Severfield-Rowen wins Cheesegrater contract

STRUCTURAL steel firm Severfield-Rowen has won a contract to supply steel for an iconic London building.

The Thirsk-based company has been awarded the contract by Laing O’Rourke for The Leadenhall Building, also known as ‘The Cheesegrater’.

The 52 storey, 736 ft Leadenhall tower has been designed by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Arups, for British Land Company and Oxford Properties.

The 610,000 sq ft development will feature a tapered glass façade on one side which will reveal the steel bracings combined with a complex ladder frame which aims to enhance its vertical appearance.

The base will feature a 30 metre high atrium and is set to become one of the tallest buildings in the city.

Chief operating officer for Severfield-Rowen, Peter Emerson, said: “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.

“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 complete during 2012.”