ISG's UK Construction London team recently 'topped' out at the Shoreditch Village project, reaching the highest point in the construction process.

The event took place with the honour of tightening the last bolt in the building's structure given to the client; Brockton Everlast's Development Manager, Jason Evans.

Watched on by a small group of team members and the client, it was a time to celebrate the great work of the project team and partners, in reaching this important milestone.

ISG's Project Director, Jim Knowlton said: "It is a great achievement to be 'topping out' at Shoreditch Village.

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"The team has worked incredibly hard to get the project to this significant milestone, and despite the challenges we have all faced in the past year, we're delighted with the progress made in reaching the highest point of this major development, on programme."

The team is delivering the shell and core for this scheme, which includes flexi-office space, 11 retail units and a new community market underneath. A steel frame forms the exoskeleton for the build, with its design in keeping with the local area’s architecture and heritage.

There have been a number of challenges associated with this project, namely the fact that there are a number of Victorian buildings close to the site, and that it is also situated next to a listed building.

The overground rail line which goes into Shoreditch High Street station runs just three metres from the project, so the team has had to deploy a special crane to lift materials in. The crane was situated on Shoreditch High Street, meaning the team had to closely liaise with Transport for London (TfL) and Hackney Council around bus suspensions and traffic diversions.