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Client: Opal Property Group Limited


Main Contractor: Watkins Jones Construction Limited

Project: Wilmslow Park, Manchester (www.wilmslowpark.co.uk)

Need: Living accommodation required for 950 students and 56 flats for key workers based in the heart of the city to complete a complex being provided by Opal Property Group Ltd.

Solution: A seven storey, podium development was constructed using a modular methodology to provide accommodation for 950 single bedrooms, each with en-suite bathroom facilities and 56 'key worker flats'.

The single bedroom units are grouped around a shared kitchen and lounge area to form 'cluster flats' comprising 6 or 7 bedrooms. Each 'cluster flat' has a secured access and each bedroom was fitted with it's own security intercom phone.

The room modules were manufactured by Rollalong using a cellular lightweight galvanised steel frame. Each unit was delivered to site fully furnished and with all mechanical and electrical installations complete before craning into it's final location.

The modular accommodation forms part of a £27 million development by the Opal Property Group Ltd, with the Rollalong solution being provided to the main contractor - Watkins Jones Construction Limited. The accommodation complex was installed upon a steel frame podium, beneath which a series of retail outlets including a supermarket has been let.

The development also has leisure and recreational facilities including a swimming pool and gymnasium.

The modular elements were installed in approximately 10 months, the complex was so well received that the entire accommodation provision was fully let well in advance of completion of the project.

Duration: Rollalong's contract to provide the modular accommodation units was completed in approximately 10 months with a significant time saving in comparison to a traditional construction approach. The development is now fully occupied.

http://www.wilmslowpark.co.uk/