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| CASE
STUDY - Plum Tree Court, Salford |
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| City
of Salford Council |
| Project: |
Plum
Tree Court, Salford |
| Client: |
City
of Salford Council, Building Control Department, Emerson House,
Albert Street, Eccles, Salford, M30 0TE |
| Planning
Supervisor: |
City
of Salford Development Services |
| Project
Manager: |
Mr.
John Calvey, City of Salford Council Building Control |
| Project
Engineer: |
City
of Salford Engineering Services |
| Principal
Contractor: |
Walter
Forshaw Ltd, 7 King Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3AY |
| WFL
Engineer: |
Healey
Brown Partnership, Brunel House, 63 Dale Street, Milnrow, Rochdale,
OL16 3NJ |
| Contract
Description: |
The
demolition and site clearance of a 17-storey residential tower
block and remedial landscaping works on completion. The building
was of a Fran Concrete Panel Construction with additional strengthening
at the gables. |
| Value: |
£575,000 |
Timescale: |
October
2005 to October 2006 |
| Building
Dimensions: |
48m
high – 500m2 on plan |
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Demolition
Method:
Demolition of a 17-storey residential tower block adjacent to
low-rise residential properties. Scaffolding to all floors with
full monarflex sheeting. Top floors deconstructed using mini-diggers
and bobcats with debris lowered in skips. Through-propping to
upper floors was installed for additional loads applied by the
mini-excavators and debris. A crawler tower crane was utilised
for lifting the floor panels and skips and lowering them to the
ground. Lower floors were demolished using Hitachi EX800 Super
Reach demolition excavator fitted with a concrete pulverisor
with 360o rotation. Once demolished, the extensive foundations
were excavated the site was finished with top soil and a knee
rail boundary.
We have also completed the demolition of several other tower
blocks in Salford for the same client in recent years, namely,
Hanover Court, Ruthin Court, Birley Court, Lilac Court, Walter
Greenwood Court. |
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