Demolition of 22-storey NatWest tower underway.
Redevelopment partners Rockspring and Sterling won approval in August to demolish the 22-storey eyesore tower, which dates back to the 1970s and has been empty for more than a decade.
It will be replaced by a new 26-storey landmark building which is expected to be completed in 2019.
The developers say part of the banking hall’s façade is being retained temporarily, to create a noise and dust buffer along Colmore Row. The removal of the banking hall itself will create a working zone on site for contractors to store the demolished material before it is transported off the site.
Materials salvaged from the 1970s building, including timber, metal and concrete, will be processed and removed to a recycling plant. Around 94 per cent of the total waste will be recycled.
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