- Audi Chingford
- Former Ford European Head Office
- Finchley Police Head Quarters Demolition
- Brighton College Demolition
- Glenny
- Petrol Station Highgate
- Vinci Construction UK
- Spillers Mill Demolition
- Hayes Demolition
- Lakeside Clearance
- Proctor & Gamble Deconstruction
- Stanbridge Mill Deconstruction
| Project: Audi Chingford
Client: Horizon Construction Ltd Location: Chingford, London, E4 Works: Strip out & demolition Value: Phase 1 £125,000 Phase 2 £155,000 Programme: Phase 1 November 2021 to January 2022 and Phase 2 November 2023 to January 2024 Work content: |
This project was carried out in two phases and included the strip out and demolition of car sales showrooms, associated servicing facility and various other smaller buildings. Careful cutting of roof sheets and take down of walls where adjoining retained elements between Phases 1 and 2 was required. Working around retained services was carried out successfully with close co-operation between our site supervision and the principle contractor. Foundations and the concrete slabs to the buildings and the surrounding concrete slabs to the car parks and access roads were also grubbed up and the concrete and hardcore crushed and stockpiled on site. The discovery of additional below ground slabs was dealt with swiftly, minimising the impact on the overall contract.
Specialist equipment was used to break up bonded quarry tiles where the concrete slab was retained, another time saving technic, with significant noise and dust reduction benefits. Specific attention and care was taken in working within the main contractor and client’s regimes as the site was open for business throughout the works. |
| Project: Former Ford European Head Office
Client: Land Charter Homes Group Location: Warley, Brentwood, Essex. Works: Strip out & demolition Value: £2m Programme: Site start January 2020 anticipated completion summer 2021 Work content:
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The former Ford European Head Office site having been a major employer in south Essex is under re-development that includes the conversion by Land Charter Homes Group of the substantial office areas into approximately 350 no. apartments and associated amenities.
To cope with the vast quantity of strip out and demolition arisings HDR installed a large external rubbish chute that deposited to a protected segregated area in the former ground floor level car park . The strip out and demolition was carefully co-ordinated to ensure that like materials types were removed in sequence. This ensured that arisings were segregated and deposited to the chute in a steady flow to HDR’s own 20 to 40 yard waste bins for removal to various recycling centres or waste disposal. HDR mechanised plant was utilized where possible to maximize production. This included a 21Tonne 360 machine with swivel grapple for loading from the chute area to roll on off bins, 360 excavators from 1T to 8T for breaking out, dumpers and skid steer loaders. A 50m 18 tonne lifting capacity mobile crane was hired in on a contract lift basis to remove two large air handling units from the roof. |
| Project: Finchley Police Station Head Quarters
Client: Aitch Group Location: Finchley, North London. Works: Demolition of office building Order Value: £160,000 Programme: November 2019 Work content:
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This 3 storey concrete framed build was fully scaffolded for protection of the surrounding road and buildings and soft stripped.
360 degree excavators fitted with Pulverisor attachments progressively munched the building down and the scaffolding was adapted accordingly. Full dust control was in place through out the process. All concrete was crushed and stockpiled on site. |
| Project: Brighton College Theatre. Demolition and Enabling Works.
Client: Gilbert-Ash Ltd. Location: Brighton College, Eastern Rd, Brighton. Works: Demolition and bulk excavation Order Value: £386,277 Programme: Site start February 2022 completion May 2022 |
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| Project: Shops & 3 storey building over
Client: Glenny Location: Woodford Works: Demolition of building Order Value: £120,000 Programme: November 2021 Work content:
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A terraced shop with 3 stories of living accommodation above, the building was fully scaffolded to suit demolition by hand.
A gantry was also erected across the pavement to enable disposal of arisings to our waste bins. The reduction of the building was co-ordinated with the scaffold contractor to enable their erection of flying shores between the adjoining party walls as the building was demolished. On completion we also erected weather protection on the party walls. The site was redeveloped for new shops and flats. |
| Project: Petrol Station Highgate
Client: Jomas Associates Location: Highgate, North London. Works: Removal of below ground fuel tanks and remediation Order Value: £65,000 Programme: August to September 2019 Work content:
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This High Street petrol station required the removal of the concrete slabs and the emptying and cleaning of the below ground fuel tanks. Using the specified imported fill, the voids in the ground were back filled and compacted in accordance with the remediation consultant’s specification.
The site was left clean and level to the remediation consultant’s satisfaction. |
| Project: Demolition of old Wholesale Trader blocks and storage facilities NCGM
Client: Vinci Construction UK Location: New Covent Garden, Nine Elms, London Works: Demolition Value: £147,000.00 Programme: Site start October 2022 completion December 2022 Work content:
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The former New Covent Garden wholesale flower and fruit and vegetable market has been an iconic landmark in London for many years and is under-going a total re-configuration that includes the demolition of the existing Trader Blocks and building of new blocks on the site.
The overall project is being carried out by Vinci Construction UK. The overall market site was occupied during the works, therefore requiring strict adherence to logistical regimes. Control of dust and vibration were also a serious consideration and methods of work were implemented to significantly reduce the impact. Temporary propping and saw cutting of concrete was implemented to separate retained structures from the demolition elements. Arisings were carefully segregated for recycling and disposal off site. The project was completed to the client’s satisfaction meting all targets. |
