Midgard wins phase one of £500m Croydon Gateway

Aaron Morby 11 years ago
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Borehamwood contractor Midgard is set to start work on the fist phase of Croydon’s massive £500m Ruskin Square scheme within weeks.

The firm, which is part of the £180m turnover JRL Group, will manage the construction of the 161 flats under a £34m contract with joint venture developer Stanhope/Schroders.

These will be arranged over two high-rise blocks, 22 storeys and 9 storeys, accommodating a mixture of one and two bedroom apartments.

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Midgard saw off bids from McLaren and United House Group to take the job, which will involve managing all activities from the pilings through the concrete frames to the fit-out and handover.

The Ruskin Square development is a former commercial high rise office site,
but has been remediated by the developer to give a flat brownfield site.

Phase 1 will see only the north eastern corner of the 9-acre Croydon Gateway site developed next to East Croydon Railway station.

Ruskin Square Croydon gateway

The completed development, designed by Foster + Partners and AHMM will include five buildings with up to 625 homes, 240,000 sq ft of offices, retail units and a car park.

It is a major coup for the JRL Group, which over two decades has grown from grown from a company specialising in sub and superstructure packages to a business incorporating six firms to offer an integrated construction service.

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