Castleforge has appointed McGee for the deconstruction works of the Cripplegate House at 1 Golden Lane in the City of London.

Using carbon engineering, McGee will reuse structural steelwork from the 1980s building, resulting in lower carbon emissions. The project also retains half of the original 1890s building.

Seb Fossey, Group Managing Director at McGee, commented: “This is the first time that any project in the UK is targeting exact steelwork sections to be deconstructed, de-fabricated, recertified and refabricated for use in the redevelopment of the same site. It is our hope that by successfully delivering this scheme it will demonstrate that technical solutions around steelwork reuse are commercially viable for future schemes in The Capital.

I’m delighted that Castleforge has put their trust in the experience of our team to deliver this UK first. We are committed to enabling lower carbon solutions through our high-value engineering solutions.”

Oliver Vickerage, Development Manager at Castleforge added:

“1 Golden Lane is set to pioneer innovation in sustainable development of stranded City assets. Ambitious targets for best-in-class accreditations, including BREEAM Outstanding, are being taken a step further through new opportunities for fabric retention, material re-use and the promotion of circular economy principals.

Our alignment on a RetroFirst approach has enabled the retention of 96% of the existing structure. The innovative ribbon-cutting algorithm developed as part of this project, enabling the augmentation of steel sections to the required depths will massively increase the opportunity for steel re-use in a market expectant of symmetry and clean lines. We are extremely excited to see this project progress into the construction phase with McGee.”

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