Its 200,000 sq. ft. car park, with spaces for 1,700 vehicles, features 40,000 m2 of ComFlor® 80 composite floor decking, to ensure the structure could withstand a heavy vehicle flow.

Creating a vibrant and diverse retail and leisure destination, Union Square is a modern, mixed-use scheme centrally positioned around the main bus and train stations.

An integral part of the development was the construction of the 200,000 sq. ft. car park.

With spaces for 1,700 vehicles, the car park has been designed and constructed to accommodate a large volume of traffic movement.

In order to ensure the structure could withstand the heavy flow of vehicles passing through it, over 5,100 tonnes of structural steel was specified.

Not only does structural steel provide advantages from a technical and cost point of view, it also guarantees commercial viability throughout the whole life span of the car park structure.

As part of the new build programme, 40,000 m2 of ComFlor® with Colorcoat FD^TM 25 was specified

ComFlor® 80 is a shallow composite floor profile that can create typical unpropped spans of 4.4 m simply supported and, in the continuous condition, spans of 5.1 m can be achieved.

This results in less structural steel being required and has the added benefit of providing significant savings to the overall construction cost.