Engineering Innovation at 1 Victoria Street

Read the full GE Magazine article here: Keltbray’s challenging basement renewal | Ground Engineering

Keltbray’s work on the 1 Victoria Street redevelopment is featured in the April 2026 issue of Ground Engineering Magazine. The £250M scheme, close to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, is transforming the former BEIS headquarters into a new 10‑storey mixed‑use building while retaining its two‑storey basement.

Our Contribution To The Project

Since early 2024, we’ve delivered:

• Soft strip and derating works
• Basement asbestos removal
• Hard demolition of the existing superstructure
• Construction engineering and temporary works design by Wentworth
• Early piling enabled through innovative ‘core notching’
• Substructure works, including overslab installation and cavity drainage system

Gavin Lawless, our Built Environment Regional Director, says:

“Our approach on 1 Victoria Street has been truly multidisciplinary and self-delivered. From the outset, we’ve managed soft strip, asbestos removal, demolition and piling, and we’re now progressing the substructure and superstructure for the client.”

For more on the engineering challenges and collaborative delivery behind this complex central London project, read the full feature in Ground Engineering Magazine here.

Media Contact:

Kelly March

Head of Communications

communications@keltbray.com