Laing NatWest tower refurb

John Laing has won the main contract to refurbish the bomb damaged NatWest Tower in the City of London. Crown House Engineering will be mechanical and electrical and public health subcontractor, while the recladding will be undertaken by Schmidlin UK. The total cost of the refurbishment is estimated at around œ80 million.

The appearance of the tower will remain the same, although accommodation and support buildings will be upgraded to meet current modern office standards.

The bank's own in-house team will be project manager and architects are GMW Partnership, advised by original architects Richard Seifert and Partners.