The B:HIVE
By Allied Concrete
Client: Leighs Construction
Location: North Shore, Auckland
Completion Date: 2018
Product Supplied: 5075.80m3 specified exposed mix
Allied concrete was proud to be part of the project team that delivered an award-winning floor for one of New Zealand’s most future-focused buildings – The B: HIVE.
Built by Leighs Construction and located on Auckland’s North Shore, the building is regarded as the largest purpose-built co-working facility in the Southern Hemisphere. The B: HIVE is a part of Smales Farms Next Generation Neighbourhood which aims to develop smarter, healthier and more sustainable workplaces. It is the first building in New Zealand to be designed under the principles of the International Wellness Standard, creating a positive, healthy environment for employees.
Allied Concrete was joined by Conslab and MegaFloor to form the project team for the feature floor on the buildings ground floor and was tasked with creating a high-end decorative concrete finish that would suit the interior design brief. The project presented a unique challenge as the feature floor consisted of a 65mm deep topping slab laid over a structural slab, leaving little room to work with. After a lot of careful planning and deliberation between our Auckland Sales Manager Glen Ayson, National Technical Manager Opinder Saggi, Leighs Construction and the feature floor project team, the installation process began. With 5,075.80m3 of concrete supplied by Allied Concrete, placement from Conslab and a polished finish by MegaFloor contractor Polished Concrete, the award-winning final result was produced.
“With Glen Ayson's helpful hands-on approach to the project and Allied's dispatch team going the extra mile, we have ended up with a finished result that we can all be proud of".Kevin Giddings - Site Manager, Leighs Construction
The feature floor went on to win two awards at the 2018 Concrete Contractors Annual Conference including Best Commercial Award and top honour of the night, the 2018 Supreme Award. Congratulations to MegaFloor Contractor Polished Concrete who took home both awards that night, an outstanding and well-deserved achievement.
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Allied Concrete, a family-owned business established in 1976, has become one of New Zealand's leading concrete suppliers, renowned for dependable service, innovation, and high-quality concrete solutions. Operating strategically located plants and a modern fleet of trucks, Allied Concrete supplies all sectors of the New Zealand construction industry.
Our commitment to sustainability is evident in our range of decorative solutions that are both affordable and eco-friendly. Our ecrete range, which incorporates recycled materials and offers industry-leading substitution of cement, exemplifies our dedication to sustainability.
Allied Concrete's decorative solutions include a range of polished, colored, exposed, and photoluminescent aggregate concrete mixes and finishes, perfect for driveways, paths, patios, and internal floors.
In addition to decorative solutions, we offer READY Flooring and Foundation solutions that are CodeMark-Certified, providing savings without compromising on quality. Our range includes the SuperSlab, an above-ground engineered raft foundation flooring system, and the READY Floor, Australasia's only CodeMark-Certified steel fiber-reinforced concrete flooring system. We also now offer our latest product, SuperSlab+ | Foundation with Slab Edge Insulation.
As part of the HW Richardson Group of Companies, with its head office located in Invercargill, Allied Concrete is committed to delivering top-quality concrete solutions that are both innovative and sustainable.
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