Yuanda aims for the top of European market

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Chinese skyscraper specialist Yuanda is aiming to become one of the top two cladding contractors in Europe, the firm has revealed, writes Iain Withers. Speaking to Building, Alistair Lazenby, managing director at Yuanda Europe, said the firm was seeking to expand its market share after recent major wins in London. Yuanda won its two largest ever London contracts last year, to clad the 47-storey Cheesegrater tower (pictured) and the 40-storey 100 Bishopsgate building. Yuanda's parent company, China-based CNYD, has grown rapidly since its creation 19 years ago into one of the world's largest cladding contractors, turning over £lbn. But Yuanda - which set-up its European headquarters in Basel, Switzerland in 2008 - is still establishing itself in Europe, against more established European rivals Permasteelisa, Schneider and Lindner.