Demolition & Dismantling Issue 1 2017

DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING

THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS

INSIDE:

NFDC AGM AND AWARDS CEREMONY JEREMY CLARKSON’S ‘THE GRAND TOUR’ - A NORTHEAST DEMOLITION SPECIAL! PLUS

CLEANING UP LUNDY GOODBYE TO THE BOLEYN GROUND

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CONTENTS DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING

THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS

INSIDE:

NFDC AGM AND AWARDS CEREMONY JEREMY CLARKSON’S ‘THE GRAND TOUR’ - A NORTHEAST DEMOLITION SPECIAL! PLUS

CLEANING UP LUNDY GOODBYE TO THE BOLEYN GROUND

ISSUE 1 - 2017 ISSN 1355-0098 (PRINT) ISSN 2514-6068 (ONLINE)

www.demolition-nfdc.com

DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING

THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS

PRESIDENT’S PAGE 4

Paul Brown NFDC President

MEMBER NEWS 22 Healthy Eating 41 Recycling Lives

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR 6

Nicola Lewis

MEMBER PROJECTS 24 Gilpin Environmental

INTERVIEW 8

Howard Button, NFDC CEO The Insider

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 10 AGM update

25 AR Demolition 28 J Bryan (Victoria) 30 Rye Demolition 33 Northeast Demolition Ltd 36 The Wooldridge Group 40 George Beattie & Sons

12 Demolition Awards Luncheon

FEDERATION NEWS

TRAINING 44 NDTG Moves to Gencarda

16 Regional Events

44 NDTG AGM

BUSINESS

CHARITY

18 The Budget - Liz Bridge

46 President’s Charity: Starlight

20 UK Power Networks – Work Safe

48 The Lullaby Trust 50 Regional Charity Round-up

National Federation of Demolition Contractors Resurgam House, Paradise, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 4TF Tel: 01442 217144 nicola@demolition-nfdc.com www.demolition-nfdc.com Editor Nicola Lewis Consultant Editors Paul J Brown MIDE - Sub-Editor Martin O’Donnell - Sub-Editor Holly Price - Sub-Editor

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PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT’S PAGE

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t fills me with great pleasure to be able to write my first President’s address for Demolition and Dismantling magazine.

As many of you know, it has been a long-standing desire of mine to follow in my father’s footsteps and represent this great industry of ours as President of the NFDC. Firstly, I would like to thank Martin Wilson for the excellent work he has undertaken throughout the two years at the helm of the Federation. Secondly I would like to offer my thanks to those who kindly voted for me into this highly cherished position. Without your trust and belief in me I could never have achieved my dream to serve the industry I have grown up in and love with a passion.

It is this passion which I intend to use during my term as President to develop the NFDC into the industry leading body it deserves to be. Continuing on the hard work undertaken by recent Past Presidents, I intend to develop the membership of the Federation. Bringing in new members both Corporate and ISP can only be good for the future of the

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Federation and for the wider industry.

Whilst I intend to push the Federation to a wider audience, I will not let the quality and standards of membership slip. We are the best in the World at what we do, we need to promote this and ensure we stay at the top.

Despite Brexit and the possible uncertainty in the economy, the NFDC and NDTG need to remain the Voice of the Demolition Industry to guide our Members through uncertain times. We will promote and assist our Members in whichever way we can and will always ensure the voice of the Federation is heard.

It is my intention as your President, to be there for you, whenever you need me.

Thank you once again for fulfilling my dream.

Paul Brown, NFDC President (MIDE)

DESPITE BREXIT AND THE POSSIBLE UNCERTAINTY IN THE ECONOMY, THE NFDC AND NDTG NEED TO REMAIN THE VOICE OF THE DEMOLITION INDUSTRY TO GUIDE OUR MEMBERS THROUGH UNCERTAIN TIMES. WE WILL PROMOTE AND ASSIST OUR MEMBERS IN WHICHEVER WAY WE CAN AND WILL ALWAYS ENSURE THE VOICE OF THE FEDERATION IS HEARD.

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FOREWORD

THE NFDC’S AGM AND AWARDS CEREMONY ON 31ST MARCH 2017 WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

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he first quarter of 2017 was a hectic one - the most important event of the year - the NFDC’s AGM and Awards Luncheon on 31st March 2017, was a resounding success. My particular thanks to all of our speakers and sponsors and those involved in presenting awards; Starlight – our new President’s chosen charity and my colleagues at the NFDC in Hemel Hempstead who helped to ensure the event ran without a hitch.

A full report and photos from the event can be seen on pages 10 – 14.

Congratulations to all Award Winners, and newly elected Officers President Paul J Brown, and Holly Price 2nd VicePresident.

This year we are focused on implementing a much-needed new website, and to that end we have been speaking to several web design companies, one of whom I hope will be shortly commissioned to begin work on the project. A new website is important to build credibility and reputation for the Federation, drive users to search for NFDC accredited members and to

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help visitors to the site easily source the information they need.

Demo Expo 2017 has been occupying the whole team – we have been busily creating marketing materials, advertising and taking bookings for pitches. For anyone interested in showing at the event, a number of pitches remain for members of the NFDC/IDE and other selected organisations. We hope the event will bring upward of 6,000 visitors over the three days of the show, including trade days on 22nd and 23rd June, and a family day on 24th June.

Entrance to the show is free on all days, but please register in advance if you wish to come to either of the trade days.

Registrations can be made at www. demoexpo2017.com.

A full report of Demo Expo 2017 will be made in the next issue of Demolition and Dismantling.

Already mentioned in the 2017 Yearbook, we are now well underway planning our new marketing and advertising campaign which will be live in the second quarter of this year. Look out for our adverts and

social media. The campaign is focused on driving business to our Corporate Members.

Finally, I am delighted to report that we now have a new member of staff helping out on marketing. Based in our Hemel Hempstead offices, Christine Hartono is our new Marketing Assistant.

Feel free to contact either of us with any queries. n

Nicola Lewis nicola@demolition-nfdc.com 01442 217144 Christine Hartono christine@demolition-nfdc.com 01442 217144

INTERVIEW

THE INSIDER

with Howard Button, CEO

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s the Federation enters the 76th year of industry leadership I am pleased to take a moment to review the past 12 months.

This year’s AGM saw the inauguration of a new Federation president and a complete change of Regional officers all of whom will I am sure have an influential effect on Federation activities in coming months. The AGM was a huge success with record numbers attending the meeting and awards luncheon. It was the ideal opportunity for our members to network, take part in the formal AGM and enjoy the more social Awards Luncheon.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners. A full report can be found on pages 10-14.

A year when the NFDC developed the CCDO Demolition Operative scheme into an industry-leading smart card system fully compliant with CSCS partner card requirements and those set by Build UK. With over 1,700 cards delivered, the CCDO scheme is growing rapidly – thereby ensuring the Demolition Industry’s skilled workforce are fully recognised. The move to a new card delivery platform, Gencarda, only one month ago has given the Training group a smooth transition to a far more efficient delivery platform with the much-needed promise of an iPhone app and virtual card capability in the very near future.

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The HSE landed me with a ‘hot potato’ during the January guidance note meeting, when I was asked what the Federation is doing to plug the gap on an aging Explosive Engineers workforce.

Well I am pleased to report, that with the assistance of the CITB early development work is already well underway with a long road of development work ahead. I hope to be able to report more at the half yearly business meeting.

In the past 12 months, the Federation has been actively involved with Build UK attending numerous working group meetings to ensure that the Demolition Industry’s voice is both heard and recognised as a crucial sector within the Construction industry. Through determined effort we have managed to gain the rightful recognition of Manager and Supervisor CCDO cards against the standard SMSTS & SSSTS training course.

I would like to thank the Officers of the Federation who have assisted me during their respective term of office, a big Thank You to our outgoing President Martin Wilson who has always been there at all hours of the day and sometimes into the night to assist me with important Federation issues, and newly elected President Paul J Brown, whom I am sure will be an excellent President. n

THIS YEAR’S AGM SAW THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW FEDERATION PRESIDENT AND A COMPLETE CHANGE OF REGIONAL OFFICERS ALL OF WHOM WILL I AM SURE HAVE AN INFLUENTIAL EFFECT ON FEDERATION ACTIVITIES IN COMING MONTHS

SPECIAL EVENTS

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Dorchester Hotel again played host to this year’s NFDC AGM and Awards ceremony. strengthening their relationships with the CITB, Build UK and the HSE with the latter in the process of discussing guidance on the use of explosives within the industry. Mr Button rounded off his address with information regarding the upgrading of the CSCS system to Smart Card status and the Federation’s tie-in with Gencarda to supply the technology side of the card scheme.

