THE JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS
DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING
ISSUE 1 - 2015
5 President’s Page 8 Erith Group
16 Northbank Demolition 20 Cawarden Company 24 Daltons Demolition
28 QEB Hollis Whiteman 30 MGL Demolition
34 NFDC AGM & Demolition Awards 40 KDC
44 Hughes and Salvidge 46 Balicrest Demolition
60 Northeast Demolition 67 Reigart Demolition 70 Classifieds
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PRESIDENT’S PAGE
I would like to welcome you all to
A MESSAGE FROM NFDC PRESIDENT MARTIN WILSON
the first issue of Demolition and Dismantling of 2015 and the first of my Presidency.
I am very honoured to have been voted in as your President and am looking forward to the next two years of supporting my fellow professionals in this industry that is close to my heart.
Firstly, I would like to convey my sincere thanks to William Sinclair for his term as President. It has been a pleasure in supporting and working with William over the past four years. We share our passion and dedication for presiding over this Federation in the best interests of those of its members, both Corporate and Industry Service Providers along with the welfare and well-being of its CEO and members of staff. I would also like to thank my two Vice Presidents, Andrew Forshaw and Paul Brown for their help and assistance leading to this point.
This year, Friday 13th did not hold the stigma attached to the day. I was thrilled to attend the AGM meeting where I was elected as President by my predecessor and colleagues, which later saw us all be present at the third NFDC industry awards and my first as President. The awards ceremony saw an afternoon of celebration as the room was filled with an
extraordinarily talented group of people who produce an exemplary standard of work which made judging very difficult.
It was a celebration of progress. There is no set route to take in order to achieve ones goals and each of the nominees had progressed and impressed their employers. Within the NFDC my progression to Presidency commenced as vice-chairman and chairman at regional level, through by election to National level as second vice president, vice president and finally President. A term of some eight years to this stage and two further years served with commitment and ardour. Great Britain; a democratic nation which enables all the right to vote. Progression comes with support from others, electing you in to a role as they believe in you to represent the professional body and continue the success. I will endeavor to uphold our well deserved and respected position as the global voice of the demolition industry, and I thank those who have supported me on my journey to Presidency.
I make no secret that it is my ambition during my presidency to grow the influence of the NFDC in the UK and beyond. It is my aim to continue to promote the exemplary work of my predecessors and
continue to make great efforts to achieve recognition of the exceptional services we provide. Promoting the Federation to clients, main contractors, unitary authorities, developers and architects to name but a few, is key to raising the profile of the Federation and to ensure our members are at the forefront of all tenders and enquiries.
As an ambassador of your Federation and a representative of all members and the identity you each present within all five regions, it is my personal wish to get to know both corporate and ISP members. For those of you who haven’t already, feel free to introduce yourselves as I have with you as I tour the regions to learn more about your identity for the betterment of the industry in the name of the NFDC.
Knowledge of your identity is important in achieving the aims I set to conquest as President and for the future of the NFDC. I look forward to meeting all members at the convention hosted at the picturesque Slieve Donard Hotel in Northern Ireland in September, as we develop our bond and continue to nurture the NFDC.
Martin Wilson.. NFDC President (MIDE)..
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ERITH GROUP
DEMOLITION IN CENTRAL LONDON Erith has recently completed the
demolition and deconstruction of 70 Farringdon Street in London on behalf of one of their Blue Chip clients.
The project to deconstruct both the Fleet and Plum Tree Court buildings was awarded to Erith in early December 2013 with the £11million demolition scheme paving the way for the construction of a high profile commercial office block – this took place after a rigorous and enduring six month pre-qualification and tendering process.
The demolition scheme itself, known across the industry as the ‘London Development Project’ occupied 100,000m2 of total floor area situated in the heart of London. Plum Tree Court was a nine storey, u-shaped structure constructed from reinforced concrete that was built in the 1980’s and the Fleet Building a 1950’s reinforced concrete framed building of mainly seven stories with a thirteen storey tower. Both structures incorporated basement levels; a single story in Plum Tree Court and two stories at Fleet Building.
Employed as principal contractor for the project, Erith were detailed with asbestos removal throughout the two structures prior to undertaking the total soft strip and structural demolition down to the top of the basement slab levels with
demolition works commencing at the end of February 2014.
Due to the sensitive surroundings of the site, Erith installed a range of technologically advanced security measures across the site boundary including 24/7 security cover, dedicated dog patrols for out of hours operations and a biometric turnstile entry system for workers and clients visiting the site. The company also undertook the installation of a very high specification CCTV monitoring system including ten high resolution multi function cameras able to produce images in colour and monochrome 24 hours a day. The fixed camera system was also augmented with full pan-tilt and zoom systems ensuring the site was amongst the most secure demolition projects.
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As principal contractor, Erith used their vast experience in the design and erection of the perimeter hoarding and scaffolds and also undertook the full survey of the structures prior to any works commencing. The nature of the buildings meant Erith’s experience played a major role in the identification of all incoming services and the onward service disconnections and isolations along with decommissioning of all mechanical and electrical equipment and temporary works to the floors and basements. Part of Plum Tree Court’s basement was occupied by three UK Power Network sub-stations which remained fully operational throughout the duration of the contract. To prevent any disruption to the existing electrical transmission on site and beyond, Erith constructed a number of protection decks to maintain safe access and to protect the existing substation. All three sub-stations were waterproofed and sealed using torch-on felt to ensure complete water tightness. The Fleet Building was once a British Telecom switching station used to route call traffic throughout London. A substantial cable-way, a vertical shaft and separate lift shaft, which link to tunnels beneath the site, were present within the existing basement, again, these services were to
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remain in operation throughout the contract. The cable chamber and shafts remained active over the course of the demolition operation. All cables and shafts were also waterproofed to ensure their total integrity throughout.
De-watering systems were fitted to both basements prior to the works commencing to ensure both structures remained as dry as possible throughout the life of the project and onward construction works. All retaining walls were to the buildings were inspected prior to the deconstruction process with Erith’s engineers designing various soldier and raking prop solutions to ensure total integrity.
