Commercial

SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION– 100 CHEAPSIDE 100 Cheapside provides 86,600 SQ FT of grade A office space over nine upper storeys, with a stunning roof terrace on the top floor. The new building is arranged on two basements, ground and nine upper floors and is situated in the City of London, between the Bank of England and

CANARY WHARF CONTRACTORS – 20 FENCHURCH STREET 20 Fenchurch Street, or the ‘Walkie Talkie’ because of its distinctive shape, is a 37 storey, 160m tall commercial skyscraper located in the centre of London. The building features a highly distinctive, top heavy form which appears to burst upward and outward. A large viewing deck and ‘sky

GALLIFORD TRY – ALPHABETA BUILDING Alphabeta Building (formerly known as Triton Court) is an office development in Finsbury Square, London EC2. Owners Resolution Property have chosen Galliford Try to complete a full refurbishment of the historic Triton Court office block located on Finsbury Square. The project will see the transformation of 220,000 sq. ft. of

CARILLION, BEETHAM TOWER, MANCHESTER The Beetham Tower is a landmark building on a site at the junction of Deansgate, Great Bridgewater Street and Liverpool Road in Manchester city centre. The new 47 storey Beetham Tower, Manchester accommodates a new 285 bedroom Hilton Hotel on the lower 22 floors, with the 23rd floor becoming a ‘Sky

BOVIS LEND LEASE, BROADGATE TOWER, LONDON Broadgate Tower is built on a raft weighing 6,000 tonnes over the rail tracks that run above it to Liverpool Street Station. This means there is a requirement to distribute the weight of the tower, and hence no concrete core. The scheme comprises two buildings: the 13-storey 201 Bishopsgate

CANARY WHARF BUILDINGS Since 1996 CWCL has constructed approximately 10 million square feet of commercial office buildings and 500,000 square feet of retail as well as train stations, parks, wintergardens, bridges and infrastructure. CWCL is the UK’s foremost tall building contractor. The company has unrivalled experience in the construction of high rise buildings. UBS is

CANARY WHARF, BP2 PROJECT Once again we continue our working relationship with Canary Wharf. This time we supplied a 5mtr square Common Tower System tied and stood back from the building structure by 4.5 metres. We supplied a twin high speed hoist and a large twin mast Mammoth hoist with a car size of 3mtrs

CANARY WHARF, DS3 EAST & WEST PROJECTS On both towers the hoisting arrangement consisted of a large gantry manufactured and installed by UBS. Both gantries were able to take the loads of a 5mtr square Common Tower System and new twin GJJ high speed passenger & material hoists up to a height of 74mtrs. Based

SKANSKA – COTTONS CENTRE The Cottons Centre is part of London Bridge City, a development on the South Bank of the River Thames comprising modern office spaces. The centre’s design maximizes the riverside location allowing in light and providing fantastic views across the river to the North Bank. The Centre benefits from superb views over

SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION – FINSBURY CIRCUS Initial works will include the demolition of the ground floor slab, together with structural alterations to the existing eight-storey office building. During the reconstruction phase, Skanska will add an additional floor at roof level to provide in excess of 1000 square metres of additional prime, fully serviced office space. UBS

BERKELEY HOMES – GOODMANS FIELDS Goodmans Fields is a mixed use 7 acre development in London E1. The development will comprise a selection of high quality studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments as well as retail and commercial space, student accommodation and a hotel. The site is located just north of Tower Bridge and

SKANSKA BUILDING LTD, HERON TOWER Heron Tower is based at 110 Bishopsgate in the City of London EC3 and is the tallest skyscraper ever to be built in the United Kingdom. The tower will be 246 mtrs to the tip of the spire, which is 9mtrs taller than the Canary Wharf Tower at One Canada

MEDIA STRUCTURES – LUND POINT The top six floors and rooftop of the housing block located at Lund Point of the Carpenters Estate in Stratford was transformed into a BBC studio and storage area ready for the London 2012 Olympics. To assist in the transformation UBS supplied a passenger materials hoist to transport the studio

One The Elephant- Lend Lease Located within zone 1 at the heart of Central London, One the Elephant will provide 284 high quality studio, one, two and three bedroom homes in a bold new development. The tower sets new standards for sustainable, practical and contemporary London living. The tower is part of an exciting long

BALLYMORE PROPERTIES, ONTARIO TOWER, LONDON A low profile, high speed hoist system developed UBS was commissioned for the construction of the new 115 metre, 29 storey Ontario Tower at New Providence Wharf in London’s East End. Ballymore’s contracts manager Sean Gavin commented, “For a prestigious development like the Ontario Tower we wanted to use the

London and Regent Construction – Pioneer Point Pioneer Point is an iconic landmark in the Illford Neighbourhood of London. It comprises of two towers. The north tower is 105m tall with 33 floors and the south tower is 82m tall with 25 floors. It is a mixed use scheme completed in October 2012, amounting to

CONSTRUCTION HOIST PROJECT; ST BOLTOPHS TOWER, LONDON The hoists on this Skanska project are a twin 20/32 hoists with steel bridges accessing directly on to the building, and a single 18/45 passenger hoist with a 2m wide cage on to a common tower. This configuration being chosen due to the restricted width within the roadway.

BROOKFIELD CONSTRUCTION, STRATA TOWER Australian Company Multiplex has been bought by Asset Management Firm, Brookfield and is now known as Brookfield. Strata Tower is a 43 storey building, 147mtrs high with three 9mtr diameter wind turbines at the top, and an adjacent 5 storey Pavilion building. Strata Tower will have 310 apartments and retail units

SKANSKA, SWISS RE TOWER, 30 ST MARY AXE The Swiss Re Tower at 30 St Mary Axe, commonly known as “The Gherkin”, is now one of the most recognisable buildings in the City of London. David Littlejohn of the Wall Street Journal describes it as, “the most ingenious and elegant new skyscraper built anywhere in