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he day’s proceedings commenced with outgoing President Martin Wilson thanking everyone for their commitment to making the industry a better and safer place to work during his term. Mr Wilson went on to congratulate the Management of Resurgam House and Executives for maintaining the Federation’s sound financial standing, a fact also reiterated during Office Manager, Lesley Ransom’s address. Mr Wilson went on to thank CEO Howard Button’s consistency in all matters NFDC and NDTG. A special mention was also given to ISP Members for their commitment to supporting the Federation.

During Mr Wilson’s term as President a number of reforms to the Site Audit scheme have been put into place and it was remarked that the scheme is now seen as a benchmark for the industry giving both the Federation and its Members more credibility with their clients and the HSE. The all too common problem of attracting youth into the industry was touched upon with Mr Wilson thanking the NDTG for pushing the already popular Apprenticeship Scheme. Rounding off his tenure at the helm of the NFDC, Mr Wilson thanked incoming President Paul Brown and new Vice President Martin O’Donnell for their assistance, help and support over the past two years.

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NFDC CEO Howard Button started his address commenting on the wholesale change of personnel at both Regional and Executive level saying; “It will be an interesting time” before thanking Martin Wilson for all he has done over the past two years. Mr Button confirmed another addition to the Site Audit scheme which will now include a check on both CLOCS and FORS. Whilst prevalent within London, the schemes are now being filtered out to other major cities. The past 12 months have seen the NFDC

Nicola Lewis, Marketing Executive at the NFDC spoke about the improved focus on advertising for the next 12 months along with the introduction of more modern layouts and advertising campaigns. A revised and cleaner looking website is currently being designed to boost the 40,000 plus annual visits in a bid to make it easier to navigate. With DemExpo 17 a few months away, Ms Lewis spoke about the huge interest in the show from Members and ISPs along with a new marketing campaign aimed at contractors, architects and designers called “It can’t happen without us”.

SPECIAL EVENTS

David Darsey, the new IDE President was next to the stage to thank all NFDC Members both corporate and ISP for their support in attending the Leeds and London Seminars and making them the huge successes they have become. Mr Darsey also thanked everyone for their positivity during his first few months in office and announced he was actively pushing for more individuals to seek membership of the IDE at any level. “Membership of the IDE can only be a benefit for an individual and their employers.” Explained Mr Darsey.

Rounding off his address, Mr Darsey thanked the IDE and NFDC Membership for supporting his chosen charity, the Helen Allison School, and raising over £15,000 so far. Mr Darsey finished by saying he is looking forward to working with the Federation, its Regional Officers and new Executive team throughout his Presidency.

Build UK is also focussing on inspiring youngsters into the industry as well as those looking for a change of career whilst at the same time motivating the existing workforce to stay within the industry with the “Get into Construction” film.

Mark Noonan from the CITB was the final speaker of the morning session and spoke about the changes being asked of it by stakeholders. “We have been asked to be more responsive, do fewer things better and have a clarity in our purpose.” Mr Noonan commented. The future of the CITB lies in three sectors;

careers, development and training and standards and qualifications with all three coming together to offer employers three major benefits including the creation of a wider pool of informed people wanting to join the industry, easily accessed training to industry standards and less duplication in training due to confidence in workforce skills. Mr Noonan went on to discuss the changes in Grant Reform by making it easier to understand and access along with proposed changes to the Levy where all employers are treated the same, it is simple to implement and generates the correct funding to support programmes.

With a change in Presidency, a suitable candidate was required for the position of second Vice President. A fair and hard fought campaign saw Keltbray’s Holly Price succeed Martin O’Donnell who moved to into the Vice President’s role.

Suzannah Nichol, Chief Executive for Build UK took to the podium to talk about the industry’s need to embrace change and the its potential to grow and prosper. Ms Nichol spoke about the Government’s requirement to increase the amount of residential properties being constructed and the possibilities available for contractors to be able to profit from this increase in work. Ms Nichol spoke about the dedication of Build UK to reforming the industry’s pre-qualification processes. By retaining the industry recognised PAS standard, the agreed principal of sharing data between agencies and the need to engage the whole supply chain in developing a solution to ease the current bureaucratic and repetitive process of pre-qualification t meet the needs of clients and other stakeholders.

To conclude the morning’s AGM, David Keane came to the stage to present Martin Wilson with an Honorary Life Vice President award before incoming President Paul Brown gave his inaugural speech.

Welcoming the packed venue, Mr Brown thanked everyone for putting their trust in him and said “This was a culmination of a 40-year campaign to arrive here”. Mr Brown went on to thank Mr Wilson for the excellent job he has done as President before going on to say it is imperative the Federation increases its momentum and builds on its good name to increase the amount of contractors and ISPs wanting to join, without lowering its exceptionally high standards. Mr Brown concluded by saying he is there for the Members at all times and is “Here to work for you”.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

NFDC’S DEMOLITION AWARDS LUNCHEON

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he afternoon’s Awards Ceremony was hosted by renowned stand-up comedian, Hal Cruttenden and in typical fashion, Cruttenden poked fun at the gathered audience putting them in fits of laughter especially with his anecdotes of the Irish.

Outgoing President Martin Wilson was awarded the Man of the Year Award by President Paul Brown before Hal Cruttenden retook the stage.

As with previous Awards ceremonies, the quality of entrants gets better each year and this year was no exception. The first award of the afternoon was the Demolition Achievement Award which was presented to LA Moore’s Joe Ready for his commitment to training within the industry.

President Paul Brown handed out the Demolition Supervisor award sponsored by Squibb Group to Martin Riley from East Midlands Demolition. Unfortunately, Martin was unable to attend the ceremony, but he was delighted to hear the news later that day.

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Sponsored by Erith Group and presented by Erith MD David Darsey, the Demolition Manager of the Year award was taken home by Connell Brothers’ Neil Doherty.

SPECIAL EVENTS The Demolition Plant Operator Award was scooped

by Erith’s John Kennedy and was presented by its sponsor John Polak from Inmalo.

Brown and Mason kindly sponsored the award for Demolition Operative which was taken home by The Comley Group’s Billy Rogers and was presented by Vice President Martin O’Donnell (left) who then went on to take home the NDTG sponsored award for his company’s commitment to training presented by the NDTG’s Rob Squires (below).

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Mark Townsend from Cantillon walked off with the S Norton sponsored Asbestos Removal Operative award (above) whilst the ISP Innovation Award was presented by NFDC CEO Howard Button (left) and taken back to the North East by Simon Saunders of Komatsu UK for their PC390-11 high reach.

The Corporate Innovation award sponsored by Ward Recycling was presented by Suzannah Nichol to David Darsey of the Erith Group for their use of grey water as a dust suppressant.

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The final award of the afternoon was the fiercely contested Apprentice of the Year Award which was won by Daniel Rabbett from the Keltbray Group and was awarded by Mark Noonan from the CITB.

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FEDERATION NEWS

REGIONAL EVENTS SCOTLAND AND NI REGION The Scotland and NI Region broke from tradition this year when the time of their regional meeting was moved from a Wednesday morning to a Friday afternoon at 4pm. This paved the way for the social event to move to an evening which was a huge success and meant a doubling of numbers compared to the previous year’s Wednesday lunchtime event.

The evening was supported by suppliers: * Young Plant Sales. * Sandvik / Rammer. * ECY Yarwood. * NDTG (Scotland).

Who jointly provided bar drinks between the meeting and the meal, as well as table wine.

LONDON AND SOUTHERN REGION The London and Southern Region Christmas Ball, once again took place at the Lancaster, London on Saturday 3rd December 2016.

This year’s entertainment was the very lively Marbella Big Band - who entertained guests at last year’s NFDC Marbella Convention - along with Gypsy Dynamite who played throughout dinner. The food was delicious and the majority of guests spent the evening dancing and socialising in high spirits!

This event is a hugely important fund raiser, and Holly Price outgoing Chairman of the region, and newly elected 2nd Vice President of the NFDC, was delighted to report that a colossal £25,617.99 was raised from the event, which means that in total over £66,000 has been raised for the Lullaby Trust since 2015.

An additional cheque of £5,000 was presented to the Lullaby Trust by the Keltbray Group. See page 48 for a full report from the Lullaby Trust.

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This years AGM and social event was held at the Corinthian Club in Glasgow on Friday 20th January 2017 which proved a popular choice in a beautiful venue, with delicious food and a funny - but slightly risqué after dinner speaker!

The venue was approved with all members present - with a proposal for the future to change venues each year, providing an opportunity to sample some of the best locations the region has to offer.

BUSINESS

THE BUDGET

– FIVE POINTS TO THINK ABOUT brings HMRC to £9. So the tax losses and risks are serious. National Insurance rates have always been legislated in the Autumn, so when the government says they are going to think the change over till the Autumn they have not really given ground, just done a bit of mealy mouthing.

