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OFFSITE SOLUTIONS AWARDED UK’S<br />
LARGEST BATHROOM POD CONTRACT<br />
Offsite Solutions, the UK’s<br />
leading bathroom pod<br />
manufacturer, has been<br />
awarded an £8m contract<br />
by Berkeley Homes for the<br />
offsite manufacture of<br />
more than 900 high<br />
specification bathrooms for<br />
the 68-storey Valiant Tower<br />
at South Quay Plaza – a<br />
landmark development in the historic London Docklands.<br />
The contract is the UK’s largest bathroom pod contract for a single<br />
residential scheme and the highest value project to be awarded to<br />
Offsite Solutions in the history of the company.<br />
Offsite Solutions is manufacturing a mix of ensuite shower rooms<br />
and bathrooms with walk-in and/or over-bath showers. The<br />
delivery programme for this phase will be completed by the end of<br />
2019.<br />
Commenting on the specification of bathroom pods for this<br />
prestigious project, Joe Yusuf, Project Manager at Berkeley<br />
Homes, said, “The use of offsite construction for the bathrooms<br />
gives us programme certainty, better quality and improved<br />
logistics. We do not have to procure and install all the individual<br />
elements that make up a bathroom, which means fewer trades on<br />
site. This is far more efficient, particularly for health and safety,<br />
and generates programme improvements.”<br />
www.offsitesolutions.com<br />
Banc of California Stadium<br />
utilizes Glazing Systems from<br />
C.R. Laurence<br />
The new, 22,000-seat Banc of<br />
California Stadium has<br />
opened to the public. Located<br />
in Los Angeles, California,<br />
the Gensler-designed, stateof-the-art<br />
stadium will host<br />
Major League Soccer (MLS)<br />
games and be the home of<br />
the Los Angeles Football<br />
Club.<br />
The privately funded, $350<br />
million Banc of California<br />
Stadium is the most<br />
expensive MLS facility in<br />
league history.<br />
CRL’s DRS Door Rails and Blumcraft ® Panic Handles were installed<br />
throughout the stadium, including VIP entrances and suites. DRS<br />
Door Rails provide clean, uninterrupted glass spans, which give<br />
the entrances a contemporary, all-glass aesthetic. They feature<br />
patented Wedge-Lock ® technology that offers exceptional glass<br />
holding power and a faster installation time. The accompanying<br />
Blumcraft ® Panic Handles are ideal for high-traffic applications<br />
such as sports stadiums and further enhance the all-glass visuals<br />
using a slim and elegant tubular design. Oldcastle<br />
BuildingEnvelope ® supplied the glass for the entrances.<br />
www.crlaurence.co.uk<br />
HADLEY GROUP HELPS MEZZANINE INTERNATIONAL GROUP MEET MAJOR<br />
SPORTING CHALLENGE<br />
The construction of a massive new warehousing facility in Northampton has involved Hadley<br />
Group supplying unusually large quantities of its UltraMezz TM components to long-term<br />
customer Mezzanine International, with Hadley Group also supporting the successful<br />
erection programme throughout.<br />
The two-tier mezzanine structure will provide Decathlon Distribution – a German based sports<br />
goods supplier – with some 17,000 square metres of space for storage and racking; and is the<br />
latest landmark project undertaken by the mezzanine flooring supplier and manufacturer during<br />
an eight-year relationship.<br />
Beginning during the first week of August, Hadley Group has made weekly deliveries to the site on<br />
Thomas Dascher Way, keeping Mezzanine International’s team of two supervisors and up to 15<br />
sub-contract operatives supplied with C-section joists, cleats and other custom formed<br />
components.<br />
DesignSuite Pro is an intuitive and customisable software package that supports the design and<br />
specification of projects based on Hadley Group’s cold rolled, high strength, lightweight<br />
UltraZed purlins and UltraBeam side rails and floor beams making project planning and specifying easier than ever before.<br />
While similar mezzanines would normally be completed with the application of an intumescent paint system and non-combustible boarding<br />
beneath the decking, the Decathlon Distribution vinyl- coated decking construction and its conveyor belts are to be protected with a full sprinkler<br />
system.<br />
Going on to talk about other recent successes for the partnership, Andy Parsons added: “We have worked with Hadley Group on a number of high<br />
profile projects including a large warehouse for speciality drinks to store wine and other lines, and new distribution facilities for Amazon at<br />
Warrington, Bolton and Tilbury. All of these contracts involved very high loading requirements, for which we specified our Mezz-7 system. This<br />
involves Hadley Group supplying its B-Deck to support the main floor – making the installation seven times stronger than a standard mezzanine.”<br />
Hadley Group’s UltraMezz selection of components can facilitate the rapid and cost-effective erection of mezzanine floors for both new-build and<br />
retrofit applications. Offering enhanced performance based on the manufacturer’s unique UltraSTEEL process, the UltraMezz design and<br />
project management process cuts waste and avoids errors, while further support is available from Hadley Group’s technical sales team.<br />
www.hadleygroup.com<br />
32 <strong>MMC</strong><br />
Nov 2018 <strong>M10</strong>
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