In addition, access to utility stakeholders was accommodated 24/7 throughout the project. As soft strip and asbestos strip out works commenced, both buildings were encapsulated with fire retardant monarflex sheeting to ensure dust and noise were kept within the confines of the working area. As with many city centre locations access was very limited. This problem was addressed with Erith operating a systematic logistics strategy, ensuring seamless and efficient access/egress to the site at all times. Logistics throughout the duration of the contract was undertaken by NVQ Level 2 trained operatives who
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have undertaken a series of vulnerable road user training courses. Due to the magnitude of logistical movements to and from site, Erith deployed suitably qualified traffic marshals at all access and egress points of the site. Erith operate their in-house fleet of vehicles under the FORS system and all vehicle movements were co-ordinated in accordance with current HSE guidelines.
With the building scaffolded out and encapsulated with acoustic monarflex, Erith installed two 500t tower cranes to assist in the movement of larger plant and materials around the site with materials and smaller plant transported via scaffold mounted, 2,000kg capacity goods hoist. The demolition of both structures was carried out using the top down method where eight 12 tonne 360 degree excavators were lifted to the highest point by crane.
The excavators were equipped with a variety of hydraulic attachments and ensured the swift and safe deconstruction of the buildings. The demolition arisings were deposited down well holes positioned across the site, which cordoned off during demolition operations utilising appropriate signage and scaffold handrails in accordance with Working at Height Regulations 2007.
The well holes were positioned internally at courtyard elevations. Oxy-propane gas cutting equipment was used to cut the masses of rebar encountered during the demolition project to ensure appropriate material segregation with all hot works being undertaken through a very strict permit to work system.
Throughout the duration of the works various demolition techniques were used to accommodate the integrity of sensitive abutting assets; most noticeably works around BT Shafts and UKPN sub-stations. To ensure low levels of vibrations were generated Erith adopted diamond saw cutting techniques, this intricate technique also allowed for a more controlled deconstruction to take place in such sensitive areas of the site. The installation of dust, noise and vibration monitoring equipment was also used in an effort to keep public disturbance to an absolute minimum with the innovative use a traffic light system which generated email and text alerts.
Erith undertook a number Health and Safety implementations that set exemplary standards across the construction industry. An amalgamation of professionally qualified advisors, health and
safety campaigns and a unique approach to health surveillance has ensured our operations were underpinned by our culture of Safety 24:7. In their commitment to delivering a best practice approach, Erith assigned a number of key Health and Safety dedicated personnel on a full time basis. These included a full-time Health and Safety Manager, a visiting Health and Safety Auditor and an external specialist auditors to ensure compliance was of the highest possible standards. All site operatives and management were required to undertake Erith’s Seven Steps to Safety Campaign. The Health and Safety Campaign focuses on 7 fundamental steps to creating a safer working environment whilst simultaneously challenging practice and rewarding health and safety innovation.
In conjunction with our commitment to occupational health/health surveillance, Erith appointed an Occupational Nurse to act as an advisory service for all those based on site. The Nurses services included providing medicals, testing blood pressures and offering advice to quit smoking to give just a few examples. In conjunction with the Social Value Act 2012, Erith assembled an ESG Department, formed
specifically to challenge Corporate Social Responsibility issues and integrate them within their on-going operations. Examples of initiatives embellished throughout the contract included safe cycling campaigns - promoting safer methods of cycling within an urban environment. The event constructed helped raise awareness encountered through the eyes of both cyclists and HGV operatives and attending a Schools Careers Fair in Southwark in an attempt to inspire the younger generation of the opportunities in construction and how similar journeys have flourished through our works at the London Development Project. In addition we have worked for over 500,000 hours without a lost time incident.
“Erith were delighted to secure such a prestigious and large scale contract in the city of London; due to the success of phase 1 we are extremely pleased to secure the 20 million follow on advanced enabling package.” David Darsey, Managing Director Erith Group
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LAWSON D DISMANTLING GOVERNMENT Set up after the First World War,
the Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) has been responsible for providing signals, intelligence and information to the Government including the armed forces. Currently based in the suburbs of Cheltenham in the building nicknamed “The Doughnut” their former home has been vacant since 2004 on the opposite side of town.
The land had been earmarked for housing development with part of it already having been developed, but the down-turn in the economy had left major house builders steering clear of the site. With the economy starting to improve, one of the UK’s largest private housing developers, Persimmon has purchased the site and has started the immense task of preparing the land in readiness for the construction of over three hundred new properties.
EMOLITION
COMMUNICATION HEADQUARTERS Swindon based demolition specialists Lawson Group were successful in winning the high profile contract to remove the buildings, hard standings and leave the gently sloping site ready for the developers to make a start early in 2015. Prior to Lawson starting operations on site, the Government used their own contractors to decommission the buildings. Lawson then moved in with its environmental division to remove a large amount of asbestos.
The team spent almost four months removing various asbestos products throughout the buildings with a large number of panels being found under windows. Partial demolition of internal walls was undertaken to allow the asbestos removal teams to construct longer enclosures along each elevation of the buildings. This saved the company on both
time and materials for the asbestos removal. The whole demolition programme was split into four phases with the more modern building in phase one allowing structural demolition to commence while the asbestos and soft strip out continued in the older buildings.
Naturally, the construction of the buildings was far from standard with high strength concrete being used along with huge amounts of large gauge reinforcing bar. Heavy gauge steel columns and beams were found in some of the buildings and one building featured heavily reinforced internal, windowless rooms. Underground car parking facilities, basements and huge underground cable ducts were heavily reinforced and required some serious muscle to remove.
While the initial stages of asbestos removal and soft strip out called for an intensive labour force, all sourced in house and trained to exceptionally high standards, the structural demolition has called for the company to employ some serious mechanical muscle to bring the buildings to the ground.
