YORK
HANDMADE
PROVIDES 200,000 BRICKS FOR ICONIC
LONDON BRIDGE DEVELOPMENTS
The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has supplied
200,000 bricks to two flagship regeneration developments at
London Bridge.
The contracts are worth £250,000 and the Alne-based company
have created special bricks called Autumn Sunset and London
Stock for the two projects at London Bridge Place and London
Bridge Station.
David Armitage, the chairman of York Handmade, the leading
independent brickmaker in the north of England, commented:
“These are very prestigious contracts, which really put York
Handmade on the map. Our ability to produce attractive bespoke
bricks to order means we are now on the radar of influential
architects and builders across the country.
“They follow on from our work on the nearby Shard, arguably
the most iconic modern building in the whole of London.
It is fantastic that a Yorkshire company should be playing a
significant role in the acclaimed regeneration of the London
Bridge area, which is now a commercial and residential hotspot,”
he added.
London Bridge Place completes the London Bridge Quarter.
Adjoining the much taller Shard, London Bridge Place is also
owned by the Sellar Property Group and was designed by Renzo
Piano. It comprises 600,000 sq ft of office and retail space, with
typical floors of over 30,000 sq ft each.
Access to the offices is via an entrance lobby located on a new
piazza with a new entrance to London Bridge Underground
Station and a new bus station incorporated into the design.
Meanwhile the £1bn redevelopment work on London Bridge
Station has just been completed after five years. The final
section of the huge, modern new concourse and the final five
platforms have opened for the first time, allowing Cannon Street
trains to resume calling at the landmark new station.
Since work began in 2013, London Bridge has been transformed
by Network Rail as part of the government-sponsored
Thameslink Programme, while remaining open for the 50 million
passengers that use London’s oldest station each year. The vast
new concourse, larger than the pitch at Wembley, unites all
fifteen platforms for the first time and modern facilities make
the landmark station fully accessible for all.
Other high-profile projects carried out in London by York
Handmade include Highbury Stadium, Carmelite House and
Highgate School.
He added: “Our acclaimed work in London means that our
reputation as a premier brick supplier in the capital for both
residential and commercial developments is gathering its own
momentum. Our work on the Shard led to the prestigious London
Bridge commission, for example, so the future looks bright.”
Regarding the Highbury Stadium development, David Armitage
commented: “This was the most amazing job for us. The old Highbury
Stadium is one of the most famous football grounds in the world