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Lee Marley Brickwork – Westgate Shopping Centre

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Joint developers Land Securities and the Crown Estate appointed Laing O’Rourke as main contractor for the £440m Westgate Oxford shopping centre scheme, they in turn appointed Lee Marley Brickwork to complete all the brick and blockwork on the contract.

The development in the heart of Oxford city centre will transform the existing Westgate shopping centre into an 800,000 sq ft retail and leisure destination, due for completion in autumn 2017.

Laing O’Rourke’s 30 month contract is focused on the construction of the shell and core of the three-storey retail centre, together with a 1,000 space underground car park and 61 new residential properties. Lee Marley Brickwork have once again decided to utilise Safestand Access Systems on this contract as their preferred low level access system.

The project, which will sustain 1,000 construction jobs, will also involve extensive remodeling of the existing Westgate shopping centre.

The new Westgate Oxford will include over 100 new stores, 25 restaurants and cafes, a boutique cinema, roof top terrace dining and a wealth of new public spaces.

Steve Coleby, Leader for Laing O’Rourke UK construction business, said: “As the latest major retail development in the UK, Westgate Oxford is an encouragingly strong indicator of economic recovery and returned consumer confidence in the UK.”

SafeStand® Building Better Homes for Scotland

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09/10/2015 – Barratt Homes and Haymarket Ltd have once again chosen SafeStand® as there preferred low level access system at The Gyle, Edinburgh. Haymarket have been implementing the use of our SureStand Access System as a safe method for working at height.

With convenient transport links and plenty of local amenities the Gyle, (South Gyle Broadway, South Gyle, Edinburgh) is within easy reach of Edinburgh City Centre and the surrounding areas.

Safestand® at Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

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27.01.2014 Roberts Brothers Construction Ltd have been appointed by ISG Plc to start work on the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth –a joint venture between the theatre and University of Portsmouth. The £16 million redevelopment of the New Theatre will see the reinstatement of a 30m fly tower at the rear, some 40 years after the stage house burned down and was subsequently demolished.

The transformation of the New Theatre Royal includes the extension of the original building to provide a range of new facilities that will support the theatre’s ambitions to create its own productions and become an important creative space for film, television and drama students from the university. ISG will deliver a new double-height studio theatre and television studio, each with its own control room, as well as flexible teaching space, music practice rooms and office areas. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2014.

Roberts Brothers Construction Ltd continue their working relationship with ISG including further contracts at Bedfont Lake, Feltham and Bisham Abbey, Marlow.

SafeStand® Used on Jaguar Land Rover at Castle Bromwich.

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22/01/2014 Phoenix Brickwork (UK) Ltd have chosen to use SafeStand® Access Systems on the Interserve Jaguar Land Rover at Castle Bromwich. Jaguar Land Rover are investing around £200 million on the expansion of its plant factory at Castle Bromwich, which is set to build new Jaguar models such as the F-Type Sports Car.

The expansion of the plant is set to increase production levels mainly thanks to exports of the luxury cars to the East where demand has been growing. This demand should see an exponential increase in the number of jobs in the local area.

SafeStand® is being used by Phoenix Brickwork (UK) Ltd who have been contracted by Interserve to construct the plant room and other various works on the site. The SafeStand® 1200 system with staircase access is being used to construct the blockwork walls. The feed-back from site so far has been positive and SafeStand has been well received by all parties.

SafeStand® Hits The Big Screen

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13/05/2013 LIFEbuild have selected JMR Build to start construction at the Pinewood Studios Buckinghamshire site. The new building, named South Dock Stage Complex, includes a production area of similar size to the Richard Attenborough Stage which is already the second largest film production facility in Europe and also incorporates an office/workshop building. The works include blockwork for the new stage and SafeStand® Access Systems are being utilised for low level access by the bricklaying sub-contractor JMR Build Ltd. We at SafeStand® are very proud to be associated with Pinewood’s success.

Local contractor LIFE Build Solutions Ltd were selected to carry out the works, having previously worked at Pinewood Studios on construction of the main entrance gate, the Technicolor Building and the 30,000 sq ft Richard Attenborough Stage – Pinewood’s newest stage which, in its first year of operation, has housed the films Les Misérables and Jack Ryan and TV show The Love Machine.

SafeStand® at One St Peter’s Square

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07/05/2013 Irvine Whitlock have once again chosen to use SafeStand® Access Systems on their latest construction project at Manchester city centres premier office scheme; One St Peter’s Square, . Construction commenced in May 2012 and is due to be completed by main contractor Carillion by March 2014 to coincide with completion of the Central Library and Town Hall redevelopment.

The building has been designed to achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating and will incorporate office floorplates of up to 22,500 sq ft. Argent project director James Heather added: “While we are delighted to have a 63,000 sq ft pre-let to KPMG, we still have almost 210,000 sq ft of Grade A office space available.