Barr Construction
A Division of Barr Limited
Tesco Slough
Location: Slough , Berkshire
Project Category: Retail and Supermarket Construction
Project Start: January 2005
Project End: August 2005
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Key Features: Largest store on stilts in UK at the time.
Tesco Slough opened in August 2005 and remains the largest project we have completed for this Client. The scheme consisted of the construction of a Format 100 Tesco supermarket elevated on stilts with car parking below, 10 concession units in the main atrium and a substantial road works package which included two access towers and a pedestrian link bridge over the adjacent A4 dual carriageway.
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Work started with some initial foundations being constructed between January and March 2005 in the car park of the existing trading store. Following this work started in earnest during early March 2005 with the demolition of the old store closely followed by the construction of the new store.
The steel frame and precast floors of the new store were erected during a 12 week period. This involved a major logistical operation with steel coming down from Solway Steel at Creetown in southwest Scotland, precast floor units from Tarmac in Derbyshire as well as “double tee” precast lengths from Tarmac in Lincoln.
After the frame and shell were underway the services and fit-out contractors followed closely behind. Further considerations were the concession units which were located both at store level and in the ground floor atrium. This involved catering for the needs of other businesses such as Travel Agents, Krispy Crème doughnuts and a Halal Butcher.
At the same time as the store was being constructed the external works were also being progressed on the main A4 dual carriageway and several of the adjacent side streets. The most notable aspect of these works were the two access towers and footbridge. These were constructed by a French Company called Eiffel. The bridge was brought from France in two large sections, bolted together and glazed adjacent to the final location. The A4 was closed for one weekend to allow the bridge to be lifted into place.
The store opened during August 2005, some 26 weeks after the first steel was erected on site.