You probably work for a firm that is in competition with some ’white van men’ so don’t be too keen to criticise the measure.

The next change that is interesting is that 2. The amount of dividends that can be received tax free per person has been reduced from April 2018 from £5000 to £2000.

Tax expert, Liz Bridge from The Joint Taxation Committee (JTC)

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rom a Treasury and HMRC perspective Construction and Demolition firms have long had a poor history of compliance on employment. Many smaller firms take workers who should be in PAYE and encourage them into self employment, or at least tolerate self employment knowing it to be legally dubious. They also encourage workers to form their own limited companies which subcontract for work. So the Chancellor for good or ill, tried to tackle the issue in his Budget. His first move was to 1. increase the National Insurance rate (Class 4) for self employed people from April 2018 by 1% to 10%. It will increase by a further 1% in April 2019.

It is reasonable to expect a further increase after that. There is a lot of political heat and not much light about the increase. More and more ordinary people are becoming self employed. Before the change the NIC for £100 earned in employment is about £26 including the employers Class 1 contributions. The same money earned in self employment

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This means that people who avoid PAYE and set up their own limited company will pay more tax.

Both these measures will increase the taxes of people working on Construction and Demolition projects outside PAYE. It reduces the advantage of self employment and limited companies and will make workers less willing to work outside PAYE. HMRC have been observing some extraordinary fraud in the fringes of Construction probably driven by organised criminals. Companies are set up which manoeuvre gross CIS status and VAT registration. They provide large gangs of labourers, get paid and then disappear without paying the VAT, the PAYE or CIS deductions on labourers wages.

3. The Budget announces a Consultation on a VAT reverse charge for large payments in Construction so that the payer will not hand over VAT but will account for the VAT themselves to HMRC. The consultation will also cover the conditions which have to be passed to get gross payment status.

If implemented the measures would require software changes and would impact on cash flow.

This is likely to impact on demolition where contractors are due to pay large sums for demolition before redevelopment. If the measure goes ahead (which is very likely) they will pay you for the work done but not the VAT. They will be obliged to pay the VAT to HMRC rather than passing it to you and you giving to HMRC. You must think about the effects such a measure would have on cash flow.

Whilst the words Making Tax Digital sound very dull, the measures were going to start a tsunami for the self employed and small businesses in April 2018 and everyone should have been buying software and getting ready in 2017.

4. The Budget announced that Making Tax Digital will start in April 2019, not 2018, for the smallest traders – who were to move into a world where receipts and expenses were reported to HMRC every quarter. If you don’t know anything about Making Tax Digital make sure you talk to your accountants and make sure that the accounting software, you use will accommodate it. If you don’t use accounting software – if you are a pencil and paper person - your days are numbered. Everyone must start to learn what will be involved.

Construction has many workers living away from home and frequently provides these workers with accommodation organised and paid for directly by the employer. Technically this is a benefit in kind and the value is taxable.

5. A consultation has been announced on employer provided accommodation. This is something we must follow carefully. n Good luck with the changes, and if you have strong views, do please let me know.....Liz@thetaxbridge.com

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MEMBER NEWS

HEALTHY EATING The demolition industry, just like the wider construction sector, suffers from a large amount of employees with poor eating habits. look, the key to becoming a fitter and healthier person combines both a balanced diet along with at least 2.5 hours of exercise every week.

The Healthy Employee offers nutrition services to inspire sustainable lifestyle changes to boost morale, increase performance and improve health and wellbeing with the addition of equipping employees with the knowledge to boost physical and mental energy and improve concentration. Such changes to an employee will not only benefit their wellbeing but will also create a more positive thinking and sharper workforce, something most employers crave.

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e met with Anna Mason who is the Founder and Managing Director of the Healthy Employee, a company who can offer employers and employees a series of wellbeing initiatives which plays a powerful and positive role to engage and motivate employees as to the long term benefit of eating healthily.

We all know there are risks associated with a poor diet such as obesity, heart and respiratory conditions. These risks along with many others can not only have an effect on how fit and healthy our employees are but also effect how companies can operate.

Whilst employers cannot dictate what their employees consume, giving them the opportunity to learn about a good diet will not only benefit the health and wellbeing of an employee, but can also be a significant plus point to a company in having a fit and ready workforce.

Anna Mason recently attended the IDE Spring Seminar in Leeds and persuaded 24 delegates to the conference to take part in an anonymous test. Taking various measurements including height, weight, muscle mass, visceral fat and body fat measurements she was able to obtain

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some quite shocking figures with the majority of volunteers ending up in the poorest categories.

A number of Members are already offering nutritional advice to their employees with some installing healthy eating canteens at some of their larger, long-term contracts.

Where many people fall down is in the consumption of sugar as it is hidden within many of our processed and pre-packed foods and especially in carbonated drinks. Whilst cutting out these hidden sugars will make a massive difference to the way people feel and

The long-term health and wellbeing of employees should be a major priority to employers with recruitment of experienced staff getting more and more difficult. Keeping them fit and healthy will ensure they take less time away from work. It’s just what the Doctor ordered. n

MEMBER PROJECTS

CLEANING UP LUNDY Gilpin Environmental benefits from Hazibags at Lundy Lighthouse

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ilpin Environmental has benefited from using Hazibags to remove asbestos waste from the lighthouse on Lundy Island.

The largest island in the Bristol Channel, 12 miles off the coast of Devon, Lundy is considered one of England’s top ten natural wonders. Hazardous waste removal specialists Gilpin Environmental Ltd were contracted by Trinity House as the General Lighthouse Authority to remove asbestos insulating board (AIB) from Lundy South Lighthouse.

The work was part of a refurbishment programme following damage to one of the lighthouse’s interconnected buildings including the roof and insulation.

Hazibags are highly visible, flexible intermediate bulk containers that are UN approved and suitable for a wide range of solid hazardous wastes from spill response and COSHH waste to contaminated soil and asbestos. The bags provide a greener, safer, easier and more compliant way to contain and transport hazardous waste than traditional containers such as drums and cut-off intermediate bulk containers (IBCs).

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All equipment and consumables required for the lighthouse project had to be transported to and from the island by helicopter so Gilpin Environmental used 200 litre Hazibags in which to safely and securely contain the AIB packaged waste.

On completion of the project, the full Hazibags were airlifted off the island for disposal on the mainland.

Rob Burley, Operations Manager, Gilpin Environmental Ltd commented, “The use of Hazibag on Lundy Island provided us with a viable solution for the safe and secure transportation of controlled waste on a project that presented numerous challenges due to the strict limitations the location offered”.

Paul Wood, Hazibag Manager said, “We were delighted to work with Gilpin Environmental again on this challenging and historically significant project. Yet again, Hazibags provided a flexible and compliant solution for the containment and transportation of solid hazardous waste”.

You can read the full case study and others at www.hazibaguk.com/casestudies. n

The NFDC has negotiated a discount and special introductory rate on Hazibags for members for 2017 For further details, email enquiries@hazibaguk.com or call 01708 55 99 66.

MEMBER PROJECTS

MOBILE IS BEST The recent up-turn in the UK construction industry has seen pressure being put upon quarry operators to increase production in a relatively short period of time.

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hile many quarries have been able to step up to the mark and meet demands, there are some facilities which have been struggling to upscale due to older, slower plant. Forward thinking quarry operators have, since the start of the recession, been realising that a fixed crushing, screening or batching plant cannot offer the production and cost flexibility of a mobile set-up.

One such operator is Aggregate Industries (AI) who have recently employed the services of Leicestershire based demolition specialists AR Demolition to undertake the removal of various items of fixed crushing and screening plant at their Moorcroft Quarry in Plymouth.

Capable of producing 500,000 tonnes of high quality limestone per year, AI management looked into the annual costs of running and maintaining the static plant at the site and after in-depth consultation with site staff decided it was more finically beneficial to remove the fixed plant and invest in mobile crushing and screening equipment. An added bonus upon the removal of the fixed plant also gave access to reserves once sterilised due to its location. The high capacity primary crusher was retained in-situ with the AI team deciding to undertake all secondary crushing and screening operations through a newly purchased Kleemann plant. The added versatility of the newly acquired plant means that the production

equipment can be easily and cost effectively relocated to another quarry to increase short term capacity or should the Moorcroft site become unviable in the future.

The tender process for this particular contract was extremely protracted taking almost two years. Various factors elongated the decision to undertake the work with the potential cost savings and increased reliability being the primary driving forces behind the company going ahead with the project.

With health and safety playing a very important part in the day to day running of a large scale quarrying operation, AI were keen to see that AR Demolition were able to meet the stringent requirements of working in a live quarrying environment.

