Delivery Team - ContractorsDelivery Team - Contractors

We have put in place a unique open collaboration involving three main contractors to deliver the project. They include BAM (BAM Construct and BAM Nuttall), Carillion and the Kier Group.

Their involvement at such an early stage is the best strategy to deliver such a large scheme. Teams can move from project to project seamlessly, in turn creating ownership and a sense of trust between all parties. This approach of collaboration and negotiated procurement extends down the supply chain – delivering very real benefits, including shared on-site facilities.

Carillion is one of the UK’s leading construction companies and a market leader in commercial buildings. They employ about 50,000 people operating world-wide and have an annual turnover of £5bn.

At King’s Cross, Argent will be looking to Carillion to build commercial offices, residential blocks and surrounding infrastructure. Their initial works include the new head office for Sainsbury’s and one of the accommodation blocks. Building of a Construction Skills Centre was finished in December 2008. It provides training for local apprentices who will then gain experience working on the King’s Cross Central development.

BAM Construct is a leading UK construction services company employing more than 2,600 staff with an annual turnover in excess of £1bn. BAM Construct provides customers with an established and fully integrated range of construction, property development, design and facilities management services nationwide. Operational markets include healthcare, education, commercial, retail, leisure, mixed development, urban regeneration and public procurement frameworks.

On the King’s Cross Scheme, BAM Construct has been appointed by Argent to design, construct, extend and renovate the Victorian Eastern Goods Yard complex of buildings to provide educational facilities for University of the Arts, London, as well as office accommodation, retail areas, leisure facilities and public spaces.

BAM Nuttall is a sister company to BAM and also part of the Royal BAM Group, a £5.9bn construction and property company. It works in partnership with both the public and private sectors and undertakes the full range of civil engineering activities. It has a turnover of £560m and 2,869 dedicated staff.

At King’s Cross, BAM is responsible for a wide range of the works on site in both preparing the land for the erection of the new buildings and carrying out both hard and soft landscaping. Remediation of contaminated spoil, removal and construction of a bridge over the Regents Canal, building of new roads, the installation of utility services, demolition of redundant buildings and the creation of spectacular fountains in the new Granary Square are just some of the works that BAM will carry out.

Kier Group is a leading construction, development and service group specializing in building and civil engineering, support services, private house building, property development and Private Financial Initiatives.

The Group employs over 9,000 people worldwide and has an annual revenue in excess of £2.1bn.

The Kier works include the "Energy Centre": 250 apartments and a 600 space car park, as well as leisure and commercial facilities all within 1-3 Canal Street. They are also refurbishing the Great Northern Hotel.