Demolition work on Manchester office scheme to ‘continue as planned’ following partial collapse, Bruntwood says

By Tom Lowe2025-10-27T12:34:00

Source: Jenna Campbell

Developer insists agreed safety protocols were followed prior to incident at 1960s tower on Friday afternoon

Bruntwood has said work on a high-rise office scheme in Manchester will “continue as planned” after part of a building on the site which was being demolished suffered an unplanned collapse.

The Manchester-based developer said it had followed agreed safety protocols prior to last Friday afternoon’s collapse of the 1960s Alberton House, which was being taken down by demolition contractor PP O’Connor.

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