Such are the high standards of health and safety employed by AR Demolition and other members of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, that AI were more than happy to employ the Nuneaton based contractor to undertake the contract.

The Health and Safety regime at AR Demolition is amongst the best in the demolition industry, the training undertaken by all AR operatives far exceeds the minimum requirements within the industry. As members of the National Demolition Training Group of which AR demolition’s Managing Director, Richard Dolman has been past Chairman, the company regularly undertake demolition and general site safety training which is seen as second to none throughout the wider construction industry and for which AR Demolition have recently received awards from both the NFDC and Construction News.

AR Demolition’s contract at Moorcroft included the removal of twelve material holding bins, secondary crushing house, control room and a variety of conveyors joining the primary and secondary crushers and the secondary to the screening plant. While a typical project for the demolition contractor may involve a total exclusion zone being formed around the area, the quarry itself was to remain in operation whilst all the demolition works were taking place.

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For the Moorcroft project AR utilised the services of just two of their fleet of excavators, a

25 tonne Hitachi ZX225USLR and the biggest machine in their fleet a 70 tonne plus Volvo EC700. While the standard zero-tail-swing Hitachi was used to undertake the smaller aspects of the demolition along with the processing of the larger pieces of material, the Volvo came equipped with a choice of front end equipment in the shape of a standard reach boom and dipper along with a 29m high reach boom combination.

The tallest building to take down on the site was the 25m high screening house which the Volvo was accomplishing with ease. Unlike stereotypical perception of demolition where a building is dropped in a cloud of dust leaving a pile of mangled remains couldn’t be any further from the truth, the safe and systematic demolition of the structures is undertaken with such precision using the shear equipped high reach machine. Once the cladding had been peeled off and the steel framework exposed, the Volvo operator was easily able to work from the top of the building removing various sections of steel columns and beams. Gradually working forward as the building was reduced in height, the operator methodically reduced the whole structure in a steady operation with the steel frame proving no match for the three tonne rotating hydraulic shear. AR Demolition are one of the only demolition companies in the UK running a full fleet of excavators equipped with the Swedish made OilQuick hydraulic quick coupling system. Capable of changing hydraulic attachments in under thirty seconds the system allows the operator to remain in the cab during changeover and during trials has

benefitted the users with an increase in overall performance and a large cost saving on the repair and replacement of damaged hydraulic hoses from the dipper to the attachment. The reduction in hose damage also equates to less environmental damage through the reduction in lost hydraulic oil. A small substation next to the main screening building was to remain in use until the end of the demolition phase and the keep this building secure and protected from damage, AR created a temporary scaffold structure lined with protective plywood covering. Along with the two excavators and associated demolition tools, the company also used the services of a tractor and water bowser to undertake dust suppression duties. Purchased second hand, the bowser was equipped with a remote controlled monitor allowing the operator to effectively and accurately control any dust emanating from the building during the demolition process.

All material generated from the demolition of the structures was disposed of by AR Demolition with the material sorted and graded and removed from site for recycling. “As with every other project we undertake, we will endeavour to recycle as much material as possible.” explains Mr Dolman “There are very few materials which we cannot effectively recycle these days.” Although the bulk of the buildings were sent for recycling, the secondary crusher unit was salvaged as the building was demolished along with various other items of equipment which the client was keen to keep for future use.” n

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ADAPTING MATERIAL HANDLING MACHINERY Demolition contractors in the UK are an ingenious bunch.

From converting early excavators into high reach machines, adapting attachment technology right through to their fabrication and engineering skills, the demolition industry has a proven and excellent record of getting exactly what they need.

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orth West Members, J Bryan (Victoria) have been a long time believer in using the latest technology when it comes to its core business of taking down complex structures. They were amongst the first demolition contractors to see the benefit of using high reach equipment to take down tall structures, something their competitors were still undertaking with a crane and drop-ball. This early adoption of the latest technology has seen them equip their fleet of excavators with Lehnhoff Variolock hydraulic couplers allowing the rapid and safe changeover of hydraulic attachments without the need for the driver to leave the safety of his or her cab. While this technology has been taken on board by many UK demolition firms, Managing Director Mark Bryan has taken it a step further.

Mark’s father was one of the first demo men in the North West to take Poclain material handlers for undertaking scrap handling on site and at their yard and whilst this tradition, albeit not with Poclains, carries on, Mark has recently changed the way his company uses the latest in material handling machinery.

Over the last ten years Mark has been purchasing his material handlers from Sennebogen dealer’s E Hassell based in Stoke on Trent. The two parties have built a longstanding relationship over the years and when Mark approached his sales rep Brian Albiston with an idea, the dealer fully embraced it and the resulting product, of which J Bryan own two, is seen as the ultimate multi-purpose demolition machine.

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tracked material handler, the pair have developed and adapted the machines to be an ideal tool for the demolition work Mark’s company undertakes. Fitted with an extendable crawler undercarriage and has the option of bolt-on rubber track pads for working on sensitive surfaces.

The low profile rear end houses a profiled counterweight complete with recessed lights and an integrated rear view camera. Large gull-wing type canopies on the engine side of the machine afford impressive access to the components beneath with the offside compartment housing the machine’s large bank of hydraulic pumps, the nearside opens up to reveal a large weatherproof fuse board, the likes of which are usually hidden away on most hydraulic excavators. Totally weatherproof, the compartment has all

the machines fuses on display and is marked up to indicate what each one is for. Sennebogen believe this is the easiest and most reliable solution to fuse positions as it allows engineers a quick way of diagnosing potential problems.

The machine is powered by a Stage3B compliant Cummins QSB 6-cylinder diesel engine which delivers 175hp which is mounted longitudinally along the offside of the upper-structure. Mounted externally above the engine and cooling pack is a compact yet powerful generator which is used to power an electric magnet attachment.

Although the Sennebogen cab may not be the largest on the market, it is well laid out and extremely comfortable. Fitted on a hydraulically raising arm, the cab height can be altered to give a potential eye level view of 5.5m ideal when loading bulk tippers with scrap. A large, sliding door offers access to the cab with Bryan’s opting for a large galvanised platform to increase safety when accessing or egressing the cab. The cabs of both machines have been fitted with BM Air negative pressure systems, the first fitting of such equipment to excavators in the UK. J Bryan undertake a large volume of work within the chemical industries requiring operatives on the ground and in the machines to wear full respiratory equipment when undertaking the demolition of certain structures. Working in conjunction with the pressurised cab the BM Air system provides the operator with a safe environment where no dust or fumes are able to enter the cab. This means the machines are able to work in asbestos or fume filled and contaminated environments without the operators needing to wear any bulky PPE. The fitting of these systems has been applauded by the HSE as a perfect way forward for operating in dangerous environments.

The front end equipment is where the most important changes to this machine have been made. The standard material handling boom is still fitted but the more popular industrial stick has been replaced with a slightly shorter 5m version complete with full tipping link and hydraulic cylinder. This equipment now gives the Sennebogen a potential pin height of 12m and a reach at ground level of more than 11m The fitment of full tipping kinematics has added versatility to the machine and the addition of a

Lehnhoff Variolock coupler has extended this even further. This now takes the machine away from its roots as a material handler putting it alongside some of the smaller dedicated high reach machines in the country.

We travelled to a large industrial project Mark was undertaking for one of his Blue Chip clients to see just how the machine performed.

Site Manager Peter McGinn was impressed with the versatility of the machine on site explaining it could do the majority of smaller projects on its own without the need for addition men or machines.

This particular project involved the demolition of a redundant chemical plant. Initial work was carried out to strip a large amount of asbestos from the works before any structural work could commence. Working alongside a Case CX470 high reach, Hyundai R450-7 high reach and Hyundai R250, the Sennebogen was being used to undertake a variety of duties. The fitment of the Lehnhoff provided the machine with the versatility to undertake anything asked of it. During our visit the machine swapped and changed attachment a number of times. This versatility not only allows the operator to be a very effective and productive one, but the speed at which attachments can be changed always ensures the right one is going to be used.

While J Bryan favour the Lehnhoff coupler supplied by Worsley Plant, their choice of attachment is from Italmek who are catered for in the UK by Hydraulic Attachment Services who are HQ’d a stones throw away from Bryan’s yard.

“We have been dealing with Italmek for a number of years and find their product extremely tough and capable of withstanding the tough life they get in this industry.” Comments Mark. “They are a family firm, like ourselves and give us a first class service as does their dealer HAS. We also get a great level of service from Sean and his team at Worsley Plant for the Lehnhoff kit. It is all about building long term relationships in this industry and we have that with all of our suppliers.”

The Sennebogen was more than capable of handling both primary demolition and

secondary work and with the Case high reach out of action for some maintenance work, the smaller machine was called upon to fill in where it could.

