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The Hallsworth Road site was acquired by social housing developer, For Housing following the move of local Rugby League Club Salford City Roosters to a neighbouring location. The developer worked closely with Salford City Council, the rugby club and the local community to build essential housing that would be both affordable and eco-responsible. This has resulted in the construction of 48 new homes, comprising 30 apartments and 18 two and three-bedroom homes, including 4 bungalows. The roofing system chosen was fundamental in meeting the project goals of sustainability and affordability.

Imperial College London is developing its campus at White City, 23-acres located on Wood Lane, London. The enabling works package, currently under delivery by Careys as principal contractor, includes a new bridge over the adjacent LUL Central Line and a buried basement that will eventually be part of a subterranean road network serving basements to be constructed in future phases. Operating alongside the designer, Waterman Structures, the Careys team needed a total solution that could work for Imperial.

Temple Park Crescent is a new build, sustainable residential development located on the Union Canal in Merchiston, Edinburgh. S1 Developments delivered this challenging project as developer and main contractor alongside Ashton Building Systems as the specialist roofing contractor. The goal was to provide a sustainable block of high-quality homes, which integrate fully into the existing tenement form of the street. S1 Developments specialise in challenging city centre sites, and having worked with this client for many years, we were approached as the partner of choice to find the best roofing solution to suit their needs.

Ferndown House, in the Saunton Sands area of North Devon, is a property constructed to overlook the stunning views of the North Devon Biosphere Nature Reserve. Ferndown House will be an eight-bedroom property with a swimming pool, cinema, gym and bar located in the basement.

Originally known as Shaftesbury House, the building was opened in 1938 to house migrant workers in Leeds that had previously been living in appalling conditions. The development had deteriorated and was eventually closed and boarded up in 1998. As part of a regeneration programme of the area, Leeds City Council co ordinated the redevelopment of the site into what is now known as Greenhouse, a mixed-use block of eco-flats.

Sika has recently involved in the construction of a new 3,600m² solid recovered fuel and refuse derived fuel production facility at Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate, Wales.

Sika proudly worked alongside Bear Construction and Fenland Flat Roofing to restore and upgrade multiple roofs on renowned historic building.

Sika recently worked together with Konfloor on the concrete floor slab for a new warehouse/distribution facility situated at Tilbury Dock, Essex.

Owing to its congested built environment, almost any construction project in London requires working within tight physical constraints at the best of times, but the logistical restrictions at 9-11 Richmond Buildings in Soho, London, were exceptionally challenging.

Established in 1136, Aberdeen Harbour is Britain’s oldest existing business. The Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project is a £400 million development of infrastructure to increase the South Harbour’s berthage, offer deeper and stronger quays and significantly increase its lay-down area to handle greater sized vessels (up to 300 metres in length).

In July 2021, construction began on 242 new homes on land to the east of Coldean Lane, Brighton, bringing new affordable options to the area.

The UK’s second busiest airport, Gatwick Airport, is also home to a rail station which handles in excess of 20 million passengers annually – making it one of the 10 busiest stations in the UK outside of London.

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is transforming Marketfield Way, Redhill, with a brand-new leisure, retail and residential development. The 0.59-hectare site will turn the western side of Marketfield Way into a vibrant destination for both property seekers and visitors to the local area. It is made up of the Council’s former Marketfield Way surface car park and a group of retail and commercial buildings fronting 18-44 High Street.

Situated in Carlisle, Cumbria, the River Eden railway viaduct recently required an urgent repair solution to the deteriorating riverbed condition, where trains were having to operate at reduced speeds of 20mph over the Victorian and 1940s-built structures.

Situated within a major regeneration area on the periphery of Manchester city centre, Stubbs Mews is part of a new neighbourhood with homes, workspaces, a marina, shops and an abundance of stunning architecture.

Dubbed ‘London’s Super Sewer’, Thames Tideway Tunnel is the biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry. Designed to upgrade London’s 150-year-old sewer network, originally built for a population less than half its current size, during heavy rainfall the existing infrastructure was releasing millions of tonnes of untreated raw sewage into the River Thames each year. The new 25 km solution would intercept wastewater and storm water to divert it into plants in a bid to clean up the river.