Caunton Engineering supplied and erected a major car park structure in Bradford City Centre. The car park itself comprises seven storeys of steel-framing supporting pre-finished pre-cast concrete floor units - the ideal way for a fast track structure to be constructed. Furthermore the design illustrated in the photograph so clearly allows speedy and easy dismantling at the end of its life and thus the scope for sustainability and recycling is maximised.
Caunton are expert in the car park market and in this instance were responsible for the erection of both the concrete and steelwork elements and of course supplied and fabricated the 410te of steelwork used for the framing. Main contractor Clugston incorporated special safety measures which will qualify the car park for a Secure by Design award which means it meets special standards agreed with the police to help protect the public.
Clugston within their design and build contract employed the following professional team -Bowman Riley as architect and BSCP as structural engineer.
Speed of construction and flexibility within tight city centre sites, by utilising steelwork's particular qualities as the framing material, means a growing demand for steel in this vital area of helping reduce congestion in our city centres. It is expected that Bradford will benefit significantly in this particular case.