One Port Street, Manchester, UK
Project Details
Location: Manchester City Centre
Installer(s): Rapidfix
Project Completion Date: March 2025
Project Overview:
The One Port Street development is a flagship residential scheme for Select Property, delivered by Renaker in the heart of Manchester. The completed building stands part-33, part-11 storeys tall and offers 477 high-spec apartments which are a mixture of one, two and three bedrooms.
Residents benefit from shared amenities such as a gym, pool, 7th floor residents lounge and 38 basement car parking spaces, as well as extensive cycle storage and landscaping.
Designed using Building Information Modelling (BIM), this new-build project also included infrastructure works and access roads. Port Street was a key development in Manchester’s ongoing residential transformation and demanded high performance from every aspect of its construction.
Project Challenges and Requirements
With contractors working simultaneously on-site and a strong emphasis on fire safety and installation efficiency, the project required a product range that would offer full compatibility, robust fire performance, and technical support throughout the build.
Products Used
illbruck supplied a full system of solutions tailored to the building envelope and internal airtightness requirements:
- Class B Façade Sealing Membrane
- Class B Air & Vapour Control Layer (VCL) as the internal vapour barrier
- Class B Window sealing system
Why Illbruck?
Renaker and the wider project team chose illbruck’s solutions because of the confidence in using a fully compatible system from one provider. This reduced complexity on-site and gave reassurance to the fire engineer, who was closely involved in product sign-off.
Rapidfix continue to use illbruck due to the ease of installation, strong on-site support, and competitive pricing. The Class B VCL, in particular, provided a significant cost saving against other manufacturers.
illbruck Results and Benefits?
- Full system warranty provided peace of mind to both contractors and the client
- On-site toolbox talks and site visits delivered by CPG’s Leanne Eckersley and Tarryn Doody ensured proper application and installation
- Speed of installation helped the project stay on schedule, with using self adhesive interface seal proving particularly efficient.
Client Feedback “Once Rapidfix began working with the AVCL system, we were very happy with the ease of installation and the support provided on site. The pricing and performance gave us confidence moving forward with the illbruck system.”
Wayne Winstanley, Project Manager RapidFix
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