Fulcrum turns up the gas on Birmingham’s 21st century shopping and travel revolution

SHEFFIELD, U.K. - April 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Fulcrum has completed a series of major gas connections and utility infrastructure installations at the new development.

The first stage of the redeveloped New Street concourse will be fully open to the public from the end of April 2013. Fulcrum will support Network Rail's gas infrastructure needs throughout the second phase of development until completion of the transport hub project in 2015.

Fulcrum's commissions, worth over £400,000, also includes the provision of gas infrastructure serving the Ladywood House office block over the station entrance and a new John Lewis store - the largest outside London - which will form part of the redevelopment of the Pallasades Shopping Centre. The Pallasades Shopping Centre will be renamed Grand Central Birmingham and is due to open its doors to shoppers in autumn 2014.

Paul Heir, Utilities Project Manager for principal contractor MaceGroup commented: "We went out and market tested utility connection providers early in the project and at that time found Fulcrum was the most competitive. We've since contracted Fulcrum for all gas connections on the site including the main boiler serving the station, the CHP gas supply and those for the Pallasades and John Lewis."

The 'new' New Street station, enclosed by a giant light-filled atrium, will serve over 140,000 passengers a day and features a brand new station entrance and exterior.