The Bank - Residential Tower Two, Birmingham
New luxury apartments with innovative electrical installation
Barrie Beard Ltd together with Wates Construction completed Tower 1 on Broad Street, Birmingham in May 2018. Tower 2 was completed in November 2019. In total, over the two towers, there are 400 residential apartments consisting of 1-bed studios and 1, 2 & 3-bed apartments.
Each of the towers has two lifts and the apartments are protected by a door access system and CCTV around the perimeter and internal entrances.
Barrie Beard Ltd was responsible for the design, installation, and commissioning of this project. Tower 2 has 217 Apartments (2 x 3 beds, 125 x 2 beds, and 90 x 1-bed apartments).
Barrie Beard Ltd’s scope of work included
Lighting and emergency design and installation
Small power installation
Distribution
External lighting
Fire alarm system
Fire-fighting lift
Full electrical design as follows:
Apartments - fire alarms
Services to apartments for the REC (Regional Electricity Company)
400A bus bar systems
TV / satellite services
Door access system including intercoms
Apartment phone entry system
CCTV system
Smoke vent system
Voice and data installation (Landlords only)
Facade colour changing LED strip lights on floors 31 & 32
Project Data
CONTRACTOR: Wates
COMPLETED: November 2019
DURATION: 24 months
Design, installation and fitting
New luxury apartments
References
"May I take this opportunity to say that it’s been great working with you and the entire BB team throughout the whole process. Hope to do so again in the near future – best subcontractor as far as I am concerned. Give my regards to the whole team."
Jason Hurley
MEP Site Manager, Wates
"Thanks for delivering these projects, I know you’ve heard it previously but, without doubt, you are the best performing contractor on both jobs and very fair commercially."
Tom Lynch
Project Surveyor, Wates
Tagged as: Apartments & Residential
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