Established in 1991, the company has tried and tested a variety of manufactured excavators, with investment in their first Caterpillar excavator 15 years ago and have stayed loyal to the brand since that day. While other manufacturers have managed to infiltrate the fleet, the company are still loyal to the Finning supplied machinery. “We have run Caterpillar excavators and wheeled loaders for the past 15 years.� comments Mr Wilson Managing Director Lawson Group,
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“We started out with an early 325 and were very impressed with the power and efficiency, so much so, we now have a range of machines from 22 tonne right up to 74 tonnes.” The choice of Caterpillar machinery was prompted by a sub-contractor working for Lawson. “The Caterpillar machinery just seemed better built and more reliable.” explains Wilson. Lawson Group believe they have kept their relationship with Finning thanks to their dedicated account manager Darren Bodio. “We have had issues with the product in the past but these were dealt with by a single phone call.” commented Mr Wilson “I think this relationship has made it easier for us to deal with the company.”
Usually exchanged on a three year cycle, the recent up turn in orders has seen the company extend the life of their machines to five years and with recent orders placed for new kit, the Lawson fleet is going to have to expand to fulfil the current order book. One of the more recent purchases made by the company was the introduction of a
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new 75 tonne Caterpillar 374DL. Purchased specifically for the GCHQ project, the machine has been specified with a standard 7.8m boom and 4.15m stick complete with Tefra quick hitch. Unlike the majority of 70 tonne plus excavators sold into UK operations, the mass excavation equipment was not required. “We wanted the machine to be able to use attachments at height,” explained Mr Wilson. “While the mass excavation equipment would give us more than enough breakout force, the lack of height made it only suitable for digging duties. The standard equipment will give us the best of both worlds.” The new 374 was delivered late last year making an immediate impact removing the large concrete foundations and cable ducts. Unfortunately, within days of its arrival, the machine suffered a failure of its bucket ram. A quick phone call to Finning and a whole new unit was removed from a machine waiting at to be shipped from the factory at Gosselies in Belgium and airfreighted over to the UK with the machine back up and running the following
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afternoon. It is this level of service that Lawson have come to expect from one of the leading equipment suppliers in the UK. “We see all of our equipment as an asset to our operations and refuse to purchase anything which will not hold its value when it comes to be sold.” explains Mr Wilson. This way of thinking is also apparent when it comes to attachment selection with LaBounty shears from ECY Haulmark and Verachtert (now Caterpillar) pulverisers featuring heavily amongst the fleet.
The company also favour fixed leg grapples for their strength and reliability. “The Verachtert and LaBounty are the best in the business for their strength and reliability. The fixed leg grabs have been manufactured specifically for our operations and the quality is simply fantastic.” explains Mr Wilson.
At the time of our visit the 374DL was being put to use in pulling material away from the one final building left on site to allow access for the company’s high reach Liebherr to undertake the
demolition of the taller parts of the building. Powered by a Caterpillar C15 ACERT engine delivering 476hp, the large pile of demolition arisings were no match for the excavator. Despite the early setback, the 374D has been performing as well as expected with the decision to purchase the standard front end equipment more than justified. Producing a breakout force of almost 300kN even the hardest, most stubborn pieces of concrete have been no match for the machine. With the area clear of rubble and ready for the high reach excavator to commence work, the 374 was back on grubbing up the large areas of concrete hard standing found around the site. Once broken out, the 374 was clearing up and stockpiling the material ready for crushing. While swinging a heavy duty 3.8m3 bucket, the new 374D has also been fitted with auxiliary pipework to enabler it use suitable hydraulic attachments and is currently working alongside Lawson’s previous largest excavator, a Caterpillar 365CL. As with the new purchase, the older 365 has been specified with
standard reach equipment but without the quick hitch and was easily wielding a LaBounty MSD2500R processing steel work from the remnants of the steel framed building. The 365 has suffered from extended periods of downtime due to issues concerning both the engine and cooling systems. Although now resolved and back to full reliability, the issues with fixing the machine raised doubts over the parts availability in the UK for some items of equipment.
“We have held in-depth discussions with representatives from both Finning and Caterpillar to resolve the issues we have had and are still awaiting the outcome.” explains Mr Wilson. While newer machines are covered by manufacturers warranties, the older machines are taken care of by the company’s own fitters. Despite working in such a harsh environment, once the machines are to leave the fleet, the company has no problems of disposing them through Richie Brothers Auctions.
Working alongside the two large excavators, Lawson have a pair of 323D and a pair of 336D excavators along with a 962H wheeled loader. The only non Caterpillar items were the Sandvik QJ341 jaw crusher and the Liebherr R954 26m high reach excavator. One of the 336D excavators was equipped with a fixed leg grapple and was sorting material for further processing while its brother was undertaking the breaking up of one of the underground car parks. The roof slab had been removed and the 35 tonne excavator was steadily breaking away the wall and floor structures in readiness for crushing.
Lawson Group take their environmental responsibilities very seriously and the company are looking at recycling almost 95% of the demolition arisings with the majority of crushed 6F2 material being left on site for the developers use.
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NORTHBANK SMASHING SITES FOR SUPE Irlam based Northbank
Demolition have recently undertaken a large contract to demolish a former garment storage facility in Altrincham Cheshire for a regular Blue Chip client. The project involved the demolition of a large area of steel framed sheds of varying ages, some clad in steel sheeting, others with brick infill panels. Adjoining the warehouses was a two storey block containing offices, canteens and toilet facilities. Once demolished and the site cleared, the land will become the latest site to house a new superstore from Asda. Small amounts of asbestos board were found during the initial survey of the building and once removed the crews set about soft stripping the building. The large warehouse contained sufficient
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undercover space to house a number of roll on-off bulk skips during the strip out operations. This meant that any valuable metals could be stored securely and out of site well away from the threat of potential theft. The only part of the demolition phase to cause any concern was the removal of the office complex as it was situated on the main road through the industrial park. With a full scaffold to the roadside elevation, workers carefully removed the cladding and windows by hand before any mechanical demolition took place. The company decided to demolish this portion of the building over a weekend as they were able to control the flow of traffic passing the building without too much disruption to the rest of the industrial park.
