Trent Concrete secures another contract in Ireland
Trent Concrete has secured the latest in a series of precast concrete cladding contracts in Ireland, at the new headquarters for Limerick County Council at Dooradoyle in County Limerick.
The £210,000 contract covers spandrel bands and structural columns, in a white reconstructed stone mix with Spanish dolomite for additional sparkle. The cladding panels incorporate a unique lightshelf, cantilevered from the face of the spandrel, which forms an integral part of the low energy philosophy of the building. The lightshelf "bounces" daylight onto the exposed ribbed slab of the office interiors, giving diffuse light across the open plan office space. Trent's in-house team of engineers were closely involved in the detailed design of this feature. The exposed shelf will also be treated with a special weathering application to protect it from the elements.
This is Trent's second project in Ireland with architects Bucholz McEvoy, who also designed the Welcoming Pavilions at the government buildings in Dublin which featured Trent's GRC cladding panels.
Trent has also supplied the cladding for two office developments on the Sandyford industrial estate near Dublin.
Architect: Bucholz McEvoy Architects Ltd.
Contractor: John Sisk & Son Ltd.
Engineer: Michael Punch & Partners
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 1917employs more than 200 people.
Editorial contact: David Walker
Tel: 0115 987 9747
Email: lmason@trentconcrete.co.uk
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