client: Yolanda Ltd
Main Contractor: Gilmac Building Services
Architect: HKR Architects
Notes
Trent Concrete is a specialist precast concrete contractor, producing high quality bespoke architectural cladding and structures. Providing a complete solution from detailed design development through skills-based manufacture to on-site erection, Trent Concrete partners with leading developers and specifiers to ensure that their projects gain maximum benefit from prefabrication.
Trent Concrete's precast solutions make a major contribution to improved quality, certainty, sustainability, safety and efficiency in the UK construction industry today.
The company has worked on some of the most prestigious projects of recent years, including The Scottish Office and the Toyota GB Plc and Thames Water headquarters buildings, and the quality of its work is consistently recognised in the form of industry awards. Trent Concrete was founded in 1917 and employs more than 160 people.
Editorial contact: David Walker
Tel: 0115 987 9747
Email: lmason@trentconcrete.co.uk
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