The centre of Horsham recently underwent a major face lift. The car park in Piries Place was demolished to make way for a £35m scheme involving new shops and a new four-storey car park. Caunton was employed by Kier Construction to design and supply over 500te of steelwork for this car park, which will offer 516 spaces. The car park is owned by Horsham District Council which funded and oversaw the works. Developers Reef Estates were aiming to build a ‘high quality leisure led’ shopping area, expected to be completed next year.

As part of the bids, Kier and Caunton put together some options for the clients to review. Kier’s Design manager Charley Latimer was quoted in the press “Caunton’s design team rose to the challenge and turned around a full 3D model with circulation and bays identified in less than 48 hours.” This collaborative early engagement demonstrated to the respective clients that both Kier and Caunton understood their needs and were fully committed to providing a high level of service and collaboration.

This contract joins a growing number of steel-framed carparks Caunton are supplying, as the speed of construction makes steel a most attractive framing material.