A six-storey building and 500 apartments are being builtas part of a comprehensive building complex on the riverMersey in Liverpool, in England’s North West. The construction is part of the Wirral Waters project, one of the UK’s largest and most sustainable regeneration projects.The aim of the project is to regenerate the former dock area as a mixed-use neighbourhood. fischer BWMsubstructure solutions secure the rear-ventilated rainscreen facade clad with metal on a surface of 12,000m².
Six buildings with 500 residential units are being built in Miller’s Quay, surrounded by parks, green spaces, dockside walkways and cycle routes. The infrastructure, which includes cycle storage and charging points for electric vehicles, promotes a future-oriented lifestyle. Located in the newly developed Northbank quarter on the Wirral peninsula by the River Mersey, the area offers views of Liverpool’s world-famous skyline. Miller’s Quay is also a key investment in the Wirral Waters project, one of the UK’s largest and most sustainable regeneration projects. The project aims to regenerate the industrial area of the former docks as a mixed-use neighbourhood, creating over 20,000 permanent jobs. With its resource-efficient construction method, the carbon footprint and waste will be kept to a minimum. There is suds drainage for the outdoor areas, but the roof surface water is discharged into the harbour basins. Energy-efficient and low–carbon technologies are being used to reduce carbon emissions.
Miller’s Quay is a joint project between the regeneration company Peel L&P (UK), part of the Peel Group, and its financing partner, Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), the Legacy Foundation and the Wirral Council, the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. Graham (UK) has been appointed principal contractor. The implementation of the million-pound construction project began in 2022 and is set to be completed by early 2025.
The residential buildings are clad with colourful metal panels on the outside, giving the building complex a vibrant look. As the facade construction company responsible for the project, the FK Group (UK) used a fischer BWM substructure solution to install the rear-ventilated rainscreen facade in addition to the ATK 100 minor aluminium supporting structure. Cap profiles were horizontally attached to the vertical carrier profiles, onto which the visible fastenings of the corrugated iron cladding were installed. Wall holders securely and firmly anchor the overall setup in the load-bearing substrate. fischer FAZ II bolt anchors made of stainless steel (R) were used to fasten the holders to the reinforced concrete. In order to attach the wall holders in the masonry also contained in the anchor substrate, the facade construction specialists opted for the fischer FIS V Plus injection mortar together with the corresponding system components as well as fischer Thermostops. These elements thermally separate the wall holder from the construction base, thereby reducing thermal bridges. Vertically and horizontally installed fischer FireStop fire barriers provide added structural fire protection.
“We won over the facade construction specialists at the FK Group with the right substructure solution for the project as well as with our accompanying services”, emphasises Mertcan Güler, Sales Manager Facade at fischer BWM Great Britain. “Our company provided the best possible technical support as far as six months before implementation. This included static and thermal calculations for the facade fastening, which we created separately for the various individual parts of the project”. The fixing specialist also supported its client by providing additional DWG drawings and strength calculations. “Our services ranged from planning and construction site visits, pull-out tests, expert advice and on-site support to custom profile cuts”, Mertcan Güler adds. fischer’s subsidiary in the UK also created proximity to the customer and project. Stefan Schrag, Market Manager at fischer BWM, stresses: “We will provide support to the facade construction specialists until the project’s successful completion and will continue to be there for them at all times after that”.
