SDC wins historic Christ’s Lane contract
4 May 2006
Land Securities, the company behind the Christ’s Lane project, has awarded the building contract to SDC Construction Group.
With over 30 years’ wide-ranging construction experience and expertise, Bedford-based SDC will bring to reality the exciting vision for Christ’s Lane designed by architects Panter Hudspith.
SDC is responsible for a number of major building schemes in Cambridge, including those at Trinity, Corpus Christi and St Edmunds colleges, The Junction, the £6m residential scheme in Coleridge Road and the Babraham Institute. Nationally the firm has been recognised for its work in retail development including projects at Interchange Park Bedford, Milton Keynes Theatre District, Turner Rise Colchester and a 47,000 sq ft B&Q at St Neots.
Francis Shiner, Managing Director of SDC said, ‘Our company has a long association with Cambridge and we are delighted to continue with the City’s transformation, especially at such an historic location.’
Development Manager at Land Securities, Andrew Hilston said, ‘SDC has a good track record of quality and delivery, but particularly for sympathetic developments within existing neighbourhoods. It’s great to have them on board with us helping to rejuvenate this location in Cambridge.’
Christ’s lane, the new area of shops, public space and apartments is being created on the site of Bradwell’s Court. This site, which is pivotal within Cambridge as a link between the historic city centre and the bus station, has already let space to several retailers, including Zara, H&M and Bank. Recently restaurant group giraffe announced it was opening one of its first out-of-London sites there.
Christ's Lane web site: www.christslane.co.uk
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Further information:
Jo Bird - Land Securities Group PLC
020 7747 2390
jo.bird@landsecurities.com
Media information:
Jenny Kartupelis or Jane Heeney - Elements PR
01223 421605
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Notes to Editors
Land Securities Group PLC
Land Securities is a FTSE 100 company, quoted on the London Stock Exchange. It has been at the forefront of the UK’s commercial property industry for over 60 years.
Today, the Group maintains its market leading position as the UK’s largest quoted property company by providing commercial accommodation and property services to a wide range of occupiers. The Group’s objective is to create attractive and sustainable returns for its shareholders through its activities, which include property investment, development and property outsourcing.
Land Securities holds a market leading position in three areas of the UK commercial property market:
- Retail,
- London offices and
- Property outsourcing
Its £11.5 billion combined investment portfolio totals over six million sq feet, including office and retail space in Central London, 28 shopping centres, 29 retail parks and 11 supermarket properties located across the UK.
It has a substantial development programme including major retail-led urban regeneration schemes and Central London mixed-use developments. The Group is also master planning one of Europe’s largest regeneration schemes in Kent Thameside.
The Group leads the market in property outsourcing where, through Land Securities Trillium, it provides accommodation and property-related services to the Department for Work and Pensions, the BBC, Norwich Union, Barclays Bank, DVLA and through Telereal to BT.
The Group is committed to environmental initiatives and community involvement recognised by the Group’s inclusion in the BiTC Corporate Responsibility Index, FTSE4Good Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
For more information on Land Securities visit www.landsecurities.com
SDC Construction Group
SDC, established in 1972, is based in Bedford.
Amongst the wide range of projects it has undertaken are: the Milton Keynes Theatre District - 50 apartments, three restaurants and underground parking; Corpus Christi College – lecture theatre and student accommodation; Turner Rise, Colchester, a non-food retail development; Interchange Retail Park at Bedford, with 17 retail units and three restaurants; the refurbishment of Cintra House for the Open University in Cambridge; two phases of the Babraham Institute, and the extension and refurbishment of the Junction in Cambridge.