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While the strip out operations commenced on the office complex, the company segregated the warehouses and commenced the mechanical demolition furthest away from the office. Northbank operate a large fleet of equipment ranging from 5 tonnes through to 70 tonnes and aim to utilise their own fleet on the majority of projects they undertake. The company operate an almost exclusive fleet of Doosan excavators ranging from 5 tonnes up to a 60 tonne high reach machine and are all equipped with OilQuick hydraulic couplers enabling rapid and safe changeover of attachments. The only machine not sporting the Doosan orange is a recent addition to the fleet, a 70 tonne Volvo EC700C. Purchased as a quality used unit, the Volvo was bought primarily with the intention of using its 458hp to rip up slabs
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RMARKETS and footings on upcoming demolition contracts.
For the Asda contract the company brought in machines from 25 to 60 tonne to undertake the work. The company had been given a 17 week demolition programme but with other contracts due to commence before the Altrincham project finished and machinery available, the contract was finished in five weeks ahead of schedule, much to the delight of the main contractor. The demolition process was helped by the very quick turnaround for steel recycling with Northbank’s preferred outlet, Davidsons, situated less than quarter of a mile away. The close proximity meant bins were being exchanged almost as quickly as they were being filled and a major plus side for the
company’s environmental credentials as there is a large reduction in its carbon footprint Northbank are huge advocates of the OilQuick system with all of their machines benefitting from the system. Mark Mates, Northbank’s Business Development Manager claims that the use of the OilQuick has benefitted the company and that the speed in which the contract has been progressing can be attributed to this attachment.
“It is so much quicker, easier and safer using the OilQuick. We have excellent operators on our machines and this makes their lives so much easier. We are also finding there is less wear and tear on attachments as the correct ones are always being used.” Supplied by ECY Haulmark in Warrington, Northbank were one of the first
demolition companies to realise the benefits of the product and now specify it on all new machines including those purchased for their subsidiary company, PR Plant Hire. “We also hire some of our attachments out to other demolition contractors who require OilQuick systems to match their excavators.’ explains Mark. “To further our hire fleet we have recently added new 34 and 42 tonne Doosan excavators fully equipped to operate on demolition projects. Hopefully this will open more eyes to the benefit of the OilQuick system.” The majority of demolition attachments on the Northbank fleet have also been sourced through ECY including VTN crushers and pulverisers and LaBounty shears. The size of the
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buildings and the quantity of racking still present inside meant the excavators were expected to open up an elevation and gradually work their way through the building, removing the racking as they progressed. The benefits of experienced operators and the OilQuick system quickly becomes apparent as the steel work of building and racking are dropped and cut into the correct sizes using a shear. Within 30 seconds the shear has been exchanged for a multi-purpose selector grab and the operator is now deftly sorting the various grades offsets into the relevant stockpiles. All this is done without the operator having to leave the cab to struggle with the inevitable pressure build up in the hydraulic system making it awkward to change attachments over. Once the buildings were part demolished, Northbank brought in one of their crushing teams to start processing the slabs and foundations with all
the arising material being stockpiled on site for the construction team to use. Again, all plant and equipment is from their own fleet including the Powerscreen MetroTrack crusher. The company are very impressed with the Powerscreen product and have recently invested in a new Premiertrak 300 mobile jaw crusher from UK dealer Blue Machinery.
The 32.5 tonne machine combines the output of some larger machines in the compact dimensions required by Northbank to access some of their tighter, more congested city centre sites. The low speed engine combined with low engine noise means the crusher can be used in city centre locations with little noise impact on the surrounding area.“The Premiertrak 300 is an ideal tool for our operation as its size and productivity of up to 280tph provides us with the ideal combination of both productivity
and size.” explains Paul Richards, Northbank Demolition Managing Director. “We simply couldn’t ask for a better crusher for our operation.” Alongside the demolition equipment recently purchased, Northbank have also taken delivery of a small fleet of Volvo FMX 8x4 tipper trucks and a Volvo/Nooteboom low loader combination. This huge investment furthers the company’s philosophy of being self sufficient.
The speed of which Northbank have progressed through this project has been phenomenal, aided by their highly trained and enthusiastic staff, their own fleet of plant and machinery, the company completed the project over five weeks ahead of schedule, incident and accident free.
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CAWARDEN
DRIVING DEMOLITION FORWA
Derbyshire based Cawarden
demolition have been racing ahead with the demolition of the former home of UK rallying specialists Prodrive. Situated off junction 11 of the M40, Prodrive are famous the world over for running and managing some of the biggest names in the racing and rallying world and are currently undertaking a reorganisation which will see the company move their facilities to larger, newer premises nearby. The move will see the racing company moving to premises where the majority of their operations will be under one roof. As it stands, the company is now situated in a variety of buildings spread out across the larger industrial estate. The fast track demolition contract on behalf of McLaren Construction has seen a team from Cawarden removing a variety of reasonably
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modern industrial buildings in readiness for the main contractor’s groundworks sub-contractor to move in and commence their operations.
The estate comprises of a number of single and two story steel framed buildings had been simply constructed with half height block work walls and lightweight tin sheet cladding. Internally, some of the units were true single story whereas others had bison beam mezzanine floors installed. The larger units were a full two storey construction. The modern construction methods used meant there was no asbestos present so the soft strip works were able to commence immediately. Carpet tiles, ceilings and stud partition walls were removed before the demolition of the structure could commence with any resulting materials recycled where possibly.
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While the roofing sheets on some of the smaller buildings were made up of a two-ply tin sheet sandwiching fibreglass insulation, the larger structures were topped off with a Kingspan style sheet. The single ply tin sheeting was easily taken down and the fibreglass removed. The Kingspan was a different matter. Wanting to make every effort to segregate materials as much as possible in an effort to reduce the amount of skips used and to reduce the amount of material needing to be sent to landfill, the company endeavoured to peel the steel sheeting away from the polyurethane foam on the sheets. This was effectively undertaken using a selector grab mounted on a 21 tonne excavator meaning the resulting materials could be recycled easier.
