McLaren Construction has been awarded two construction contracts by Big Yellow Self Storage, totalling circa €27m (£23m), strengthening a strong partnership with the UK’s leading self-storage brand. The new contracts now bring the total number of projects delivered by McLaren Construction to seventeen.
The exciting new facility at Kings Cross will provide 9,847m² (106,000ft²) maximum lettable area (MLA) of self-storage space, including flexible office space and wine storage. The scheme includes the construction of a double basement, ground floor and six upper floors as well as external site works, with completion of construction works expected by November 2022. The store opening is planned for Summer 2023.
The new self-storage centre in Hove, East Sussex should open to customers by Spring 2022 and will provide 5,388m² (58,000ft²) of maximum lettable area (MLA) including flexible office space. The scheme includes the construction of a two-level basement self-storage unit with an area of green roof and associated external works.
Dan Brister, divisional director at McLaren Construction, said: “We are immensely proud of our long-term partnership with Big Yellow Self Storage, a loyal and hugely valued client. We’re excited to be delivering two strategically important new locations for Big Yellow Self Storage, a leader in self-storage, a sector that has experienced significant growth during the pandemic. We continue to grow our pipeline in the industrial and logistics construction sector and look forward to developing our relationship with Big Yellow further.”
Nigel Hartley, Big Yellow’s construction director, said: “From the early days, all of the team at McLaren have performed admirably, completing each of the new stores in line with expectations. We often challenge their project teams with the most difficult of builds. McLaren has never let me down and deliver on promises I make to the board.”
