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Vital wins £4.9m Energy Centre contract at Royal Arsenal Riverside

Vital Energi, which has been working on the Royal Arsenal Riverside Project since 2006, has been the awarded a new £4.9m contract to design and build the energy centre.

The new contract will see the Blackburn-based business design a temporary plant room to serve the development while enhancing the existing energy centre, perform building works and then install the new, low carbon energy system, in keeping with the projects evolving energy strategy.

Vital will be working for the placemaking developer Berkeley Homes with SSE acting as the Energy Services Company.

The Thames-side project sees Vital perform full architectural and structural design of the revised energy centre, which will include the creation of additional 2 levels within the existing building for future expansion.

Regional Director, Rob Callaghan commented, “We are delighted to continue our involvement on one of London’s largest urban regeneration schemes. It has been fantastic to witness the transformation Berkeley Homes have brought to this development and the positive effects it has had on the wider area.”

Karl Whiteman, Divisional Managing Director at Berkeley Homes, said, “Berkeley Homes is committed to delivering communities and homes which are environmentally sound and built to last. Our partnership with Vital will see the installation of low carbon energy measures which will ensure all our residents have the comfort of an efficient home as the development continues to grow.”

This contract follows the recent £1.9m win of the mechanical infrastructure package for the 219 dwellings which make up the 10 storey Block D and 20 storey block C at the Royal Arsenal Riverside development.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .