Buxtons Building Contractors – Malthouse

MGP, working closely with Buxton building contractors and to exacting architectural and engineering specifications and requirements, helped to turn a semi-derelict Victorian Malthouse, into a state of the art modern theatre and performing arts centre.

To ensure the nearly 90 ton of fabricated steel supplied interfaced seamlessly with the  existing timber and cast iron structure, many days were spent on site surveying with our state of the art Leica total station which generated one of our biggest point clouds to date.

The steelwork was installed predominately by hand using a huge range of specialist equipment alongside plenty of muscle and determination on behalf of the erection crews.

Adding to the usual challenges, the stringent architectural expectations meant that exposed steel, whilst serving it’s structural purpose, also had to look ‘Victorian’ hence the multiple bolted connections with architectural bolt alignment preferred to welded connections.

As the project progressed MGP’s experiences and skill set would be tested, including the repair of 16No. Victorian structural cast beams, damaged during demolition and the installation by hand of 16M x 1M x ¾T Vierendeel trusses to support the walkways and lighting rigs.

As usual MGP rose to and overcame all the challenges presented to us.