Trent Concrete is talk of the Toon
With two high profile projects in the North East already under its belt, Gallowgate in Newcastle completes a hat trick of triumphs for Trent Concrete - and the success story looks set to continue.
Located in the heart of Newcastle's thriving city centre, the Time Central building in Gallowgate highlights how the popularity of Trent's stone faced cladding products has spread rapidly with the region's architects and Main Contractors.
It began with an earlier project in the Newcastle's Citygate area, which caught the attention of a local architect. Recognising its stunning aesthetics and durable performance, he specified Trent's products for Sunderland's prestigious new Echo 24 residential development - built by Main Contractor, Tolent Construction Ltd.
Together, Trent Concrete and Tolent then moved back up to Newcastle to create Time Central - a distinctive seven storey office building that is only 100 yards from Citygate and epitomises the modern urban environment currently being created in Newcastle.
For this project, 1,500 square metres of Stanton Moor stone faced cladding, divided across 217 individual panels, were produced at Trent's Nottingham factory. It is part of a comprehensive service that offered Tolent many substantial benefits over traditional stonemasonry.
With all products manufactured off-site, Trent's manufacturing methods provide certainty of quality. More importantly, it meant Tolent could confidently commit to a tight construction programme. This simply wouldn't be possible with a traditional stonemason, who would not only have to work slower but is often at the mercy of weather conditions.
All finished products arrived on a just in time basis, where they were lifted off the trailer using site cranes and fixed directly to the structure, with no additional plant, equipment or scaffolding requirements. In addition, Trent's approach to partnering meant they were able to work closely with interfacing trades to ensure all related products could be manufactured around accurate tolerances.
With Trent's contract completed at Gallowgate on time and within budget, it has since turned its attention to Eldon Square - a major new shopping centre, located just a few steps down the road.
Editorial contact: David Walker
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Email: lmason@trentconcrete.co.uk
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