McAleer & Rushe have been named as finalists in three categories within the prestigious Tall Building Awards, including the coveted Best Tall Building Contractor prize
The Tall Buildings Awards celebrate the best industry talent and outstanding high-rise accomplishments in the UK, no matter the form, size, or budget. The awards feature those who are shaping our city skyline, focusing on innovative and proven construction technologies that enhance and advance the design and construction of elevated structures. McAleer & Rushe are shortlisted in the following categories:
- Best Tall Residential Building – Exchange Square Phase 2, Birmingham
- Best Tall Mixed-use Building – Longley Place, Brighton
- Best Tall Building Contractor – McAleer & Rushe
As one of the most well-attended specialist events in the UK construction calendar, the Tall Buildings Awards will take place on Tuesday 25 June 2024 at etc.venues St Pauls, London. The awards are preceded by the Tall Buildings Conference earlier in the day where attendees will converge to discuss the growing trends, challenges and legislative changes happening within the industry.
Shane McCullagh, Director at McAleer & Rushe comments:
“As we continue to expand our track record in the delivery of high-rise buildings, our shortlisted work is testament to the skills and techniques we have developed in conjunction with our specialist supply chain members. It is our commitment to innovation with ingenuity and collaboration that enable us to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the industry and deliver time and time again for our clients to the highest quality.
We are also proud to be sponsoring the Best Tall Building Client category at this year’s awards. I look forward to attending the conference and the awards to celebrate with our peers in the industry, as we collectively strive to enhance excellence safely and sustainably.”
Exchange Square Phase 2, Birmingham
Exchange Square Phase 2, completed in February 2024, is the final component of the Exchange Square Masterplan in Birmingham for Nikal. Known as The Silver Yard, the landmark high-rise residential project delivers 375 Build To Rent (BTR) Grainger apartments within a 37-storey tower, along with retail space, a public square and extensive amenity space, including a sky terrace.
In the heart of the city centre, The Silver Yard at Exchange Square not only redefines renting in Birmingham but also marks a significant contribution to the ongoing revitalisation of the city centre. McAleer & Rushe also constructed a 235-bed Premier Inn hotel, as part of Phase 2 and completed in February 2023.
Innovative construction methods and solutions played a pivotal role in delivering the project successfully. These included adjusting the critical path of the concrete frame and precast façade installation works into two phases and slipping the core, thus reducing the turnaround time by 3 days per floor. Additionally, relocating the tower crane to the top, 120 meters above ground, enabling uninterrupted progress to meet the challenging programme successfully.
Longley Place, Brighton
Longley Place, also known as York + Elder, is the first Build to Rent scheme to be delivered in Brighton, providing 209 apartments and 33,000 sq. ft of co-working office space within a building ranging from 8 to 17-storeys in height. Designed by EPR Architects, the building includes extensive amenity space, such as a gym, cinema room, and three landscaped roof terraces.
Achieving residential Home Quality Mark Level 4 and a BREEAM Excellent rating, the mixed-use project for Legal & General is a redevelopment of a former industrial estate, transforming a warehouse brownfield site into a new vibrant community of homes, workplace, retail and amenity space, all in walking distance of the rail station and the city’s landmarks. The project utilised pre-manufactured bathroom pods, bolt-on-balconies and an off-site 13,000 kg packaged plant room – all helping to reduce the construction programme and achieving the highest finish quality.
