MCBAINS COOPER APPOINTED ON ECONOMY-CHANGING SOUTHWARK PROJECT.

MCBAINS COOPER

PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY

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March 10, 2011.

MCBAINS COOPER APPOINTED ON ECONOMY-CHANGING SOUTHWARK PROJECT.

Property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper has been appointed as interdisciplinary consultants on a scheme which will have a massive positive impact on the local economy in Southwark, Greater London.

McBains Cooper will provide project and cost management, architecture, mechanical and electrical engineering and sustainability advice for Delancey and Oakmayne Properties which has bought Oakmayne Plaza in Elephant and Castle.

The one acre site, which is freehold, is in the heart of the Southwark Regeneration Area, and has planning consent for 390,000 sq ft of private residential, student, leisure and ancillary commercial uses and will provide 373 residential apartments and penthouses, all for private sale.

The £200 million scheme will comprise three towers, rising from 16 to 24 storeys, linked by a three-storey podium.  A multi-screen cinema complex, cafes, restaurants and a supermarket will be developed in the commercial space in the podium supporting the residential towers.

“This is a classic illustration of how McBains Cooper’s interdisciplinary approach to driving a project will come into its own – there are many facets to this development, and our team, including project and cost management, architecture, sustainability and building services, will all be based under one roof: McBains Cooper,” said Mark Leeson of McBains Cooper.

“With the new market square to the south - on the scale of Borough Market - eventually connecting into to the wider master plan being worked up by Lend Lease, the scheme will have a huge positive impact on the local economy in what is set to be one of the most important urban regeneration schemes in the country.”

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Further information:

Iain Macauley

07788 978800

im@pressrelations.co.uk

www.mcbainscooper.com

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McBains Cooper

McBains Cooper is an inter-discipline consultancy, specialising in property, infrastructure and construction, offering a wide range of consulting and design services including architectural, aesthetic or technical design, problem solving, budget management, facilities management, health and safety, sustainability consultancy and on-the-ground civil engineering. Driving and supporting projects ranging from minor works to major contracts worth more than £100 million, McBains Cooper operates across a variety of sectors throughout the UK, Europe and Latin America. McBains Cooper is committed to environmental, social and economic sustainable development and their integrated approach means they deliver effective, award-winning solutions to their clients. The Group employs 150 people. McBains Cooper has regional headquarters in London (head office), Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Oxford, Windsor, Lima (Peru), Mexico and Miami, with associate offices in Belfast and Dublin. www.mcbainscooper.com