Construction & Civil Engineering Magazine Issue 215 - May 2024 | Page 133

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clients , and facilitates its ambition to continue the group ’ s steady and stable growth .
“ We have already come a long way in the UK ,” he states . “ We initially chose to keep our costs down by operating from a basement office near Tower Bridge in London . Since then , we ’ ve steadily secured projects and increased our revenue , allowing us to move to a new larger office on London ’ s Southbank , which in turn has enabled us to grow the highly competent and strong team that we have today .”
Delving deeper into the specifics of KGC ’ s first project in the UK , Richard reveals that it took the company just under a year to secure . “ Situated in Hammersmith , West London , our first project involves the construction of a 700-bed PBSA ( Purpose Built Student Accommodation ) for Dominus Real Estate ,” he explains . “ For context , the UK has experienced tremendous demand in new student accommodation buildings due to the burgeoning student population in all the major cities , which currently stands at about 2.8 million . We collaborated with HG Construction , the main contractor , as well as architects from world renowned Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners ( RSHP ). Since starting construction in September 2023 , KGC has already completed all the main unitised facades and is now well progressed with the final works to the core and ground floor . For a first project , we are delighted how it has gone ; it ’ s been very successful for
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