At the forefront of the light steel frame sector – EOS Facades were announced as the winners of the ‘Best Use of Steel’ category at the Offsite Construction Awards which were held on Tuesday 18 October at the NEC Birmingham alongside UK Construction Week.
EOS took on eight other shortlisted companies including; Atkin Trade Specialists, HTA Design, Icarus LSF, Voestalpine Metsec and Vision Modular to scoop the award for their contribution to ‘Sir David Attenborough Building’ at the University of Cambridge.
Steve Thompson, Managing Director of EOS Facades said of the award win: "It’s fantastic to win the best use of steel category for the second year running – especially taking into consideration the high calibre of the competition. These awards and this project in particular provide a fantastic platform to showcase the benefits and capabilities of offsite construction!”
EOS Facades were appointed by SCL as the steel framing systems (SFS) supplier for The Sir David Attenborough Building – part of a £58 million facelift driven by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, a strategic alliance founded in 2007 between Cambridge University and nine biodiversity conservation organisations.
This major refurbishment of the renowned building formerly known as the Arup Tower, is the result of a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the Museum of Zoology. The Sir David Attenborough Building, as it is now known, reinvigorates this iconic building.
EOS Facades were appointed to engineer and supply the framing system for this project totalling over 725m2 steel. EOS were selected not just for their credentials (ISO9001 accredited and CE Marked product) but their ability to use leading edge technology to design and precision engineer pre-assembled steel solutions to meet the bespoke requirements.
The team were able to provide value engineered solutions which were sympathetic to the sensitive architectural redevelopment. In addition to the main frame of the build, EOS also contributed to the buildings key focal points including the whale skeleton enclosure and the impressive 20 metre high ‘Living Wall’.
Throughout the project, EOS Facades took every step possible to innovate and add real value, significantly reducing programme times through offsite manufacturing, ensuring the building was value-engineered from blockwork to steel framing systems and delivering a rapid weather-tight frame to allow for follow on trades to move onto site faster. EOS worked with the project delivery team throughout the process to ensure the project was delivered to the highest standard.
Steve continued: “As a manufacturer of light steel frame solutions, EOS Facades take full advantage of offsite manufacturing techniques by embracing Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) protocols and integrating BIM requirements.
Business is all about relationships and quality is all about service – we pride ourselves on driving quality through precision manufacturing whilst delivering accurate results on time and on budget. The EOS range of solutions ensure that we have the technology portfolio to suit most construction requirements.”
The team at EOS Facades love a challenge and will continue to value engineer the most efficient light steel frame solutions for our clients” concluded Steve.
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