Pictured: Paul Longland, managing director, Longland Safety
Management talks through the Health & Safety advice with Anil
Hindocha, project manager, Lukegate Ltd on site at Silver Arcade,
Leicester
Developers working on an iconic Victorian shopping arcade in the
heart of Leicester city centre have appointed Lutterworth-based
safety specialists, Longland Safety Management (LSM) as CDM
Co-ordinator and to provide a comprehensive package of Health and
Safety advisory services for the project.
LSM's construction division, led by managing director Paul
Longland, is providing a bespoke package for Lukegate Ltd as the
company completes a substantial regeneration project of the Grade
II listed Silver Arcade, off Silver Street, Leicester. As the
necessary work requires every element of the project to be
repaired, replaced or restored, Paul is providing ongoing support
to the developers to ensure all construction is CDM compliant,
together with regular inspections and guidance to check operatives
are working safely across the four storey complex.
Paul said: "Silver Arcade marks the third major project LSM has
worked on with the Lukegate Ltd site management team and is
certainly one of our more interesting challenges. Projects with
this level of historical integrity naturally require detailed yet
flexible planning, which has to evolve at each stage of the
construction process. Having worked with Anil and his team for a
number of years, we knew the type of training they respond to and
devised a package to suit both people and project."
Anil Hindocha, project manager at Lukegate Ltd added: "Our
previous experiences working with LSM demonstrated we could rely on
them to provide pragmatic, time-sensitive and quality safety
training. Paul's expertise and knowledge have been invaluable in
the restoration of one of Leicester's retail landmarks."
Construction on Silver Arcade began in earnest in April 2011 and
when complete in Summer 2012, will feature small independent shops,
boutique stores, a restaurant and bar on the top floor together
with demonstration kitchen in the basement.