Severfield-Rowen wins the Cheesegrater contract

The Thirsk-based company yesterday said it won the contract on The Leadenhall Building from contractors Laing O’Rourke.

“We are delighted to have been awarded this prestigious contract, which reflects the confidence by Laing O’Rourke in the group’s engineering and construction skills,” said chief operating officer Peter Emerson.

“We have a long track record of successful project delivery with Laing O’Rourke.

“Leadenhall Street is a significant contract award for Severfield-Rowen and will be produced across all of our four manufacturing facilities in the UK.”

The steelwork programme will start later this year and is due to complete in 2012. No value was put on the contract.

The 52-storey, 736ft (238m) tower was designed by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners and Arup for landlords British Land and Oxford Properties. The development is set to become one of the tallest buildings in the City of London.

The 610,000 sq ft tower will feature a tapered glass facade on one side to display steel bracings, as well as a complex ladder frame. The building’s base will feature a 30m-high atrium.