Where the 825 excels is in the processing and handling of materials whether it is steel, wood or concrete from the slabs needing to be dug up. Equally at home with a bucket or magnet the machine is able to undertake almost anything. At the time of our visit the Sennebogen was on processing duties using an Italmek IF23 processor, the attachment was quickly dispatching the large lumps of concrete prior to the Hyundai excavator stockpiling it for later crushing. The Lehnhoff really comes into its own when the machine is asked to tidy up a pile of processed steel.

Quickly changing from selector grab to five-tine grab the machine sorts out the stockpile in seconds, a quick change of attachment sees the electrically operated magnet fitted to quickly sweep the area and recover any smaller fragments of metal. Another change of attachment sees the 2.5t Italmek IC25XP shear being fitted for the machine to undertake some further structural demolition works. The heavy shear is handled very easily by the Sennebogen even at full reach.

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BOLEYN GROUND – GONE! Rye Demolition are currently undertaking one of their most prestigious projects to date at the former home of Premiership football team West Ham United.

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he Hammer’s move to the former Olympic Stadium at Stratford caused uproar for the die hard fans with the move to the much larger and often said sole-less stadium, being blamed for the club’s dismal start to the 2016-17 season.

The Boleyn Ground is being redeveloped by Barratt London and will see over 800 1,2,3 and 4 bedroom homes being built on the site. The development work will form part of the larger regeneration currently taking place in Newham.

Rye are well underway with the demolition phase of the project having commenced operations on site in October 2016. The 35,000 seat stadium is situated in a mainly residential area surrounded

by Victorian terraced properties, 1970s maisonettes a church and a school with the demolition benefitting the local area in providing much sought after properties in the locality.

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The huge structure along with the tight confines of the site has brought about new challenges for the Rye team. The tight residential streets were never designed for the machinery Rye have brought in to complete the demolition work and the first task for the team was to enlarge the ambulance access on

the corner of the East Stand and the Sir Bobby Moore Stand. With the partial demolition of this part of the structure the team were able to bring in the larger pieces of equipment including ro-ro bins and the pride of the Rye fleet, their newly purchased Liebherr R 956 34m high reach demolition machine.

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MEMBER PROJECTS The first issue for Rye was the fact that the hallowed turf had been deemed contaminated due to Nematodes within the soil. After strict testing, it was found that this was not the case and the soils could be removed for recycling. As the soil stripping operation progressed, attention turned to the huge job of removing every single plastic seat from its metal bracket, almost 27,000 of them!

The painstaking task was undertaken by a dedicated team of operatives undoing every single bolt to ensure the two materials were easier to recycle.

As the seat stripping progressed, the excavators moved in on the East Stand to progressively dismantle the stand. A combination of excavator mounted shears and selector grabs carefully dismantled the stand before the attention was turned to the concrete terracing which was broken up in situ before being stockpiled in readiness of the arrival of Rye’s crusher and screener. All masonry materials arising from the demolition process will be put to good use as the developer will use them as piling mats during the construction phase of the project.

company add a Kocurek converted, 34m telescopic high reach delivered to the ground.

While the aquamarine coloured excavators make up the majority of the fleet in East London, Hitachi orange is also making a play in the fleet with the recent addition of a 31 tonne ZX300 in full demolition spec.

“I had to give David Hearne something as a send off!” laughed Simon.

With a pin height of 34m the Liebherr is able to progressively work through the stands to expose the huge steel trusses which give the construction their rigidity. With the cladding and secondary steelwork removed and sent off for recycling, a 500t and 250t cranes from Ainscough Crane Hire were employed to tandem lift the trusses from their elevated position to the ground for recycling. Prior to the lifts taking place a detailed lift plan was drawn by the Rye team and their structural engineers. The client’s structural engineer had proposed the construction of structural towers at each end of the truss to enable the team to drop the truss down before being craned to the ground. Duncan looked at the plan and decided to remove the risk of having men working from towers and placed them in MEWPS to undertake the gas cutting of the RSJ and angle steel structures. This method was deemed to be far quicker and safer than the original plan. Prior to the crane’s arrival on site the team crushed and screened a large amount of the materials from the demolition of the stands to prepare an engineered pad for them to sit on. The installation of a well consolidated mat of crushed material over the ground ensured the cranes were able to manoeuvre across the site. Particular care was shown to the areas in which the outrigger mats would be installed. Each mat will be designed to support up to 1000t in weight as the trusses are gently lowered to the ground.

Whilst Rye already have a large Hitachi high reach on the fleet, this was planned to be working on other sites whilst the West Ham project was being undertaken.

Taking the plunge and purchasing a very low houred and pristine Liebherr R 956 from dealer SJH All Plant saw the

With the East Stand demolished to allow better access to the site, the Sir Bobby Moore Stand and the Sir Trevor Brooking stand opposite were the next to disappear. The progressive demolition will allow the construction teams access to commence their work on the new

The backbone of the Rye fleet at The Boleyn is made up of Kobelco excavators from their dealer, Molson. The Kobelco brand had disappeared from these shores for a number of years until the re-launch two years ago. Since that point, Molson has never looked back as the Japanese machines have curried favour with fans past and present. Wielding attachments from a variety of manufacturers the Kobelcos are seen by Managing Director, Simon Barlow as “probably the best on the market.” Service and back up for all of his equipment is paramount. While many manufacturers talk a good job, according to Simon, Molson deliver it every time.

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buildings leaving the largest West Stand the last to go. As with the two smaller stands, the West Stand will be stripped of cladding and non-structural steelwork before the cranes come in to lift the biggest and heaviest truss down. Again, the process will involve a complex lift plan before the three cranes come onto the site. Due to the size and weight of this particular truss; 130m in length, 10m in height and weighing over 170 tonnes, the plan calls for a pair of 500t capacity cranes alongside one of the largest mobile cranes in the UK, the Liebherr LTM1750 with a nominal 750t lift capability, all provided by heavy lifting specialists, Baldwins Cranes.

The intricate project will see the Rye Demolition team on site for over 10 months. By the time they leave the site they estimate they will have removed over 4000 thousand tonnes of steel and processed over 20,000 tonnes of concrete.

Such is the prominence of this project that the coverage in the local and national press has been significant. There is also one excavator operator who has left his previous employer to come and work for Rye at The Boleyn. Matt Seale, a life long Hammers fan, was “gutted” to learn of the ground’s impending demolition but when he realised Rye were going to be the demolition contractor he basically begged Simon for a job. “What more could I ask for? Comments Matt “I get to come to the Boleyn every day now!”. n

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THE GRAND TOUR

– A NORTHEAST DEMOLITION SPECIAL! London and Southern Members Northeast Demolition Ltd have been involved in a rather special project recently assisting two work colleagues “blow up” their boss’ house.

The story behind the project saw Clarkson wage a bet with his copresenters that if they beat him in a race, they could blow his house up. Inevitably, they won and Clarkson stood by the bet.

Purchased as part of a larger small holding, the farmhouse was set for demolition to make way for a new build home for the presenter. While the TV show claimed the home was still occupied, it was actually decorated prior to the Northeast crew coming to site and was laying empty as Clarkson had renovated one of the large barns on the complex and was living in that at the time.

While the TV show depicted the pair of presenters “blowing up” the “former” home of Clarkson, there was a much more planned and detailed reason for dispatching the stone property.

Northeast’s participation in the project came from their allegiance to JCB for their excavator fleet. Clarkson and his crew have been firm favourites of the Staffordshire brand and contacted their

The project in question was filmed for Amazon’s new TV series starring the former Top Gear presenters; James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson for their Grand Tour series.

Marketing department to inquire as to their ability to help with the project. Not one for missing a marketing opportunity, JCB agreed to supply a pair of demolition spec JS370XD excavators for the crew to use. To assist in the project, JCB called on Northeast who were more than happy to not only supply a JS370, but to coordinate the demolition project alongside the pyrotechnic and film crews.

Health and Safety Director for Northeast, Ronnie Mould, takes up the story; “We were originally asked to come to site with our machine, attachments and men the night before the filming was due. We decided to take a look at the DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING

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job and decided we needed to be in a couple of days before to be sure of the layout and access to the site. Whilst not particularly required from the client, we prepared a full set of risk assessments and method statements along with a Section 80, COSHH reports and a traffic management plan to ensure our requirements were met should the HSE become involved. The TM plan was called upon immediately as the access to the property was extremely tight for our and JCB’s low loaders to get to site.�

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fencing to keep errant members of the crew away from the demolition site.

Whilst having to work to the constraints of the film crew, Northeast also put their corporate head on and insisted on hiviz, hard hats and boots during all the preparation works which included the digging out of a number of pits in which the pyrotechnics were to be placed.

With full planning granted and a bat survey undertaken, the presenters staged the stripping of the roof tiles to expose bat with May spending the night in the barn to entice them away from the house.

