Leading European real estate investment and development company
Hammerson Plc has appointed Waldeck to work on an £11 million
extension to the Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough.
The extension will house retail giant Primark's new store which
at 60,000 ft² will be one of the largest units in the
centre.
Several existing retail units are being remodelled to form one
large unit over two trading floors and Waldeck has been appointed
by Hammerson to undertake the civil and structural engineering work
on the project from the feasibility through to the detailed design
stage.
Established in 1995, Waldeck now has nine offices throughout the
UK in Sleaford, Lincoln, Grimsby, Nottingham, Hull, Sheffield,
Northampton, London and Peterborough.
Director Paul Housego, who is based at the firm's office on
Priestgate in Peterborough, said: "We're delighted to be
working with Hammerson on the extension which will make the
Queensgate Shopping Centre one of the largest in the UK.
"Waldeck has years of experience in creating cost-effective,
innovative designs and has successfully completed a number of large
engineering projects on time and on budget.
"This latest contract win reflects Waldeck's strategy of
increasing our presence in the retail sector and follows on from
our appointment by leading online grocer Ocado Group Plc to provide
civil and structural engineering services for a new £210m
distribution centre in Dordon, North Warwickshire."
The construction work on the Queensgate Shopping Centre
extension, which is valued at £6 million, is scheduled to be
complete by July 2012. The new Primark store will open its doors to
the public in November 2012.
Hammerson's Senior Project Manager Neil Crawford said: "We are
really excited to be bringing Primark to both Queensgate Shopping
Centre and Peterborough city centre.
"Drawing on their inherent knowledge of the shopping centre,
coupled with the first-rate service they provide, Waldeck was the
natural choice as engineers for this large and complex cut and
carve project."