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Cawarden used a variety of machines from their fleet on this contract with the majority coming from the Komatsu stable with a single PC290, a pair of PC210s, one dash 8 and a new dash10, helped along by a new JCB JS220LC. Working with a variety of demolition attachments the buildings were quickly demolished with the steel work being cut into manageable sections before being shipped off for recycling the block work was crushed before the concrete slabs and footings removed. As the majority of the slabs were of a nominal 150mm thickness interlaced with mesh reinforcement, they proved very easy to break out with the aid of one of the fleets newest breakers, a Furukawa F19XP. Supplied by Warrington based ISP member ECY Haulmark, and weighing in at 2.6t, the breaker was easily wielded by the older Komatsu PC210 and was easily breaking the slab into manageable pieces. This could not be said about some of the strip footings. While the majority were less than a half a metre in depth, some were in excess of 1.5m.
prior to breaking. Equipped with a fixed leg grapple, the JS220LC was using a piece of steel section to scrape the slabs clean.
Once the material had been reduced to a more manageable size, it was stockpiled before being fed through the company’s McCloskey J44 jaw crusher. Once put through the crusher the resulting F2 material was then being stockpiled in readiness for the construction phase of the site. The short program time for the project has meant a concerted effort from the Cawarden team to hand sections of the site over to the main contractor in readiness for the construction phase to commence. This request meant that the company had to demolish, grub up and crush sections of the site as they were going rather than completing each facet of the project one after the other.
While not an ideal solution, Contracts Manager Malcolm Lowes explained that the company are more than happy to look at any reasonable request from the client in order for the job to progress smoothly.
The company used the brute force of the 30t, 213hp Komatsu PC290 to grub the larger pieces of concrete from the ground before passing them over to the Furukawa equipped PC210 for initial breaking. The F19XP is part of the latest generation of hydraulic breakers from the Japanese manufacturer and offers an impact rate of up to 750bpm. All units in the range also offer stroke control which lengthens or shortens the stroke and automatically adjusts the impact energy depending on the material being worked. While the Komatsus were busy taking care of the concrete, the new JS220LC, one of two on the fleet, was busy clearing the last of the demolition arisings from the slabs
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DALTONS DE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE FLEET Edinburgh based specialists,
Daltons Demolitions have recently upgraded and increased their fleet of demolition excavators with a large order from Liebherr.
The company have purchased the five machines specifically to undertake demolition and recycling operations on forthcoming projects in and around Scotland and have recently commenced the demolition of a redundant industrial complex in Haddington, just off the A1. The industrial complex was once home to the Mitsubishi Electric Company who extended the original site and used it as a base for the manufacture of televisions up until the late 1990s. When Mitsubishi vacated the premises, the factory was split into two with a printer and sports surfacing manufacturer taking over the lease.
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With the two companies vacating the premises in the last eighteen months, a large national house builder has purchased the property with a view to developing it for local housing and light commercial use. The neighbouring site has been purchased by Sainsbury’s and they are looking to develop this into a supermarket. To facilitate the redevelopment of the site, the new owners let the contract for the demolition of the buildings along with the grubbing up of the concrete slabs and foundations to leave the site clean, tidy and level in readiness for the construction teams to commence their work. Daltons run a mixed fleet of equipment but the most recent purchases from Liebherr mean that the bulk of the fleet is now sourced from the German manufacturer.
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Along with a single 30 tonne excavator from a rival manufacturer, the five new Liebherrs have been brought to the Haddington project along with a wide variety of attachments from various manufacturers.
The order from Liebherr comprised of a pair of 22 tonne R922 excavators, a pair of 40 tonne R946 excavators and an LH30 wheeled material handler. All four excavators have been specified in full demolition specification complete with full cab guarding, superstructure side protection and full auxiliary hydraulic pipework with the pair R946 coming complete with straight booms to give almost an extra metre of reach.
The R922 and the latest R946 excavators have all been supplied with Hill Tefra double locking quick
MOLITION couplers while the first R946 delivered came with Liebherr’s own fully hydraulic coupling system, Likufix. The Likufix system enables full attachment changeover including hydraulic and electric functions, to be changed from the cab. The LH30 material handler weighs in at 28.5 tonnes and has been supplied in standard specification sporting a 7.8m straight boom and a 6m industrial dipper equipped with a 0.60m3, five tine grapple. All five machines sport the latest generation Liebherr excavator cabin which offers an unrivalled working environment for the operator with ergonomically laid out controls, air conditioning and thanks to the deep windows, an excellent view across the whole working environment. A 7” colour monitor provides real time information for the operator and also transmits the video feed from the counterweight mounted
camera. All five machines are fitted with Liebherr’s own designed and built diesel engines and meet current EU emission regulations without the need for any bulky additions to the engine compartment meaning the view across the back of the machine is one of the best in their class. Engine size varies between the machines ranging from a 4.5 litre D834 engine delivering 143hp in the R922 up to the 10.5 litre D936, 272hp engine in the R946. Along with the engines, many of the excavators other major components are designed and built in-house by Liebherr including track and slew motors, slew rings and hydraulic pumps to name but a few. The new Liebherr excavators are also fitted with a centralised lubrication system along with all daily check points centralised to assist with routine maintenance and inspection.
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Operating with a variety of attachments from LaBounty, Rotar, Northerntrack and Ardennes, the new Liebherr fleet has made great inroads into the demolition of the buildings on site. Constructed and extended at various times throughout the last 40 years, the buildings comprised of a number of differing structure types with the most modern of the large buildings being stripped of its cladding sheets before being disassembled and sold for re-use. A small amount of non-notifiable asbestos roof tiles were identified and removed by the Daltons team before notifiable material was removed by one of Daltons’ specialist sub-contractors. At the time of our visit the older R946 was using an Ardennes selector grab to strip roof sheets from one of the older sections of the building. Carefully pulling the top sheet off to expose the rock wool insulation in between the two
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layers, the operators were then folding the long, unwieldy sheets into a more manageable “ball�. Once the top layer is removed, the rock wool is then scraped off before being placed in a bulk bin for onward processing. All the steel work arising from the project will either be processed on site and dispatched to a recycling company nearby or taken to the company’s own recycling facility to be processed further. Site Supervisor, Stuart McGregor explains that the company aim to recycle as much of the demolition waste as possible with only felt roof coverings and insulation being the major items sent away as mixed waste.
The first R946 was demolishing part of the buildings ably assisted by an R922 undertaking clearing duties, leaving the existing concrete slab clean and clear of material. The second R922 was assisting in the removal roofing sheets from the salvaged building. As the roofing material was not going to be reused, the company were using the R922 with selector grab to push the sheets from their purlins.
