INDUSTRY NEWS
New Street station ‘shines’ in Birmingham, UK
More than 8 000 bright polished, laser-cut panels of stainless steel, altogether more than 20 000 square meters, will cover the façade of the station. Outokumpu supplied up to 400 tons of stainless steel for the cladding of the building.
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140 000 passengers use the Birmingham train station daily, which makes it one of the busiest train stations in the UK. Originally it was built to accommodate less than half that number in the 1960s. Network Rail is now undertaking redevelopment work which will give passengers
utokumpu stainless steel gives a new look for New Street station in Birmingham, UK.
a concourse with three and a half times more space, and more accessible platforms with new escalators and lifts. During the work, the concrete exterior of the building will be clad in stainless steel. Martifer is managing the entire project which started in 2010 in Birmingham city centre. They requested a very brightly polished stainless steel for the façade of the building.
“The stainless steel façade is an integral element of our project to completely transform Birmingham New Street station. We are working in and around an original 1960s structure that has long given a tired and poor impression to the busiest station outside of London and Britain’s second city. The steel
cladding transforms the dated structure into a stunning, 21st century, world class building and puts the station on the map as a landmark in Birmingham, adding to the city’s growing reputation for good design. The steel cladding completed so far has already created a buzz around the city and all involved are excited about the Montgomery, Network Rail Project Director.
“After a careful market analysis and detailed tendering process, Martifer selected Outokumpu due to the high-end characteristics of instilled in us during the several technical meetings that preceded the order issue. As the extreme
complexity of this project is only surpassable through careful management of processes and adequate monitoring of all operations, Outokumpu proved to be the partner we needed for a project of this magnitude and technical requirements. Outokumpu is technically and in Martifer’s opinion the leading expert in stainless steel solutions,” says Francisco Loureiro at Martifer. was opened up for passengers in April 2013, and the station will be completed in 2015.
More information on the Outokumpu Group t: +358 50 346 6556
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December 2013/January 2014
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