Project/Title: Lidl Superstore

Location: Easter Road, Edinburgh

Building Type: Retail

Completed: September 2018

System: Aluprof

Value: £375k

Main Contractor: Clark Contracts Ltd

Client: Lidl UK

Architect: Smith Design

Description: This new store, situated close to the Iona Street junction, opened in September 2018

Celebrity chef Tony Singh carried out the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Lidl Easter Road is Scotland’s first ‘metropolitan’ store, with food and other goods stocked on the first floor and a car park on the ground level.

The store boasts a 1286 square metre sales area and opens with an in-store bakery.

The two storey format with the introduction of an underground car park, meant the requirement for fire rated curtain walling on this development, as part of their design process Marshall Brown chose to use the Aluprof system. Their extensive range of products were the perfect fit for this project.

Brian Ross, Marshall Brown’s Comercial Manager was quick to point out, “the challange presented with the unique design of this store led us to work in partnership with Aluprof, as their range of products allowed us to offer a one system solution to ensure the architects and local planners design needs were met”.