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PROJECT

Westgate Shopping Centre

Westgate Oxford (formerly the Westgate Centre) is a major shopping centre in Oxford City Centre that was comprehensively remodelled and extended between 2016 and 2017 by the Westgate Oxford Alliance, a joint venture between the Crown Estate and Land Securities Group Plc.
Sector Buildings
Expertise Fire Protection
Customer Westgate Oxford Alliance
Location Oxford

Scope of works

Westgate Oxford (formerly the Westgate Centre) is a major shopping centre in Oxford City Centre that was comprehensively remodelled and extended between 2016 and 2017 by the Westgate Oxford Alliance, a joint venture between the Crown Estate and Land Securities Group Plc.

Kilnbridge carried out the following works:

  • Soffit insulation and thermal upgrades for an area over 25,000m²
  • Service penetrations
  • Fire stopping to achieve a range of fire ratings from 1 to 4 hours as well as fire protection to cellular beams, air pressure resistance and seismic building movements as set out in the Fire Strategy and Acoustic Specification.

Challenges / Achievements

  • Successful development and installation of a system that provided fire resistance and acoustic resistance whilst catering for building movement in critical areas

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