As we deliver key Be First schemes across the Borough

We have been appointed to build one of the first co-location projects in London, mixing new affordable homes and light industrial units at 12 Thames Road in Barking.

 The £63.8 million project will provide 156 new affordable apartments split 50/50 between Affordable Rent and London Affordable Rent with a mix of one, two and three bedrooms, plus 17 light industrial units and a dual aspect café fronting onto Thames Road and Crossness Road. In addition to private balconies, 5,740 square metres of extensive rooftop gardens and play areas are provided for residents and utilise the latest air source technology to heat the project

This innovative, multi-storey industrial development in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham will provide a community oflight industrial units and maker spaceswithin a modern, sustainable building capable of flexing and adapting to current needs.

Comprising of 45 units over three storeys, the project is split into North and South buildings with a shared central service yard and a helical ramp enabling access to serve each floor level. Full-height, seven metre tall ‘shopfront’ units and a new public cafe and business hub are located at ground floor and a rooftop breakout space provides spaces for tenants to meet, eat and socialise away from a busy environment, helping to foster collaboration.

McLaren partners lease and franchise operators who don’t own their building, these often-well-known brands require a different input from their construction company. Focus is more commonly on repeatable design, construction efficiencies and delivering space to recognisable brand guidelines rather than producing bespoke solutions and unique detailed finishes.

Collaboration with the customer’s design team usually involves certain key drivers of smaller room sizes with efficient spatial planning, and maximising revenues in city centre locations.

Standardising elements produces economies of scale using materials that are highly robust, repeatable and replaceable for hotels that manage a volume footfall, making the project work for the available budget.

McLaren has a proud track record of delivering heritage hotels for long-standing customers with portfolios that contain historic and listed buildings. Our experience covers procurement and engaging stakeholders to deliver sometimes challenging works with a limited range of skilled suppliers.

Our specialism is refurbishment to create modern and efficient spaces that enhance a historic building and make it workable. Our Heritage Steering Team help to build the supply chain, always with an eye for cost efficiencies despite the challenging marketplace and the reality of shortages of skilled heritage contractors.

For all hotel construction projects, we provide full visibility of how every aspect will impact on live business operations, maximising efficiencies and protecting the guest experience, reputation and revenue stream at all times.

Our works dovetail with the operation of a live hotel so that interaction between sub-contractors, hotel staff and guests is planned to avoid disruption and disturbance.

Room upgrades are carefully phased with week-by-week scheduling and an open channel of communication with hotel management. Our collaborative approach means we can free up the highest revenue producing areas as quickly as possible, always keeping the number of unavailable rooms to an absolute minumum.

Physical barriers and clear signage segregates work areas to promote guest and staff safety and all exit routes are kept clear.