Far East Facade will construct curtain wall for 37-storey London tower
Chinese cladding firm Far East Facade has won its first skyscraper job to design and supply curtain walling for the 37-storey 鈥極ne the Elephant鈥� tower in south London.
Far East Facade 鈥� part of Far East Global, which worked on the world鈥檚 tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai 鈥� entered the UK market in 2011.
It won its first contract in March this year from contractor Bouygues to supply curtain walling at low-rise 71 Queen Victoria Street in London.
Squire and Partners-designed One the Elephant is the centrepiece of Lend Lease鈥檚 massive regeneration of the Elephant & Castle area of London.
Managing director of Far East Facade, Peter Walker, said: 鈥淥ne the Elephant is a fantastic opportunity to further demonstrate Far East Fa莽ade鈥檚 capabilities in the UK market.
鈥淲e are thrilled to be an integral part of such a significant project for our client, Lend Lease,鈥� he said.
鈥淭his is an exciting challenge for our London team, with Squire and Partner鈥檚 design including some really interesting architectural elements, as well as being a Code 4 sustainability build.鈥�
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