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A career built to last Alwyn Preston is bidding farewell to specialist precast concrete contractor, Trent Concrete, after 48 years with the firm, having started his career pricing concrete products with them at the age of 17. more >>
"We are committed to producing pre-cast concrete cladding that’s tailor made to suit individual architectural specifications. As well as delivering greater cost and speed efficiencies with offsite"

David Walker
Managing Director, Trent Concrete

Rotunda



Coliseum

Barton Square, Manchester 2

Client: Peel Holdings
Architect: Leach Rhodes Walker
Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease
Products: Precast buff reconstructed stone cladding
Completion Date: 2007

In October 2005, Manchester's thriving Trafford Centre announced plans for further expansion. Following on from its previous extensive and successful work at the Trafford Centre, Trent Concrete secured a £6.4 million contract with Bovis Lend Lease which subsequently grew to £7.5 million for the design, detailing,manufacture and installation of the reconstructed stone cladding and features on the development.

Costing £70 million, the 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) extension, known as ‘Barton Square', comprises four ‘L' shaped blocks arranged to form a central square, mall and colonnade. Located to the west of the main building, Barton Square is linked to the rest of the centre via a glazed bridge. The architectureis based on an Italian square and includes a large fountain, as well as a campanile tower.