The 1800 piles for the hotel are made of precast concrete and have been manufactured at the BBGE plant in Nottinghamshire. For maximum sustainability, they contain 99% recycled steel and 25% cement replacement using 100% recycled water.
Balfour Beatty said that the start of piling marked the beginning of a construction programme that will be completed in two years. A ground-breaking ceremony was held six months ago, back in July 2013.
The hotel is part of a £121m development next to the O2 Arena (formerly Millennium Dome). It will also include The Peninsula Tower, a 23-storey development offering 100 serviced apartments.
Client is Grove Developments.
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