Main contractor Morgan Sindall has subcontracted various groundworks to O’Brien, including construction of access roads, in situ concrete retaining walls, gabion walls and public realm works.
In the second phase of the masterplan for the delivery of a £100m town centre at the former MG Rover site, the development will feature the Midlands’ largest Marks & Spencer store comprising 150,000 sq ft, a six floor multi storey and 500 space car park and an additional 45,000sq ft of retail, restaurant and café space. The developer is St Modwen.
O’Brien director Phil Griffiths said: ““We are working to a really tight delivery programme to ensure that the Marks & Spencer store opens on time and it is paramount to the success of the scheme that our tasks are completed on programme.”
St Modwen construction manager Mark Batchelor said: “Construction on phase two of Longbridge Town Centre is in full swing with 3,745 tonnes of steelwork going up for the new M&S store which is on track to open in time for Christmas 2015.”
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