Peterborough Court on Fleet Street in London, an Art Deco landmark built in 1927, and once the home of The Daily Telegraph, is being renovated as part of a £120m project.

The main contractor, Mace, will transform the building which will be refurbished to create 292,000 square feet of Grade A office space across 11 floors, as well as a ground floor retail space, and a new public courtyard.

The project is targeting a BREEAM Excellent rating and it has a focus on sustainability as it is aiming to meet an EPC B rating, and meet RIBA Climate Challenge 2030 embodied carbon targets. The iconic building has flexible floor plates of between 16,000 square feet and 33,000 square feet, with access to private terraces across four floors and a public courtyard open space. A number of high profile clients have already committing to letting floors of the building before the work has been completed, demonstrating overwhelming belief in the project.

As part of the renovation project Peterborough Court will have two transformed entrances on Fleet Street and Shoe Lane with a long gallery entrance with new glazing, and redesigned interiors aligned to the highest sustainability standards, health and wellness and dual-feed, 100% ‘All-Electric’ technology. OAG will install the glazing across the new private terraces, balconies on four floor and 18m windows and doors on the new canopy entrances.

As part of the project Tubecon completed a technically demanding installation of the Fleet Street entrance that required meticulous planning, creative problem-solving and seamless coordination with sub-contractors. The team were entirely working within the footprint of the canopy where spider cranes, MEWPs and the off-loading operation had to be coordinated with a limited space. This included the use of large outrigger mats due to a low load-bearing slab.

The Tubecon team installed tall, top-heavy columns with temporary propping to ensure safe erection and alignment. We also worked in close proximity to the newly installed glass façade of the building which required absolute precision. All structural steelwork was delivery on a just-in-time methodology via small flatbed trucks, as the entrance gates off Fleet Street could not accommodate large vehicles.

Each 14m beam had to be spliced for site access and bolted together for lifting. All of this was carried out just off one of London’s busiest roads with zero disruption to the traffic, or the existing schedule for the project.

At Tubecon, we thrive on jobs that demand flexibility and finesse and the Peterborough Court project was a prime example of how we adapt and can deliver complex steel structures in challenging environments.