Key Facts
- Client: Castlemore
- Balfour Beatty company involved: Balfour Beatty Construction
- Balfour Beatty Construction was awarded the £42 million contract in 2005, to build a new office development in Holborn, London
- It is constructing 16,600 square metres of office and retail space across eight floors, with completion due in spring 2008
- Due to the site's central-London location, in the gateway to both the City and the West End, careful logistical planning and problem solving was required. Balfour Beatty Construction was rewarded with a Gold Considerate Contractors Award from the City of London
- As part of the ongoing quality control, a delegation visited the granite quarry in India. This was to ensure the necessary procedures were in place, in order to meet the project programme and Balfour Beatty's strict quality and environmental control guidelines
- This project follows the successful completion of Castlemore's £100 million Waverley Gate Development in Edinburgh. Here, Balfour Beatty Construction carried out the £35 million construction project, including the largest listed façade retention in Europe
- For further details, visit the 40 Holborn Viaduct website