This method of removal was seen as a safer and speedier operation rather than netting and putting the workforce onto the roof itself. The second R946 was fitted with a new Rotar selector grab and was being used to fill bulk bins with a large amount of lightweight steel generated from the demolition process. To obtain a reasonable weight in the skips the R946 was using its grab to squash the material into the bins in an aim to reduce the amount of trips needed to remove the large amount of material being generated. To aid the R946 in the removal of material from site, the LH30 material handler was loading two articulated tippers with similar material. Suffering the same issue as the R946, the LH30 operator was having to compact the material to obtain a decent weight to the load. To assist in filling the trailer, the Liebherr boasts an hydraulically raisable cabin allowing the operator a birds-eye view into the tipper body an allows the voids to be filled as best as possible.
Both machines were carefully selecting the specific grade of material to fill the skips as a mixed load would reduce the amount of return available.
Once the buildings have been removed and the steel removed for recycling, the company will bring in their mobile crushing team and undertake the processing of the large amounts of concrete slab, footings and block work remaining from the buildings.
All this material will be crushed to an 6F2 grade before being stockpiled on site in readiness for the developer to commence operations.
Initial feedback from the site management and operators is very good stating that the Liebherr product is well built, reliable and more than up to the job.
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QEB HOLLIS
CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER: MORE AND LARGER The Corporate Manslaughter and
Corporate Homicide Act 2007 was introduced in 2008 because there had been few successful prosecutions of corporations under the common law of gross negligence manslaughter (GNM).
Under the old law, to find a corporate entity guilty of manslaughter, a jury needed to convict a manager of GNM, then find that manager so senior as to be identified as the “directing mind and will” of the company. This legal framework could not deal with corporate failures leading to disasters such as the capsize of the Herald of Free Enterprise and the Southall rail crash. Corporations could still be prosecuted for breaches of the Health and Safety At Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA), but offences under that Act do not require proof that the organization was responsible for causing death, so are regarded as much less serious.
The new statutory offence of corporate manslaughter (CM) only applies to organisations (not natural persons) and is punishable with an unlimited fine against the organisation. There are a number of elements to the offence. As before, the organisation has to owe a duty of care to the deceased (whether an employee or member of the public).
The way in which the organization’s activities are managed has to amount to a gross breach of that duty of care. Finally, the way in which the company’s activities are organised by senior management has to be a substantial element in that breach. The conduct of a wide of range of individuals, not just directors, can be taken into account (e.g. a site 28
manager). The conduct of several individuals can be aggregated: the jury must focus on the acts and omissions of the organisation, not of individuals.
PROSECUTIONS TO DATE
The first prosecution for CM was of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Limited, found guilty in 2011, following the collapse of a trench on top of an employee. There have been nine further prosecutions in England and Wales (two of which resulted in acquittal), and three in Northern Ireland (all resulting in conviction; there is a separate offence of corporate homicide in Scotland). More than half those cases were heard in 2014 or 2015. The defendants include corporate entities in farming, heavy industry, mining, a sports club, recycling and manufacturing, and construction. In two unrelated cases (Lion Steel Limited and Peter Mawson Limited), the convictions arose after employees fell through fragile roof panels. In R v PS and JE Ward Limited, the company was acquitted of CM but convicted under HSWA after a man was electrocuted when a metal hydraulic-lift trailer came into contact with an overhead power line. One of those convicted in 2014 was Cavendish Masonry Limited, after a builder was crushed by a block of limestone which fell from a lintel.
So far, the largest fine imposed (£500,000) was against Sterecycle (Rotherham) Limited in November 2014, although draft new
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sentencing guidelines (currently under consultation) suggest much higher fines which will have “real economic impact” will be appropriate in the future, particularly for larger organisations.
INDIVIDUALS
In eight of the 10 English cases, individuals were charged alongside the company with offences under HSWA and with GNM (which still applies to individuals). This mirrors the old-fashioned way of seeking a CM conviction by relying on individual guilt and the identification principle. But, in fact, no individual need be convicted for the company to be liable for the offence of corporate manslaughter. And whereas the conviction rate for corporate entities is relatively high, there were no convictions of individuals for GNM alongside a CM conviction for the company (despite five such prosecutions being started), and although there were 13 individuals charged with HSWA offences, only two pleaded guilty, and one was convicted by the jury. The highest penalty imposed was a suspended sentence, although there has been one recent example of an immediate nine-month sentence for a health and safety consultant charged with HSWA breaches following a workplace-related death. What is
WHITEMAN
by Jocelyn Ledward
COMPANIES ARE DUE TO PAY THE PENALTY even more interesting is that 14 of these acquittals (4 GNM and 10 HSWA) are not the result of decisions by juries, but by prosecutors or judges to discontinue cases, after charge and often some way into the process.
None of the successful prosecutions of individuals is as a result of poor performance of a truly senior management role. In Pyranha Mouldings Limited (where an employee died after the automatic closure of industrial oven doors), for example, the individual convicted was the technical director. The basis of his conviction was the unsafe and non-compliant design of the oven. In the two cases where individuals pleaded guilty, these were sole directors or proprietors of very small companies. It seems that judges are reluctant to allow cases to proceed against individuals where their conduct is part of a wider picture of collective corporate management failings. The policy and practice of the Health and Safety Executive (which is adopted by the Crown Prosecution Service in manslaughter cases) also favours the prosecution of corporate entities rather than individuals. As a matter of practicality, charges
(or the prospect of charges) against individuals can also hinder the prosecution case against the company, as individuals are less likely to be willing or able to co-operate as witnesses.
THE FUTURE
Prosecutions of individuals for causing workplace-related death are unpopular with businesses and the public when the responsibility lies with a company. Charges against individuals are likely to remain difficult for prosecutors to prove, particularly if they are based on management failures alone.
There are signs that a new approach is emerging, casting off the old culture of reliance on the identification principle. In the pipeline for trial is the largest company yet to be charged with the offence, Baldwins Crane Hire Limited. There are no individuals charged alongside the company.
