ONE READING CENTRAL

Main contractor, Kier has recently awarded Ashridge with the contract for the 278 works at the prestigious One Reading Central development.  This follows the successful commencement of work by Ashridge on the original contract won for external works only. This included paving, retaining walls and landscaped areas at the Reading Central Business Park in early August 2009. Located on Forbury Road in the centre of Reading, on a former NCP car park, One Reading Central is a joint venture between Kier Property and Invista Real Estate for a brand new, high spec office development. This ten-storey complex has a central atrium and core and external stairs to the rear. Internal car parking is to be provided at lower ground and ground floor levels with the main office space occupying levels one to ten. The building will provide a total gross internal area of approximately 216,000sq ft and sits on approximately 400, 17.5m deep, reinforced concrete piles and 24m deep steel box bearings on chalk strata beneath the site.

Ashridge have previously worked with Kier on a number of other projects including the new car parks at Vodafone HQ in Newbury and the highways infrastructure works at the Tesco Reading site.