This latest construction project carried out at Bloomfield Shopping Centre & Retail Park, Bangor, by MSM involved extension and refurbishment works to construct a two-storey shell retail unit for Next. This project was delivered within a 4-month programme under a design & build contract. Our novated design team comprised WDR & RT Taggart and Semple & McKillop, with Bruce Shaw LLP acting as project manager on behalf of the client.

Construction works on this latest project involved:
- Stripping out, demolitions, structural alterations, construction of bases and raising floor levels within the existing retail unit previously occupied by Hanna & Browne
- Construction of a double-height extension to provide a new two-storey retail unit for Next including planar glazing and facing brickwork to the front façade
- Remodelling of the shopping centre management suite at first floor level
- Formation of a new retail unit for Argento
- Minor site improvement works in front of the new Next retail unit, including extra car parking spaces, construction of ramped & stepped accesses, paving and stainless steel glazed balustrading
- Provision of an additional 30nr car parking spaces adjacent to Smyths Toys

The shop-fit out to the Next retail unit was carried out by a specialist fit-out contractor under a subsequent contract.

Previous projects carried out at Bloomfield Shopping Centre & Retail Park in recent years by MSM include:
- Extension & refurbishment works to construct 2nr retail units for Peacocks and Hanna & Browne
- Construction of a standalone Frankie & Benny’s restaurant unit
- Extension & refurbishment works to construct a retail unit for River Island
- Extension & refurbishment works to construct a retail unit for Poundland
- Road re-alignment/entrance reconfiguration works to shopping centre/retail park
- Construction of 2nr retail units for DW Sports Fitness Club and Laura Ashley