Moira-based McMullen Architectural, the leading UK glazing and curtain walling specialist, has announced a series of major contract wins secured in London and Oxford.

McMullen will provide facade solutions for five high profile projects, worth £35m to the company over the next 15 months including Regent’s Place, a sustainably designed 13-acre fully managed estate in central London working directly for British Land.

Commenting, Managing Director Ted McMullen said: “These contracts are a major boost for McMullen and a reflection of the specialist skill set and services we provide, plus our ability to compete for and deliver major construction projects.  There are signs that the recovery of the construction sector is beginning to gather momentum in GB and hopefully we will see a similar trend occurring in the local sector.  To have secured a busy order book is positive for the local construction sector however as we will be designing and fabricating the curtain walling off site in Moira, before transporting and installing the curtain walling in London.”

Additional contracts announced by the firm will see McMullen providing specialist facades for a £2.7m student accommodation project, Building T6, at Kings Cross; an £8.5m contract for one of the tallest residential towers in London on Alie Street; an £8m facade project for the 22-storey Aldgate Tower where work has restarted following a postponement in October 2008 and a £5.3m contract to provide glazing facades for two new medical research buildings on the Old Road Campus of Oxford University.

“These projects represent unique challenges to meet the very high specifications and it reflects our position in the market place that the tenders we compete for are usually only against Continental or Chinese competition. The bespoke design requirements of such prestigious developments in London require us to have a large and experienced design office, which now numbers over 50, mostly based in Moira, Co Down, but some are based in Warsaw, Poland. These façade engineers have developed with the company to be the leaders in their field in the UK, and along with our ability to deliver the pre-fabricated product reliably, has allowed us to continue to strengthen our relationships with our key customers.” 

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