High-quality precast specified for another high-profile retail development
Following on from its work on The Mailbox and Martineau Place, Birmingham, the Cornerhouse, Nottingham, and The Trafford Centre, Manchester, Trent Concrete's high-quality precast concrete has been specified on another prestigious retail centre: the 26 acre new BullRing development in Birmingham.
Trent's contract covers 2500 square metres of natural Italian Pietra Etrusca and Indian red sandstone faced units, with complementary areas of matching reconstructed stone. The wide variety of units includes large flank wall panels, spandrels, mullions, column casings, cills, copings and window surrounds to all primary elevations. Developers, architects and contractors are increasingly recognising the virtues of using precast concrete on such high profile retail developments. Precast delivers value for money, certainty of quality, cost and programme, and significant buildability benefits. Trent starts erecting units on site in January 2002, at the £500m new BullRing development.
Scheduled to open in Autumn 2003, the new BullRing includes major department stores for Selfridges and Debenhams, and is bringing over 100 additional new shops, restaurants and cafés to Birmingham. Designed with traditional streets, walkways and public open spaces, the new BullRing will become an integral part of the city, connecting New Street and High Street with the markets, St Martins Church and Digbeth beyond.
Client: The Birmingham Alliance - contact Mel Bannister on 0121 607 6025/07740 650221 for more information on the scheme.
Concept and Executive Architect: Benoy
Design Architect: Chapman Taylor
Design & Management Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd.
Structural Engineer: Waterman Partnership
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 using its own teams, 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 is based in Nottingham, where it employs more than 200 people.
Editorial contact: David Walker
Tel: 0115 987 9747
Email: lmason@trentconcrete.co.uk
Trent Concrete Limited - e-mail: quality@trentconcrete.co.uk