Dudley’s Aluminium secures £2.4m contract
ALUMINIUM fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has secured a multi-million-pound contract at an under construction 116,000 sq ft grade A office scheme in Bristol.
The Cardiff-based firm has won work worth £2.4m, with main contractor Willmott Dixon, for the Halo office scheme at the mixed-use Finzels Reach development from property development firm Cubex.
The developer bought the former Avon Fire and Rescue site, which will be home to the Halo scheme, in 2018 on behalf of Fiera Real Estate Opportunity Fund IV (UK).
Legal firm Osborne Clarke will be the scheme’s anchor tenant having agreed a 12-year lease for the top four floors of the building, extending to 74,000 sq ft.
The law firm will relocate its 600 staff in the city into its new HQ in late 2022.
The move will see the law firm joining the likes of Channel 4, Historic England and English Heritage, Simmons & Simmons, Barclays, EDF and Bafta-winning BDH at Finzels Reach.
The Halo office scheme is the latest project at Finzels Reach that the fabricator has been involved with, having previously worked with Willmott Dixon on the Aurora office complex.
Dudley’s Aluminium will install products throughout the build including windows, doors, capped and structural silicone sealed curtain walling, in addition to standard and curved automatic sliding doors, and pressed metal vertical and horizontal features.
Colin Shorney, managing director at Dudley’s, said: “We are delighted to have secured another major contract to work on the Finzels Reach development with Willmott Dixon once again.
“Representing the future of office working for businesses in Bristol and the South West, Halo is an exciting project to be involved with.”
The latest contract win comes as Dudley’s has strengthened its senior management team with five directorlevel appointments.
Neil Andrews and Simon Hoggett have been appointed estimating director and sales director respectively, supporting new business development.
Moreover, Neil Jones has been appointed contracts director, Gary Smythe technical director and Stephen Muir commercial director.
Mr Shorney said: “On behalf of the board of directors, I am delighted to welcome the five new directors to the leadership team.
“These appointments acknowledge the dedication of our team to positioning Dudley’s as a leading aluminium fabricator and will help us capitalise on new business opportunities.”