EYG Commercial completes high-end student housing development in Coventry

25th January 2022

EYG Commercial has completed a new luxury purpose-built student accommodation development in the centre of Coventry.

EYG partnered with AluK to install aluminium windows, doors, curtain walling and entrance systems at 33 Parkside on behalf of Prestige Student Living.

The development is a mix of luxurious high-end single bed studios and two bed apartments with a range of amenities such as a cinema room, roof terrace, fitness suite and landscaped courtyards.

The 11-storey steel framed development was a design and build project by Construction Partnership UK based in Skelmersdale and the architects were student housing specialists O’Connell East Architects of Manchester.

EYG fabricated and installed windows and doors throughout in AluK’s suited 58BW and 58BD window and door system, while the entrance system is in AluK’s Secured by Design accredited heavy duty GT55 TB system.

The curtain walling is AluK’s SL52 flexible capped solution.

Key to the contract was EYG’s ability to work to a tight timeframe, so AluK’s support in guaranteeing product availability and working to short lead times was an important benefit.

Rhodri John, AluK’s Business Development Manager, emphasises the two companies’ proven expertise in this sector. He says: “We have already worked with EYG on similar PBSA projects at Laurence Street in York and Tate House in Leeds, supporting them with technical guidance where required and on-time, in-full deliveries.”

EYG’s Managing Director Nick Ward said: “We were delighted to work with AluK on this exciting project. We have carried out a number of installations in this sector, having partnered on student accommodation developments right across Yorkshire.

“Our commercial department has the capacity to take on multi-million pound projects and a proven track record of delivering complex projects efficiently and on time. We were thrilled to be asked to collaborate on such a prestigious development and it’s a pleasure to see the finished result, which is inspirational and aspirational student housing which will be a joy to live in.”

Even in the face of Brexit uncertainty and the impact any deal may have on the number of overseas students coming to study in the UK, the Purpose Build Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector continues to boom. The UK is now second only to North America in terms of value, with market estimates of around £50bn