Lucion in Paradise after Birmingham contract win
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A specialist environmental company has won a contract to deliver asbestos management services for a development project to transform Birmingham city centre.
Lucion Environmental is providing asbestos surveying, air testing and analytical services to initially support the demolition phase of the 17 acre Paradise development.
The £500m Paradise scheme will see the transformation of the site into a vibrant mixed use development of commercial, retail, leisure and hotel space set in greatly enhanced public space in the civic and historical centre of the city.
The undisclosed contract, awarded by Carillion, the main contractor undertaking the scheme’s enabling and infrastructure works, will see Lucion complete the first phase of work this summer.
The contract is another boost for Lucion’s West Midlands office, which also works for Network Rail, Powys County Council and Aberystwyth University, as it targets 20% growth over the next 18 months following relocation to new offices at Pendeford Business Park, Wolverhampton.
Carillion’s project manager Nick Reay said: “Paradise is one of the biggest and most important redevelopment projects currently underway in the country.
“Lucion impressed with their experience together with the ability to deliver an added value solution that will enable us to meet stringent asbestos compliance requirements.”
Lucion’s West Midlands’ regional manager Ross Folley said the business is busier than ever on the back of continued strong demand for asbestos survey work across the region.
“We were delighted to have secured this contract, demonstrating that we have the expertise required to deliver quality asbestos management services for major construction projects.
“Investment in training and people means we have the skills to manage large, complex projects like this one while ensuring that buildings and infrastructure are properly assessed for asbestos and customers achieve compliance with environmental legislation.”
The Wolverhampton office is part of a national company providing environmental risk management services to the utilities, rail, construction, oil and gas, highways and health care sectors. Lucion also specialises in the identification of asbestos in soil and contaminated land. More at www.lucion.co.uk