Final stage begins on improvement works at Sheffield shopping centre

Crystal Peaks centre manager, Lee Greenwood, said: “This has been a significant project that was in the planning stages for a considerable time before launch to ensure that the works are completed safely.

“The work has include replacing glass and the underlying sub-frame that supports the glass, replacing it with a new, improved and more thermally efficient glazing system.

“The aim is to enhance safety, preventing water ingress and assist with more energy efficient internal climate control and ensure the centre is fit for purpose for future decades.”

Mr Greenwood said that work on the central atrium would, as with the rest of the project, would be carried out with the “minimum inconvenience” to both businesses and customers, with contractors scheduled to have finished all works and be off site by early summer.

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The company noted that the glazing in both the east and west malls is also proceeding on schedule.

Mr Greenwood added that the works at Crystal Peaks are also designed to help improve the shopping centre’s green credentials.

He said: “This important new structural work has been developed to aid us in our journey towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions and these new glazed units will certainly have a major and noticeable impact on our heating efficiency as well, improving comfort levels for visitors throughout the year.

“Sustainability is always a primary focus for us, with reduction, reuse, and recycling encouraged across the whole site.”