Manchester’s Tallest Commercial Office Building Handed Over, Marks Final Phase of Development Plan

No.1 Spinningfields has reached practical completion and BAM Construction has handed the building over to Allied London. Starting onsite in 2015, BAM delivered the tallest commercial office building in Manchester in the UK within 106 weeks and met the original practical completion date.

Designed by architect SimpsonHaugh, this building marks the final phase of development of the Spinningfields master plan. No.1 tenants such as WeWork and D&D London will continue to improve and evolve the Spinningfields offering, while the Pavillion – also under construction by BAM – will be home to the Ivy in Manchester.

Michael Ingall, Allied London chief executive, said, “We are delighted to reach what is a milestone for this project and also a great milestone for Spinningfields. 20 years from start to finish, with 12 years of construction either side of a major economic financial crisis. The fact the development remained unscathed and has now completed is testament to the vision, design and management.”

BAM Construction Director Tony Grindrod, who led delivery of the project, said, “To achieve construction of such a large, high-quality building within just 106 weeks and meet the required practical completion date, the team had to overcome a number of challenges along the way. All of them had the potential to push completion further and further past the end date, but the BAM team, with our supply chain and Allied London’s team, pulled together in a genuine one-team approach to address each and every one of those challenges to prevent potential delays from happening.”