To date, only relatively small companies have been prosecuted for CM. This is largely because directors tend to be more closely concerned with site-based activities in smaller enterprises, which makes it easier to formulate
Jocelyn Ledward is a barrister at QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers. In 2014, Jocelyn was junior prosecution counsel in the successful prosecution of Sterecycle (Rotherham) Limited for corporate manslaughter. She advises and represents corporates and individuals in relation to business-related crime, including health and safety. charges against them. But the Act brings a much wider category of individual under the umbrella of senior management, which should open the door for larger culpable organizations being prosecuted.
We are likely to see more and larger corporate entities being held to account for CM, in a wider variety of circumstances than previously.
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MGL DEM
FINAL
OLITION
by Paul Argent
CHAPTER FOR THE GAZETTE The town of South Shields is
situated at the mouth of the River Tyne just 5 miles from Newcastle City Centre. Traditionally a base for heavy industry, the town has slipped into decline over the last few decades with a higher than average unemployment figure and very little industry left in the area. To combat the decline, South Shields has recently benefited from massive public and private investment to restore the riverside and foreshore areas to attract tourists and commercial investment. This investment has now filtered into the town centre with large scale demolition and rebuilding works commencing. Durham based MGL Demolition has been awarded the contract to undertake the demolition of the former South Shields Gazette
Newspaper buildings in the town centre. The offices have been moved from the town centre with printing now carried out in the Midlands, leaving the building free for redevelopment. With the major investment being made to lift the town centre, the Gazette buildings, situated at one of the busiest junctions in the town, are the first of many to be demolished. Pedestrians and buses are constantly passing the demolition area and with occupied buildings surrounding the site, the expert team from MGL Demolition were kept on their toes throughout the project.
The building in Chapter Row dates back from the 1930s when the Gazette opened up there and is part of the £100 million regeneration plan of the town centre. Initially MGL Demolition erected a full
hoarding around the site which included a temporary footpath closure along Chapter Row to allow one elevation of the building to be removed without endangering the public, while the elevation to Barrington Street traffic was controlled via stop go boards. This method of traffic control worked very well as the one way street was not massively busy with traffic.
Site Supervisor for the project, Mark Rundall has 17 years’ experience of high profile demolition projects with MGL Demolition and explains that this project is one of the more complex he has undertaken due the nature of the building’s construction. Constructed from concrete encased steel columns, the size of which would be more commonplace in a power station, the three bay
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building comprised of two single pitch roofs joined by a flat roof section, all constructed from concrete and steel.
The company first undertook an asbestos survey and removal before commencing the soft strip and the hand demolition of the brickwork panels to the Chapter Row elevation before moving on to the mechanical demolition with one of a pair of new Komatsu demolition specification excavators to join the fleet. Operating a large portfolio of machinery to service the many activities in which the company is involved, the new Komatsus represent a large investment in the demolition fleet in order to fulfil the ever growing order book. The two PC350LC-8 machines have been supplied in full demolition specification complete with modular joints to the booms to allow the swapping over from short to long, 23m equipment.
As with the majority of the MGL Demolition fleet, the two new excavators have been finished in the distinctive corporate livery of the company. Weighing in at a maximum of 54 tonnes when rigged with full high reach equipment, the high reach unit is capable of carrying a 2.5 tonne tool to its maximum 23m. The company has purchased the pair of machines with a single set of high reach equipment to be shared between them with all front end equipment sporting hydraulic quick hitches to allow the use of attachments to also be shared.
Sitting below the company’s Liebherr R954 34m high reach in the fleet, the two Komatsus are seen as an ideal tool for projects where space and limited access can cause problems. Although the Gazette site has only called for the company to employ the use of the PC350 with short boom and with a pin height of 9.5m, it is more than capable of reaching all parts of the building.
Fitted with a Stage 3, Komatsu 8.2 litre engine delivering 247hp, the PC350 was wielding a Furukawa V22 combination crusher and shear. Specially sourced from Japan, Managing Director, Mark Davison explains that the Furukawa is probably the best demolition tool on the market and cannot understand why there isn’t a UK or European dealer to support them. “We have a number of different Furukawa units on the fleet and the build quality and strength of them is unbeatable,” Said Mark.
“Sourcing them can be difficult, but over time we have built up a list of contacts in the Far East who are able to supply them.” The Komatsu has also been fitted with a full bandstand to the upper structure with extensive body protection to both the sides and underneath to reduce potential damage when the machine slews around. Changing the boom over has also been made simpler with the fitting of quick release hydraulic connections between the boom foot and boom.
A full falling object guard has been fitted to prevent stray material damaging the cab and a full set of removable cab guards has also been supplied with the machines.
Working its way through the building the PC350 is systematically munching its way through concrete encased columns before slicing through the steel work and placing them to one side for recycling. The concrete floor is also full of small steel beams making the structure very strong. Once the ring beam has been removed, the narrow jaws of the V22 are able to penetrate the concrete in between each steel beam making it easier to remove the floor sections. All metals rising from the demolition will be recycled with only the bitumen felt roof covering needing to be sent to landfill. Mark added: “We are very lucky to be in good standing with the local authority. We have worked with them on a number of projects in the past and they know exactly what we can achieve. Having that mutual understanding with the Client makes the job progress so much easier.”
The seven week time scale for the project was easily met with the Client, South Shields Council exceptionally pleased with the work undertaken by the company.
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WELCOMING OUR NEW PRESIDENT MARTIN WILSON Friday 13th March saw the NFDC hold their annual AGM and Awards ceremony back at the Dorchester Hotel in central London. Yet another sell out event saw almost 200 attendees enjoy the splendour of the five star hotel.
An early start to the proceedings saw members voting on a variety of issues including the potential development of an in-house competency card for demolition operatives, the revocation of the motion to reduce the number of representatives on National Council and the proposition that the position of Regional Chairman be restricted to a maximum of two terms. With voting carried out in quick time, the main AGM commenced with outgoing President William Sinclair welcoming everyone to the Dorchester.
