Trent Concrete nears completion on first of 7 apartment blocks at Dublin Development
Trent Concrete is nearing completion on the first phase in a major new 7-block apartment development on Finglas Road in Dublin, for which Trent was awarded the combined structural and architectural precast concrete package. Trent's contract of approximately 14m Euros covers a 30,000 square metre cross wall frame system covering a total floor area of around 37,000m2, 7,300 square metres of external cladding, 2,400 linear metres of external party walls and 2,700 linear metres of balconies.
"We had an open mind on the structural solution, and as part of the tender process invited specialist contractors to offer their ideas," explains Chris Timmins, Contracts Manager at McCabe Builders.
"Trent's solution to precast the entire building was the simplest and offered several major advantages. Firstly it gave us a one-stop shop, and minimised the number of trades and operatives on site. This results in a more controllable situation, as well as a safer site operation. In addition there are big cost savings, as well as safety and operational benefits, in being able to dispense with scaffolding. Trent was the only specialist contractor that could offer grey, decorative and structural concrete as one package."
The external cladding includes 4,000m2 of terracotta-faced panels featuring a blue/black coloured tile and 1,000m2 of reconstructed Portland stone units. An additional 2,300m2 of Hardwall(TM) insulated sandwich panel cladding is also being used structurally on the gable ends, again featuring a combination of terracotta-faced and reconstructed stone external finishes with the inner faces acting in the same way as the cross wall panels. The party walls and balconies are both in a reconstructed Portland stone finish to match the cladding.
Trent started on site in September last year on a 60-65 week programme. The development will accommodate a total of 540 apartments.
Contractor: McCabe Builders (Dublin) Limited
Architect: Anthony Reddy Associates
Engineer: WYG
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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