Willow Place

Willow Place

Undertaken for Land Securities, this was another technically challenging scheme requiring;

• Detailed programming
• Innovative safe systems of work
• Ability to work within a live shopping centre
• Onsite technical skills
• Effective lines of communication

All were crucial to the projects success.

Phase 1

The de-construction of a cinema complex 75m x 40m x 16m above a live multi storey car park positioned some 30 metres above ground level. This presented extensive problems with regard to:

• Access
• Water ingress
• Noise
• Dust
• Vibration

because the internal concrete floor slab, would become the roof to shops and restaurants trading below.

Phase 2

The de-construction of a 120m long office block, 6 storeys in height, 25m wide with 50% of the office structure to be demolished by reduction of 5 storeys from above a fully operational Littlewoods Store!

We employed:

• Extensive temporary and permanent steelwork
• 10 x the normal public safety factors
• Vibration free techniques
• Methods to ensure the 3000 tonnes of material did not puncture the water proof membrane
• Heavy craneage, remote controlled plant and specialist concrete cutting techniques
• Methods to work around live services which could not be diverted until week 12 of the 26 week programme
• Weather proofing to internal floor slabs to act as functional exposed roofs

By re-sequencing our work and managing the contract pro-actively we:

• Incorporated additional extensive building works
• Worked 16 weekends without the Client incurring additional cost
• Achieved final account settlement within 3 weeks of Practical Completion.