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Mustard Wharf

Mustard Wharf

About

This project consisted of 250 PRS apartments split over three individual buildings. The scheme includes a mixture of A3, B1, and D1 uses at ground floor level centred around a new pedestrian boulevard connecting the scheme with the adjacent Tower Works development.

Client : Sir Robert McAlpine
Value : £9m
Location : Leeds
Duration : 73 Weeks

Overview

  • Construction of RC raft slabs, drainage, concrete superstructure over three buildings
  • BLOCK A – 22m HIGH, 7 FLOORS. 950sqm
  • BLOCK B – 29m HIGH, 10 FLOORS. 1000sqm
  • BLOCK C – 31m HIGH, 11 FLOORS. 800sqm
  • 3x SLIPFORM CORES
  • 1x Jumpform stair core
  • Extensive muck shift
  • Reinforcement fixed 1655T
  • Concrete placed 10700m3

Kensington Court, Knaresborough

About

Client : V&A Homes
Value : £
Location : Knaresborough

Overview

A unique private development of only 14 new homes close to the centre Knaresborough. Offering generous living and entertaining space over three floors, these striking 3 and 4 bedroom homes see classic townhouse styling re-imagined with the latest in contemporary finish and luxury interiors. Boasting private outdoor living space and off road parking for two cars, these homes have been meticulously designed around modern family life.

Groundworks included:

  • Foundations
  • Ground floor slabs
  • Drainage
  • Services
  • External works
  • Landscaping

The Spark, Newcastle

About

Located on the Newcastle Helix Science Park Development.

Client : Sir Robert McAlpine
Value : £4.5m
Location : Newcastle
Time : 3 Years

Overview

  • Substructure works and Slip Formed Core – Construction Period 18 weeks
  • 1200m2 concrete slabs and associated ground beams and pile caps
  • 70m Concrete retaining walls
  • Grade 2 waterproof structure
  • 12 story slip form dual core
  • Precast stair installation
  • New internal and external drainage
  • Concrete to 13 upper floors – 1400m2 over 9 weeks

Excellent commitment to safety

The Moortown Group has an excellent commitment to safety, delivered in line with our own Build Sure Commitments and your staff have shown familiarity with quality requirements.

Mark Gibson

Mark Gibson

Regional MD - Sir Robert McAlpine, North East and Yorkshire

Heslington East Campus, University of York

About

Delivering a 1480-bed student accommodation project, this £130m flagship scheme began in November 2019. Works were in a high water table area due to the proximity of the water sources and a significant dewatering strategy was put in place for the whole of our works.

Client : Grahams
Value : £12m
Location : York
Time : 2.5 Years

Overview

  • Site wide earthworks and stabilisation layer
  • Reduce level dig to each building’s courtyard ready for hard and soft landscaping
  • Site wide Infrastructure (Roads, Drainage, Services)
  • Working in attendance to install site wide district heating distribution pipework
  • 20x heavily reinforced raft foundation slabs
  • Plot drainage and services to each block
  • Large foul water pump station
  • Miles of filter drainage
  • All hard external surfaces and kerbing (tarmac, coloured tarmac, paving and bodpave).

Alto Wembley Scheme

About

Wembley NW06 / 07 / 08, & E01 consisted of all hard landscaping works including kerbs, paving, concrete planters and seating, road construction including sub base and tarmac, drainage and attenuation tanks, all stormwater and foul drainage, all ducting for services including CCTV, BT, LV & HV, district heating, Envac waste remove system, two children play areas and one dog play area, all as part of a four hundred residential apartment development.

Client : Wates
Value : £9.75m
Location : Wembley
Time : 3 Years

Overview

  • Resident gardens
  • 3000m2 paving, including permeable paving system
  • Envac – vacuum waste removal system including 15m heading under active road way.
  • 120,000L attenuation tank.
  • High spec finish insitu concrete seating and planters for residential gardens
  • 2 children play areas, with play equipment and safety surface
  • Permeable paving system with underground attenuation and drainage.
  • Foul outfall using thrust bore along main road.

Yorkshire Evening Post

About

This is the first phase of the long-awaited redevelopment of the former Yorkshire Post site in Leeds having being sat derelict for years. The new 18 storey block is sat next to the River Aire in Leeds city centre and comprises of 242 Apartments, gym space and basement car park.

Client : ISG
Value : £8.5m
Location : Leeds
Time : 1 Year


Overview

  • Construction of Pile Caps, Ground Beams, Two Concrete Slip Form cores 19 and 15 Stories,
  • Underground Basement slab / Carpark, Access Ramp, Waterproofing and GAS Membrane works,
  • Ground floor slab and Podium + 18 Floors of Post Tension slabs,
  • Drainage and Ducting.
  • Building Height: 60m
  • Average Floor m/2: 1350m2 Using Topmax and Skydeck Panel.
  • Average Floor time Construction: 16 working days
  • Structural Concrete: 6750m3
  • Columns/Shear Walls Poured: 720 + 28
  • All form work Provided by Leeds Acro and Plant / Cranage by Moortown Plant

It’s been a great team effort working alongside Moortown on the former Yorkshire Evening Post site.

It’s been a great team effort working alongside Moortown on the former Yorkshire Evening Post site. The quality of work carried out and the health and safety policies were all to a very high standard. Those guys delivered a proactive and professional approach, with a can-do attitude displayed throughout the whole team. You can rely on them to get the job done.

David Carter

David Carter

Senior Project Manager, ISG