Developers working on an iconic Victorian shopping arcade in the heart of Leicester city centre have appointed Lutterworth-based safety specialists, Longland Safety Management (LSM) as CDM Co-ordinator and to provide a comprehensive package of Health and Safety advisory services for the project.
LSM’s construction division, led by managing director Paul Longland, is providing a bespoke package for Lukegate Ltd as the company completes a substantial regeneration project of the Grade II listed Silver Arcade, off Silver Street, Leicester. As the necessary work requires every element of the project to be repaired, replaced or restored, Paul is providing ongoing support to the developers to ensure all construction is CDM compliant, together with regular inspections and guidance to check operatives are working safely across the four storey complex.
Paul said: “Silver Arcade marks the third major project LSM has worked on with the Lukegate Ltd site management team and is certainly one of our more interesting challenges. Projects with this level of historical integrity naturally require detailed yet flexible planning, which has to evolve at each stage of the construction process. Having worked with Anil and his team for a number of years, we knew the type of training they respond to and devised a package to suit both people and project.”
Anil Hindocha, project manager at Lukegate Ltd added: “Our previous experiences working with LSM demonstrated we could rely on them to provide pragmatic, time-sensitive and quality safety training. Paul’s expertise and knowledge have been invaluable in the restoration of one of Leicester’s retail landmarks.”
Construction on Silver Arcade began in earnest in April 2011 and when complete in Summer 2012, will feature small independent shops, boutique stores, a restaurant and bar on the top floor together with demonstration kitchen in the basement.
