North Yorkshire steel group Severfield wins contract for Google’s 'iconic' UK headquarters

Severfield plc, the North Yorkshire structural steel group, has secured awarded a contract on the recently announced new Google Headquarters in King’s Cross, London.

Severfield, based in Thirsk, will provide 15,900 tonnes of structural steelwork services for the new 11-storey building with the work scheduled to commence on site in June 2018.

Alan Dunsmore, acting chief executive office of Severfield plc, commented: “We are delighted to announce that Severfield has been awarded this Google contract and are looking forward to working with Lendlease on such a high profile, iconic development at King’s Cross.

“This contract win adds to our recently announced strong order book of £245m and supports Severfield’s position as the market leader with unrivaled design, fabrication and construction capabilities.

“The Group has already worked on a number of key buildings in the King’s Cross area, including 3 and 4 Pancras Square, King’s Cross R1 and S2, and the new retail quarter Coal Drops Yard, which is currently under construction.”