Caunton supplied the steelwork for new student accommodation in Leicester city centre. The residence, entitled Allen House, is for the University of Leicester. The steelwork also designed by Caunton was for main contractor North Midland Construction. This major contractor won the £15.25 million contract to design and build 387 new student residences in Leicester city centre. North Midland's client is student accommodation company, Victoria Hall Management, and the project was funded by the Black Rock UK Property Fund.

Caunton supplied over 400te of steel framing for two buildings – one five-storey and one seven-storey. Steelwork framing is so quick, flexible and reliable, and should therefore be fast gaining market share of the residential market.