First Street, No. 8, Manchester

First Street is a multi building development in Manchester city centre, with DFC staff involved in the redevelopment for many years. Currently DFC are undertaking the fire safety design on ‘Number 8’ which will provide over 170,000 sqft of offices. Our Clients ASK Real Estate, Patrizia and Carillion recognise the value that DFC can provide through historic […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 23rd December 2016

Trinity Riverside by Affinity Living, Salford

DFC was appointed by Affinity Living part of Select Property Group, on the Trinity Development: Riverside and Riverview projects to provide fire strategy advice for this large scale 683 apartment scheme. Efficiency was the key for our client, extended travel distances made possible by enhanced smoke ventilation to the common corridors which increased occupant and […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 22nd November 2016

100 Embankment, Salford

100 Embankment is one of two office buildings above a multi-storey car park and podium in Manchester’s burgeoning Greengate district. It is a 9-storey office building with a central core and large floor plates. The fire engineering challenge is to enable a building that is simultaneously optimised and flexible. DFC has developed an efficient core […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 14th November 2016

Square Gardens – First Street, Manchester

Square Gardens is Europe’s largest co-living development on a vast 830,000 sq ft site in Manchester. The scheme comprises three blocks, including a 45-storey tower and a 28-storey block, which together provide a total of 2,224 new apartments to rent. The project also offers a total of 1,187 new build-to-rent (BTR) apartments across the three […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 10th November 2016

No.2 Whitehall Riverside, Leeds

DFC has been appointed to deliver the fire strategy for No.2 Whitehall Riverside in Leeds, one of a number of buildings that form the redevelopment of the land between Whitehall Road and the River Aire, and sits within the designated ‘City Centre Prime Office Quarter’. The 8-storey building provides 150,000sqft of office accommodation, and contains a […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 10th November 2016

55 Portland Street, Manchester

55 Portland Street involves the development of an existing 8-storey office and a new hotel and casino in Manchester city centre. DFC has been appointed on the office. Being an existing building, there are several fire engineering challenges, and our role is to help the client reach cost certainty and work to de-risk the regulatory approvals process. […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 8th January 2016

Altair, Altrincham

DFC have been appointed to provide fire safety advice from concept stage. The initial project is an 8 storey residential and commercial scheme which will attach to the existing ice rink. The ice rink creates a number of fire safety challenges both during construction and in the final condition that the DFC team are engaged […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 6th January 2016

Allegro Exchange Square, Birmingham

DFC provided fire safety adivce on Allegro at Exchange Square, a Built to Rent (PRS) development. The development comprises 600 apartments across four buildings, ranging from 8 to 25-storey. The buildings are served by single stairs and featured a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. Phase 1 was completed in 2019, with Phase 2 […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 6th January 2016

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