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THE building of a new office development has reached a high point the highest point in the construction process.

Skanska held a reception to mark the topping out at 66 Queen Square, one of the first speculative office developments in Bristol since the recession.

The city's mayor and Mike Putnam, Skanska UK President and CEO, tightened the last bolts in the steel frame of what will be Skanska's first commercial office development in the UK in recent years.

The event brought together many of Skanska's clients, partners and employees, including representatives from KPMG, which has taken a 15-year lease on 85 per cent of the 61,000sqft (5,667m) building. Skanska and KPMG also used the event to highlight their partner status with Bristol 2015 for the city's year as European Green Capital.

Mike said: "We're very proud that our 66 Queen Square development is helping to restore a beautiful, historic part of Bristol. The award-winning building will also provide modern, energy-saving measures to increase sustainability and cut carbon, helping Bristol to become an even greener city."

Mayor George Ferguson added: "This development is an excellent example of what can be achieved when the city and a conscientious business work collaboratively. Bristol will have a great new office space, which makes a positive contribution to the local environment."

Phil Cotton, Bristol office senior partner at KPMG, said: "We want to reduce the impact we have on the environment as a business, and our property portfolio plays a leading role in this. The sustainable features at Queen Square will help us to reduce our energy consumption and CO2 emissions, and provide a fantastic environment for our staff in the heart of the city. We are delighted to take one step closer to moving into this iconic building."

The building incorporates sustainable features for long-term energy efficiency, including photovoltaic panels, LED lighting and water-saving fittings to meet the BREEAM Excellent standard and an EPC A rating.

Alder King and JLL are letting agents for the development with 9,000 square feet still available in three units.

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