Steel firm secures Next contract

one of the UK’s leading structural steel and construction safety solutions specialists, Billington Holdings, has announced that its structural steel division, Billington Structures Limited, has signed a contract that will see it deliver a major retail warehouse.

Under the agreement, with contractor Bowmer & Kirkland Group, Barnsley-based Billington will work on the construction of a near one million sq ft distribution warehouse in Doncaster for UK retailer, Next. This will include a four storey office structure and link bridge.

Mark Smith, CEO of Billington, said: “I am delighted that Billington has been awarded this contract with such a well-known and leading retailer.

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“The construction of a distribution warehouse on such a large scale involves a great deal of complex planning. The fact that Bowmer & Kirkland has once again chosen Billington Structures to provide the structural steelwork for one of their most significant and prestigious projects, and indeed clients in Next, is testament to Billington’s quality, reliability and performance.”

The Group is providing 5,000 tonnes of structural steel for this project, including portal frames and stability bracing designed to split the warehouse into five separate compartments; ensuring the building remains operational in the event of a fire in one of the compartments.

Stability bracing will also render the internal mezzanine floors independent of the main building, enabling them to accommodate a complex system of tracks for an automated handling system.

The project is underway and is due for completion in August 2015.

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