Whilst the TV show portrayed May and Hammond taking to the levers and operating both machines, it was actually Ronnie and Site Supervisor Ross Harris who filmed a number of the scenes.

Where the operators were shown, Ronnie and Ross had been on hand to give a crash course on the operation of the excavators. Both May and Hammond were said to be a pleasure to work with and both took instruction from the experienced operators well - although perhaps not clarifying exactly what they meant on some occasions did lead to a little unexpected damage on the JCB owned machine!

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Hammond was tasked with pushing in a certain part of the building using the Rotar selector grab and asked “if it will go through there?” Yes, was the answer only to see Hammond track the machine through the back wall of the house ending up with a piece of timber through the front windscreen!

While the program showed the presenters then getting fed up with the time taken to knock the house down with the excavators and setting to blow it up, the truth was slightly different. “The pyro team set up their ‘explosives’ to

the front elevation before setting of a typically Hollywood explosion.”

Explains Ronnie “We than had two hours to flatten the property leaving the timbers in place as if it had been demolished by an explosion. We only took 25 minutes to get the building into a respectable shape for the pyro crew to come back in and set another ‘explosion’.” With the second pyro shot going off, creative editing then allowed the viewers to see the building demolished due to the blast!

Once the smoke had cleared and everything was deemed safe, Ronnie

and Ross moved in to complete the removal of what was left of the building, salvaging some building stone and infilling a basement before levelling the site in readiness for Clarkson’s builders to commence work on his new home.

While not a typical demolition project, the Northeast team insisted that the crews adhered to their health and safety demands throughout their time on site. “It was great undertaking this project and seeing just how the TV show is filmed.” Comments Ronnie. n DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING

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CHANGING WINCHESTER’S LANDSCAPE The Hampshire town of Winchester until recently was home to the constabulary’s Head Quarters. Situated adjacent to the HMP Winchester, which was used in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, the training facility comprised of a number of one, two and three storey structures linked into a nine storey tower. large amount of material was soft stripped from the structures including all partitioning, internal doors and all woodwork. A large number of old desks and other office furniture had also been left on site with the Wooldridge team having to remove these before the structural demolition could start.

Wooldridge Demolition are in the very privileged position to have a large fleet of their own plant and equipment at their disposal. Utilising their own equipment means the company is self sufficient and can easily increase the amount of machinery on site should the programme dictate.

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ne of the tallest and prominent structures in the city, it has divided opinions with some locals claiming it spoils the charm, whilst others hold it in high esteem.

The Wooldridge Group of companies operate nationwide from their head office in Bagshot, Surrey with divisions undertaking a variety of disciplines from house building to demolition.

Early 2016 saw the Berkeley Group purchase the land following the Constabulary’s move to new premises in Tower Street. The publicly owned Berkeley Group focus on creating homes throughout London and the South of England and have purchased the land with the intention of developing over 200 new homes on this particular site.

The demolition division were responsible for the project to bring the Winchester site to a level where Berkeley’s construction teams were able to commence work. The initial work undertaken was to ensure services to the building were disconnected before a temporary water and power supply could be installed to provide services for the asbestos removal teams. Constructed during the 1960s, the building contained a significant amount of notifiable and non-notifiable asbestos including lagging, panels and ceiling tiles, all of which were removed safely and sent to landfill. The asbestos removal teams removed nine bulk bins of notifiable material and 3 tonnes of non notifiable product before the soft strip teams were able to access the building to remove any recyclable materials. Again a

To facilitate the construction of these new properties, the site required a large amount of demolition and remediation work to be carried far in advance of the construction teams commencing their operations. By using one of their trusted sub-contractors, The Wooldridge Group, the demolition phase of the project was completed safely and ahead of schedule.

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The accommodation on site was made up from a mixture of styles with traditional brick and block for some of the smaller structures and reinforced concrete frames on the larger buildings. The site also contained a number of “houses” where police officers were trained and also contained a number of basement structures which were filled in as the demolition works progressed to ensure the safe access for the larger machines at a later date. Initially, the Winchester project called for the smaller buildings surrounding the central tower to be removed first. With these buildings demolished the team were able to segregate the recyclable materials and remove them from site with any masonry and concrete material being stockpiled for crushing towards the end of the job. Once these buildings had been dispatched and their footings dug up, the attention turned to the tower block.

Wooldridge Demolition have 3 high reach excavators at their disposal and it was their Hitachi EX800 with a 38m reach that was used to safely bring the structure down to a level where smaller excavators could finish the building off. Weighing over 100 tonnes the big Hitachi has been on the Wooldridge fleet for a number of years and despite its age is kept in first class condition by the dedicated team of fitters at the Group’s headquarters. Capable of wielding a 2.5 tonne attachment, the Hitachi carefully

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worked its way trough the structure. Using built-in and stand alone dust suppression units ensured the risk of airborne dust causing a nuisance to nearby homes and businesses was eliminated.

Working through the building at a steady pace, the Hitachi EX800 was able to remove the reinforced concrete structure from on end. The narrow, two bay building was deconstructed with the Hitachi removing the outer walls, the floors and back into the central section. While the Hitachi worked on bringing the tower down, a smaller Hitachi ZX650 with fixed leg concrete muncher was processing the material dropped form the tower. Interlaced with reinforcing bars the 65 tonne excavator was progressively making its way through a large pile of material removing as much steel as possible to ensure the material was as clean as possible for crushing. Despite being a laborious job, the time taken to remove the material is not only beneficial in terms of financial recompense for the material salvage but will undoubtedly save on expensive repair bills to crusher conveyors and downtime due to material blocking the crusher jaws. Wooldridge prefer the fixed leg muncher on their larger Hitachis as they provide a reliable and trouble free solution for processing materials. The two older Hitachis were joined on site by the largest excavator in the Wooldridge fleet a Hitachi Zaxis 870LCR-3. Used for its immense breakout force of 472kN, the 90 tonne machine was also fitted with a large fixed leg muncher and was being used to remove the large concrete slabs and foundations found on the site. In addition to the fixed leg muncher, the Hitachi was also teamed up with an Indeco HP12000 breaker. The 8 tonne hydraulic breaker was being used to remove the final portions of basement left on the site. Providing almost 19000 joules

of energy per blow, the heavily reinforced concrete was easily fractured with each blow of the 215mm diameter chisel.

Whilst the majority of the larger plant comes from the Japanese manufacturer, recent arrivals on the fleet have seen Wooldridge take a number of excavators from the Volvo stable, a pair of which were operating on the site. The 30 tonne EC300EL models were being used in the processing of concrete and brick material with one excavator casting stockpiled material towards the crusher where the second machine was employed on loading duties. Along with operating a wide variety of excavators, Wooldridge Demolition also operate their own crushers. Ideally suited to projects of this size, the Metso Lokotrack LT96 is a compact yet highly productive jaw crusher. With a 930mm x 580mm feed opening, the crusher is powered by a 228hp Caterpillar diesel engine and was more than capable of producing a ???material which Wooldridge will leave on site for use in the construction process. Servicing the crusher and stockpiling the material produced was another recent purchase in the shape of another Hitachi machine, this time a ZW220 wheeled loader. Steadily making progress in the UK, the Hitachi range of wheeled loaders are being favoured for their excellent build quality, reliability and low fuel consumption. The 18 tonne, 200hp loader was being used to quickly ferry the crushed material away from the conveyor and stockpile it adjacent to the site boundary. The excellent geometry of the loader arms ensured the 3m3 bucket was filled to capacity and retained its load for the duration of its 100m run along the stockpile. The final amount of material crushed and left on site for the developer’s use will include over 3000m3 of type 1 and 4000m3 of 6f2 material.

At the corner of the site closest to the prison walls another of Wooldridge’s Hitachi excavators, this time a zero tail-swing Zaxis 225USRLC was undertaking a reduced level dig to remove almost 3000 tonnes of contaminated ground. The area had been used to garage and service some of the force’s fleet of vehicles and had become contaminated with hydrocarbon over the years. Initial test results showed an area roughly 50m x 20m had been contaminated to varying depths. To ensure the whole area was free from contamination, a scheme to excavate the material and remove from site for cleaning was undertaken. The capping layer of tarmac was being removed by one of Wooldridge’s Volvo ECR235CLC excavators and loaded into a fleet of 8-wheeler tippers for disposal before the Hitachi was able to remove the underlying material.

