Client | The Strand shopping centre

Location | Isle of Man

Value | £1.9M

Timing | 32 weeks (phased)

We were initially appointed to carry out the strip out and Enabling works package to the entire shopping Centre. Having to deal with the logistics of working on a small island with limited local resources, we completed the project on time and within budget. Due to the presence of existing retail tenants, all the works were executed sympathetically in order to maintain services to the existing trading retail units within the complex who, as a direct result of our careful planning and co-ordination, continued to trade seamlessly throughout the scheme.

Centre Management were relocated on the top floor and were consulted at every step via close liaison, planning and organisation with our site team. The works included the removal of all services within the stores and Mall areas which came with inherent problems whilst maintaining normal business for Centre Management as well as the retail tenants.

The contract was awarded to Sloane Curtis by Sports Direct International, following the successful completion of previous Sport Direct refurbishment projects carried out over the previous 18 months. Working closely with architects RPS Group, we completed the works to a high standard with minimal snags whilst absorbing a significant number of variations with no effect on the contract programme.