Sainsbury’s Pontypridd

The contract for a new Sainsbury’s in Pontypridd, Wales has been awarded to Kier Western who will build the superstore on the site of the former  Brown Lenox chain works.

Designed by Cardiff-based architects Stride Treglown, the new superstore will include an eight-pump petrol station, recycling facilities and cash points, as well as a car park for approximately 460 cars including disabled bays. Once construction is complete, Sainsbury’s Pontpridd will create approximately 350 jobs in the area. The new store will also have enhanced pedestrian and bus links to the town.

As part of the development Sainsbury’s will be hosting an artwork competition that is based in the history of the Brown Lenox Factory and the production of chain work. The winning piece will be commissioned and displayed in the new store. Construction of the new store is expected to take ten months and it will contribute to the regeneration of the town.

Billington Structures supplied over 1,000 tonnes of structural steelwork for the new store which will comprise of a single storey building with a raised floor, which is on stilts, for car parking under the main structure. Billington Structures supplied and erected the steel using two teams of erectors, and completed the erection on time and to budget within a tight programme schedule.

The development of Sainsbury’s in Pontypridd has been welcomed by the Rhondda Cynon Taf Council as part of a £75m masterplan to regenerate the town. Further developments will include a £10.5m regeneration for the town centre and refurbishment of the Pontypridd Railway Station.