Milestone reached at City high-rise scheme

Project team members have celebrated the topping out of the 15-storey steel-framed 80 Fenchurch Street development in the City of London.

For the event, main contractor Skanska organised a traditional Scandinavian ‘flying of the fir’ in which a fir tree is flown over the building by tower crane for good luck.

The building is targeting the highest environmental standards to achieve both BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and WiredScore platinum ratings.

Steelwork contractor for the scheme was Severfield, and it fabricated, supplied and erected 2,800t of steel for the building.

Ian Shinn, Project Director at Skanska, commented: “We are delighted to celebrate this significant milestone with the team. We are very excited about delivering this world-class building for YardNine and its investment partner.

“We have built up a strong relationship with everyone involved in this project so we can understand our customer’s priorities and deliver a building that uses the latest technologies to protect the environment.”

Maxwell Shand, Director of YardNine, said: “When complete, this building will offer stunning views across London from the roof-top spaces. From the light-filled floors to a multi-functional ground-floor experience with integrated cafés, restaurant and health facilities, EightyFen will set a new benchmark for office accommodation in the City of London.”

The project is due to complete and welcome its first occupiers in June 2020.