A brand new, state-of-the-art shopping centre has recently been developed in the heart of Preston. The Queens Retail Park is a small but growing new hive for avid shoppers. One of the largest stores currently on-site is the well-known supermarket Aldi. This was the debut store on this site, and features Ruukki’s panels both internally and externally.

The external façade features our HIARC – RR20 white (off-white) and the HIARC RR23 in dark grey, which are both flat surfaced panels. HIARC is a zinc-coated steel painted system with a primer and colour layers, manufactured in carefully-monitored factory conditions. This produces an attractive and protected façade with excellent energy efficient qualities. Internally, this Aldi store encompasses our Polyester RAL9010 in white with a linear L surface. After delivering the panels on site, they were installed during the construction of the building.  

The store was constructed back in 2016 when the initial development was first being built. The panels were installed on-site and left the façade well-protected and in line with the branding of the Aldi stores.

We have also worked on various other stores and brands on the retail park, including Costa, Smyths Toy Store and Energi Trampoline Park. The Queens Retail Park development has now used Ruukki’s panels within all of their units, and we have great hopes to continue working alongside the contractor and developer for any future extensions the shopping centre may have.