The first concrete terracing unit has been installed at Everton’s new stadium – one year after work began on site and as the club celebrates the first anniversary of the build, contract partner Laing O’Rourke have confirmed that work is complete on building the four concrete cores to their full height.
The double milestone was achieved 12 months to the day since a project commencement ceremony took place at Bramley-Moore Dock to mark the breaking of ground in the construction of the £500m stadium, attended by Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright, Chief Executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale and former Players’ Life President Graeme Sharp, alongside some of the project’s key planning, construction and engineering partners.
The first of 1,217 terracing units, which will form the internal bowl lining, was lifted and bolted into place in the lower tier of the north stand on Wednesday by workers from Laing O’Rourke. The bespoke, double-stepped terracing units are manufactured in Ireland by Laing O’Rourke’s supply chain partner, Banagher, and delivered by boat to Liverpool docks, a short distance from the project site.
