Waldeck Wins Prime Retail Contract in Peterborough
News Release
7th July 2011
Leading European real estate investment and development company Hammerson Plc has appointed Waldeck to work on an £11 million extension to the Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough.
The extension will house retail giant Primark’s new store which at 60,000 ft² will be one of the largest units in the centre.
Several existing retail units are being remodelled to form one large unit over two trading floors and Waldeck has been appointed by Hammerson to undertake the civil and structural engineering work on the project from the feasibility through to the detailed design stage.
Established in 1995, Waldeck now has nine offices throughout the UK in Sleaford, Lincoln, Grimsby, Nottingham, Hull, Sheffield, Northampton, London and Peterborough.
Director Paul Housego, who is based at the firm’s office on Priestgate in Peterborough,
said: “We’re delighted to be working with Hammerson on the extension which will make the Queensgate Shopping Centre one of the largest in the UK.
“Waldeck has years of experience in creating cost-effective, innovative designs and has successfully completed a number of large engineering projects on time and on budget.
“This latest contract win reflects Waldeck’s strategy of increasing our presence in the retail sector and follows on from our appointment by leading online grocer Ocado Group Plc to provide civil and structural engineering services for a new £210m distribution centre in Dordon, North Warwickshire.”
The construction work on the Queensgate Shopping Centre extension, which is valued at £6 million, is scheduled to be complete by July 2012. The new Primark store will open its doors to the public in November 2012.
Hammerson’s Senior Project Manager Neil Crawford said: “We are really excited to be bringing Primark to both Queensgate Shopping Centre and Peterborough city centre.
“Drawing on their inherent knowledge of the shopping centre, coupled with the first-rate service they provide, Waldeck was the natural choice as engineers for this large and complex cut and carve project.”
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About Waldeck
- Waldeck has worked in a wide range of sectors including social and private housing, care homes, education, energy, sport and leisure, pharmaceuticals, food processing and distribution, retail and commercial, MOD, conservation and historic buildings and automotive.
- Its services include structural engineering, civil engineering, sustainable design, Code for Sustainable Homes assessments, pre-planning and pre-acquisition, flood risk assessments, drainage design, transport planning, alternative bid design, construction supervision, BREEAM assessments, ground modelling, structural surveying, energy assessments and precast concrete.
About Hammerson
- Hammerson Plc is a leading European real estate investment and development company and has a 50 per cent interest in Queensgate Shopping Centre. Established over 55 years ago, the group has operations in the UK, France and Germany.
- Further information on Hammerson is available at www.hammerson.com
Kate Strawson
Shooting Star PR
01522 528540
kate@shootingstar-pr.co.uk
@shootingstarpr
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