Whilst the project was not an unusual one for the Wooldridge team, they were faced with constraints not usually found on a working demolition site. As the site was located next to the prison, the police and prison authorities were extremely keen to ensure that the site was secured at all times and that the machinery was isolated to prevent it from being used to breach the brick built prison boundary wall. The prison wall was not the only structure requiring protection on site as the Wooldridge team ensured the safety of a number of protected trees within the site and also undertook the safe removal of other trees and vegetation to allow their work to commence. Ensuring their neighbour’s peace was not disturbed vibration and noise monitoring equipment was also installed on the site and a rigorously enforced traffic management system ensured the very busy road was kept free at all times. n

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IMPROVING SCOTLAND’S MOTORWAYS Ridgway Rentals Ltd. supplied two High Reach Demolition Excavators to George Beattie & Sons to demolish the Bothwell Park Bridge on the M74 in Scotland.

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he Komatsu PC450HRD with 28m reach and PC490HRD with 30m reach were both supplied to the Scottish demolition company without Ridgway names on – as per company policy – to allow Beattie to show their own decals whilst carrying out the work over the weekend last November.

Both High Reach Demolition Machines were delivered direct to site in Scotland in the configuration specified by Beattie - all ready to start work with no on-site assembly required!

George Beattie & Sons were contracted to safely remove the Bothwell Park Bridge that spans the M74 This project is just a small part of the Scottish Motorway Improvements scheme on the M8, M73 & M74 now underway by Transport Scotland. The benefits of this project to upgrade the core of Scotland’s

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motorway network aims to result in less congestion along with safer and quicker journey times.

is key to aiding their customers save time and money.

The hope is it will boost Scotland’s economy by improving connections between the commercial centres of Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond.

The project gained widespread attention due to its importance to the M74/M8 project being carried out by FLJV and as such featured prominently on the Scottish news broadcasts.

The Challenge - Careful planning and execution was required so that the project had minimal effect on neighbouring properties within 30m of the ends of the bridge for a minimal period of time.

The M74 was closed between junctions 4 and 5 to allow the demolition to take place over the weekend and scheduled to open from 6am, Monday - in time for the morning rush hour.

New High Specification Machines

Reliable plant machinery that allows maximum operational hours is key to companies carrying out demolition and construction work on a tight schedule.

Ridgway’s Komatsu demolition excavators offer the latest technology combined with complete operator safety and as they have been factory built by Komatsu as High Reach Demolition (HRD) from new it means they have CE Certification. n

By using new machinery less than 3 years old the project successfully reduced noise for the benefit of the neighbouring houses.

Ridgway take great pride in continually investing in their Plant Hire Fleet and feel that buying into new technologies early

MEMBER’S NEWS

SKIPPING MEALS

Social business Recycling Lives is using its unique model to turn scrap into scran – investing profits from its recycling and waste management enterprise into charitable activities which tackle food poverty.

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t might seem some leap, from skips of waste to food on plates, but this is the guarantee from using the services of social business Recycling Lives.

The double-Queens Award-winning recycler has created a model that sees profits from its commercial recycling and waste management operations invested in a charitable venture which feeds thousands of people across the North the Food Redistribution Centre (FRC).

The Centre, run in partnership with national charity FareShare, bridges the gap between supermarkets or suppliers and charities or community groups. It takes surplus food from the latter, which while still fresh and in-date would be destined for landfill, and distributes it to the likes of food banks, community cafes, homeless shelters and women’s refuges; thereby reducing food waste and tackling food poverty.

It was launched in October 2015, as national figures showed that retailers saw 360 million meals a year go to waste while households alone waste 7 million

tonnes of food and drink annually – all while 4.7 million people go hungry.

It is just one part of Recycling Lives’ model; also including a 15-acre Recycling Park - home to industry-leading machinery including Europe’s only fully-digitised fragmentiser and a pre-shredder - and three smaller depots as well as a head office from which Skip Hire Network, a national skip broker service, and Scrap Car Network, a national end-of-life vehicle (ELV) collection service are run. Combined, these offer total waste management for clients, able to process all types of waste, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and food waste.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO 10% OF OUR ANNUAL SALES BENEFITTING OUR INTEGRATED CHARITABLE WORK

Anthony Sharkey, senior commercial manager for the recycling firm, said: “We use business principles to achieve social good. By using us, clients get a great service, guaranteeing their waste is dealt with in the most environmentally-conscious and efficient way, while also deriving social benefit from their spend. We are committed to using at least 10% of our annual sales to benefit our integrated charitable work.”

Having run its symbiotic commercialcharity model for eight years, the organisation is now able to guarantee and also quantify just how much of each of its clients’ contract has contributed to its charitable ventures.

One client last year saw a more than £370,000 social return on investment (SROI), simply by managing its waste and WEEE streams through Recycling Lives, while a locally-managed SME secured £72,000 SROI. The FRC now plays a significant part in Recycling Lives commitment to creating that social value.

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IT’S MORE THAN JUST FOOD, IT’S A WAY TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE ISSUES A PERSON IS HAVING - IT BRINGS BARRIERS DOWN

Diverting food from landfill, the FRC fits perfectly with the recycling and waste management business’s vision and values. It is committed to achieving 100% diversion from landfill and holds the highest environmental standards at its Recycling Park in Preston, Lancashire.

The FRC, also based in Preston, has so far diverted 331 tonnes of food which would have otherwise been destined for landfill.

In doing so, it redistributes 10,000 meals a week to not-for-profit groups across the North. These feed around 5,000 people a week, 1,600 of whom are low-income families.

“It’s more than just food,” explains one project worker. “It’s a way to be able to access the issues a person is having - it brings barriers down.”

Mr Sharkey added: “The food supplied creates meals which are just the tip of the iceberg in the help these groups give.

Our members also support people with budgeting, cooking skills, employability support, parenting skills, financial advice and much more. We are privileged to be able to do this work and proud to be sustaining charities in the face of cuts.”

“Working with Recycling Lives allows us to achieve more through working together.”

Eric Wright Group – one of whose divisions is an award-winning construction firm already committed to charitable work – recently calculated that for each Recycling Lives skip used on one of its sites, the FRC was able to provide

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six meals to community groups.

Its use of nearly 2,000 skips – procured through Skip Hire Network – thus provided 11,348 meals.

Had all of its spend on waste – peaking at around £600,000 in one year – been procured through Recycling Lives, it would have provided more than 22,000 meals.

Jeremy Hartley, managing director of Eric Wright Group, said: “Working with Recycling Lives means we are helping to provide the resources needed to ensure they continue their much-needed community support.

“The Eric Wright Group has always recognised the importance of supporting local community and using our business activities to improve people’s lives. The Group creates hundreds of apprenticeship and training opportunities on its sites and also supports a number of charities with finances and resources.

Working with Recycling Lives gives us an opportunity to continue to make a real difference and achieve more through working together.”

Eric Wright Group’s spend-on-skips contributions feeds into Recycling Lives’ Food Redistribution Centre’s morethan-750,000 meals redistributed to date.

Now nearing the 1million meals mark, the FRC is seeking to expand and open a second Centre in Cumbria later this year, to further its social impact and offer even better SROI and CSR to its clients. n

For more information, visit: www.recyclinglives.com To see the impact of the FRC on communities, watch this short film: www.recyclinglives.com/ foodredistribution

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE DOWN A FEW DETAILS If you are looking for a range of top quality demolitions rigs, you’ve found it. From 21 to 70 tonnes operating weight, Volvo can offer you machines rigged on standard backacter or bespoke three piece equipment - fully guaranteed and armoured for all your demolition applications. And as they come from Volvo Construction Equipment you can be sure of unbeatable comfort and safety standards as well as the legendary Volvo Customer Support and after sales care.

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TRAINING

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n March 2017, the NFDC Executive Board took the proactive decision for the NDTG to adopt and utilise the Gencarda cardholder management system to better serve the needs and requirements of the demolition sector considering the Construction Leadership Council’s criteria for industry card schemes to be met by 2020. The system has been specifically developed to enable organisations to issue CSCS compliant smartcards with maximum speed and minimal effort.

SkillSight enrolled smartcard benefits:

The system has been developed to be a scalable, fully hosted, fully backedup, secure online solution with 24/7 availability and access assured.

n Enabling the NDTG to manage, edit and update information securely online 24/7 without the card having to be present

All smartcards issued are fully compatible with the Go Smart software, enabling cards to read both offline, accessing the data stored on the card chip or online connecting to a “Management Service” which will authenticate the card before connecting to the CCDO cardholder database.

Vircarda is an electronic wallet that holds virtual smartcards. It is available as a free app for your Android, Windows and Apple devices.

Provides a full audit trail of card reads, ensuring site access control is only to those individuals correctly qualified for the role they are undertaking on site.

Additional features include SkillSight and Vircarda (Virtual smart cards) and system functionality exists to issue a choice of virtual cards, physical cards or both to new or existing cardholders.

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n View qualifications on mobile devices n Save time and money with instant visibility and improved efficiency through smarter training and qualification management n Add NDTG Approved Toolbox Talks n Upload NDTG Approved Certificates

NDTG AGM The Training Group annual general meeting took place on the 17th February 2017 and was well supported at the Montague on the Gardens, London. It enabled the NDTG Chairman and the team to highlight the progress made in terms of a range of proactive initiatives implemented to address the current and future needs of the demolition sector during the last year. It also provided a platform for healthy debate from the floor on a number of sector related topics, including the requirement for an NVQ within the CCDO Smart Card scheme in accordance with the Construction Leadership Council’s industry card scheme criteria ahead of 2020. n

To enable their virtual card to be read, the cardholder would touch the screen to generate a short-life, encrypted QR code that would only be readable using Go Smart or other approved card reading applications.

System functionality exists to issue a choice of virtual cards, physical cards or both to new or existing cardholders. n

ROBERT SQUIRES NDTG TRAINING MANAGER

BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR DEMOLITION WORKFORCE With industry expertise and safety in mind, the new CCDO Smart Card Scheme has been developed by the demolition industry body NFDC and specialist training group NDTG. With one single scan you can be sure you have the right worker and skills for the job.

Our CCDO cards give you peace of mind From 1st September 2016, all CCDO cards will be issued in accordance with the new CCDO Smart Card Scheme criteria and rules. This means all card holders will have a requirement to: Have or be registered for and working towards attaining an industry relevant NVQ. Successfully attain the relevant Demolition Health, Safety & Environment Touch Screen Test.

Attend a National Demolition Training Group (NDTG) approved asbestos awareness course and card specific approved CCDO course with end test.

Call the NDTG today on 01442 217144 (option 2) or visit www.ndtg.training

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his year’s President’s Charity is Starlight, a truly inspirational charity that aims to brighten the lives of seriously and terminally ill children by ‘wish granting’ and providing fun to children in every children’s hospital ward and hospice throughout the UK. Newly elected President Paul J Brown was inspired to choose Starlight. He says “The Federation has always looked to support children’s charities, and in selecting my charity, I looked around and felt that Starlight were deserving of the NFDC’s support. I truly hope that we can raise many thousands of pounds to help them with their amazing activities”.

We were delighted to meet Starlight volunteer Jon Diamond and his wife Catherine our recent NFDC Awards Luncheon, where he shared a short video with us, and collected pledges for the charity. A whopping £7,475 was collected in cash and pledges at the luncheon.

John said afterwards “The lunch was amazing and I cannot believe just how generous the members and guests of the NFDC have been to us. This money will make a huge difference to the children.

We will be writing out personally to thank everyone who pledged money at the event. Thank you.” n

If you are able to help Starlight, please contact them directly at www.starlight.org.uk

A STARLIGHT STORY BGT’s No.1 fan meets the Judges!

Eight-year-old Phoebe was diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumour in August 2015 and has undergone chemotherapy to battle the cancer. Starlight granted Phoebe’s wish to watch a live episode of her favourite show, Britain’s Got Talent, and meet the judges.

Phoebe and her little sister, Sophie, couldn’t stop smiling when they met the judges - they even got to sit in their seats and press the red buzzers!

Phoebe’s mum said, “Thank you so much for granting Phoebe’s wish, it was more than we could have wished for and the memories will stay with us all forever.”

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CHARITY

THE LULLABY TRUST NFDC raises over £66,000 for The Lullaby Trust – and counting! down the rate of SIDS by raising awareness of their lifesaving ‘Safer Sleep for Babies’ messaging. This advice helps new parents and health professionals learn about the risk factors associated with SIDS and how to avoid them. Since The Lullaby Trust began their safer sleep for babies’ health campaign, the rate of SIDS has dropped by 85% across the UK, showing how effective the recommendations are, and how important it is that as many new parents as possible are made aware of them.

The money raised by NFDC will go towards The Lullaby Trusts’ work to raise awareness of safer sleep advice and to help us continue to support families affected by the loss of a baby.

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FDC have been generously supporting The Lullaby Trust since 2015 through their regional charity ball and staff fundraising.

As the partnership nears its end, we are excited to announce that the final total has exceeded £66,000! This is an incredible amount and a credit to all the staff who contributed to making the partnership a success.

sleep for babies, supporting bereaved families and raising awareness on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)”.

As a small charity that receives no government funding, the value of the support provided by companies such as NFDC cannot be understated. Tragically, four babies die every week in the UK as a result of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The Lullaby Trust works to drive

It costs around £30,000 annually to run The Lullaby Trust’s professional bereavement helpline. Through the free helpline anyone in the UK, affected by the loss of a baby, can access support and talk freely with to a trained bereavement advisor. This can make a real difference to helping families cope with their loss provides much needed comfort at an extremely distressing and difficult point in their life.

NFDC’s incredible donation could fund the running cost of the bereavement helpline for two years, ensuring thousands of people are able to access the support they so desperately need. n

Excitingly, this total is set to rise as a team of ten NFDC members are taking on RideLondon in July in support of The Lullaby Trust and are aiming to raise another £20,000.

Francine Bates, CEO of The Lullaby Trust, would like to thank everyone at NFDC “We at The Lullaby Trust are incredibly grateful to NFDC staff, who have given so much to the charity over the past two years. The dedication of their fundraising efforts has been remarkable. We would also like to say a very special thank you to Holly Price at Keltbray, who nominated The Lullaby Trust and championed the partnership from beginning to end.

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Marcia, the trained helpline advisor at The Lullaby Trust, provides bereavement support to thousands of families every year, helping them cope with the loss of a baby or child.

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CHARITY

REGIONAL CHARITY ROUND-UP LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES REGION The Lullaby Trust – Donation of £8933.18, bringing the total for 2016/7 to £40,000 Ex-Chairman of the London and Southern Counties Region, and now 2nd Vice President of the NFDC, Holly Price, recently made a donation of £8933.18 to her chosen charity the Lullaby Trust, bringing the total since 2016 to a massive £40,000.

The Lullaby Trust provides specialist support to bereaved families affected by the devastating condition sudden infant death. They also provide guidance and support through their ‘safer sleep for babies’ campaign. If you can help with their fundraising, please go to https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/ Strongbones – Donation of £5,000 Strongbones Children’s Charitable Trust is a national charity helping families whose children are affected by bone diseases and serious bone conditions. The London & Southern Counties Region were delighted to support this worthy charity with a large donation of £5,000.

The Helen Allison School – Donation of £5,000 A further donation of £5,000 was recently made to very deserving Helen Allison School, a special educational needs school for children aged 5-19 years old with a diagnosis of Autism and complex needs. The money donated has been earmarked for the purchase of essential play equipment n www.helenallisonschool.org.uk Email received from Emma Sanderson at The Helen Allison School Dear All, We just wanted to drop you an email to say how thankful we all are for the kind and generous donations that the NFDC and IDE have made to the school and to say thank you for taking the time to visit today.

We really hope that you enjoyed seeing the school today and meeting some of the pupils and hope that you will visit again soon.

Best wishes, Susan and Emma

NORTH WEST REGION Alzheimer’s Society – Donation of £31,598 Ex-Chairman of the North West Region and current Vice President of the NFDC, Martin O’Donnell was delighted to recently donate over £31,000 to the Alzheimer’s Society who provide support to those affected by this terrible disease and support research into understanding its causes. n

MIDLAND AND WELSH REGION Brolly’s Charity - £1,000 A donation of £1,000 was donated to Bob Brolly, of Brolly’s Charity, an Irish Radio Commentator based in Birmingham whose funding goes to various charities. n

SCOTLAND & NORTHERN IRELAND REGION Glasgow Children’s Hospital - £1,000 The Scotland and Northern Ireland Region, until recently chaired by Craig MacWilliam donated £1,000 to the Glasgow Children’s Hospital in support of their appeal for the purchase of a neurosurgical endoscope. n If you think you can help support the hospital, please go to: http://www.glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity.org/home

THE ‘SHARLENE FUND’ The NFDC recently donated £5,000 to the Sharlene Dillet Fund.

Sharlene is a young mother of two beautiful girls, and niece of exdemolition man Ray Styles who was recently diagnosed with a devastating liver illness.

Ray, his wife Pam, and the rest of Sharlene’s family hope to raise sufficient funds to allow her to undergo pioneering treatment.

Ray worked in the demolition industry for over 50 years with Gorst Clayton Ltd, while his son Grant currently works for Erith Contractors Ltd. Ray said “Sharlene is an amazing young woman, if you met her you would never imagine she has this terrible illness. Her warmth, personality and positivity is an inspiration to us all. Thank you to everyone at the NFDC for donating £5,000, it will go a long way to ensuring Sharlene gets the treatment she truly deserves.” n

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If you think you can help Sharlene, please visit her crowdfunding page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/anna-masters-2

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