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Mike Swain took to the stage to outline the financial standing of the NFDC and NDTG and was happy in reporting that revenues from trading were improved from last year and overall, the Federation were in a healthy financial position with the Federation effectively doubling in the past three years. As is now becoming the norm, the Federation and Regions have been very generous raising £65,000 for their various charities. With Mr Cladd retiring, William Sinclair proposed that ESW Chartered Accountants be appointed as the auditors for the Federation. Mr Sinclair took to the stage again to issue his final report as President. Speaking on behalf of Members at various regional meetings, Mr Sinclair reported that the upturn in the economy may be generating work but prices are still tight for many companies. Mr Sinclair was very optimistic about the financial standing of the
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NFDC and NDTG and congratulated the Executive Committee and National Council on their implemented procedures and financial controls to better manage the Federation’s funds. Mr Sinclair also confirmed that the purchase of the property adjacent to Resurgam House has now been approved with a view to providing a bespoke training facility for the NDTG and freeing up administration space at Resurgam House. Mr Sinclair then went on to thank former Group Manager Sophie Cox for her considerable contribution to the NFDC and NDTG and it was with sincere regret that he had to accept her resignation. The restructuring of the business has seen Lesley Ransome introduced as Office Manager with CEO Howard Button taking over Mrs Cox’s role at regional meetings. Mr Sinclair thanked all parties involved for their
ITION AWARDS Jim Caldwell, Richard Dolman
Howard Button
William Sinclair
Duncan Rudall
Martin Wilson, William Sinclair
Andrew Forshaw, Martin Wilson
Martin Wilson, William Sinclair
Paul J Brown, Andrew Forshaw, Howard Button, Martin Wilson
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William Sinclair, David Sinclair, Paul J Brown
Paul J Brown, Martin Wilson, Andrew Forshaw
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Winner - Central Demolition Ltd - John Carpenter
Winner - Tilley & Barrett Ltd - Jason Davey
Winner - Connell Brothers Ltd - Kevin Brooks
Winner - Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd
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considerable time and effort in the restructuring process and thanked the staff at Resurgam House for their understanding and efforts throughout this transitional period. Speaking about the developments over the last 12 months, Mr Sinclair explained that the Federation was still faithful to its founding principles of improving the standards and safety within the industry with unannounced site audit visits now being undertaken. Mr Sinclair reiterated the push for improving standards saying that the Federation had published three new Guidance Notes during the past year namely; Demolition Scaffolding, Disconnection of services for Demolition & Refurbishment Works and Demolition Exclusion Zones.
Mr Sinclair spoke about the need to work closely with the IDE to continually set the standards for the industry and the forthcoming re-writing of BS6187, the code of practice for demolition; “I think we – the industry – should lobby to take ownership of the review of BS6187. That’s how we influence and set standards for our future.” Mr Sinclair then spoke about the relationship with ISP Members; “Like most businesses, much of what we do in demolition is built upon personal relationships.
Nowhere is this more evident than our relationships with our Industry Service Providers (or ISP) Members and to all our ISPs, your participation, membership and
support of federation events is greatly appreciated and we look forward to working together for our mutual benefits in the future.” Mr Sinclair also urged Members to support the time and financial investment put in by ISPs in supporting the forthcoming Demolition Expo showcase. Mr Sinclair thanked ISP Liebherr GB for their invaluable support over the past two years and for generously hosting the 2014 Convention at the glorious Interalpen Hotel in Austria. Rounding off his final Presidential speech, Mr Sinclair thanked the staff at Resurgam House, the Regional and National Officers, CEO Howard Button and his two Vice Presidents during his term before finally thanking the Membership for their support during his term.
NFDC CEO Howard Button took to the stage to deliver his address firstly thanking William Sinclair on his Presidency saying that; “It has been a breath of fresh air and a pleasure working with William, who was the first President from outside the London & Southern Region” Mr Button also thanked and praised Sophie Cox for her involvement as Group Manager before her resignation last year. Commenting on his attendance at the Regional meetings in January, Mr Button said “Members have reported a significant increase in work across most areas of the country. However this upturn in
work has led to problems in sourcing labour and plant operatives across all levels. In partnership with the NDTG we working to provide as many training courses as possible to meet this growing demand. With the support CITB we have managed to deliver numerous free courses in 2014 and will continue to do so throughout the coming year.” Mr Button also touched on the fluctuation in scrap metal prices effecting members saying “Unfortunately scrap prices are moving in the opposite direction dropping by £20- £30 month on month with little sign of bottoming out let’s just hope that prices will stabilise and start creeping up again soon. Perhaps some of those client led deals with them keeping the scrap will start to end as they try and cut exposure to risk.”
Mr Button then went on to speak about the forthcoming events in 2015 including Demolition Expo, The purchase and redevelopment of the offices adjoining Resurgam house to allow for expanding training requirements of the NDTG and the Sandvik sponsored 2015 Convention in Newcastle, Co-Down, Northern Ireland between the 4th – 7th September. Mr Button also urged Members to support the Demolition Expo again this year and advised early booking for the Convention. Mr Button thanked the support of Members and ISPs alike for their support of the AGM an Awards making the event another sell out and also touched on the sponsorship by the Federation of the Construction News Specialist Awards. Mr Button also spoke about the further introductions in the Guidance Notes series and the appointment of Gary Bishop to serve on the CITB National Council. Mr Button also reported that many Regions have asked for a plant rate guide to sit alongside day rates and he has instructed London Regional Chairman, Holly Price to prepare these. Mr Button went on top speak about the position held by the Federation on the CPCS Council of Management ensuring the voice of the demolition industry is heard and this is also true of the Asbestos Liaison Group
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where Jim Caldwell is representing the Federation with great success. Mr Button also commented about the big changes to the CSCS scheme and the introduction of smart card technology, the development of the charge-hand course by NDTG Scotland and the continuation of the development of the NFDC brand with main contractors, local authorities and UKCG.
Louise Calam, the Marketing & PR Executive for the NFDC was next to the stage reporting on a 58% increase in traffic to the corporate website and over 300,000 page views per year. Miss Calam stated her desires for 2015 were to promote the corporate federation members, with the aim to increase demolition contracts undertaken by members as well as increasing the number of enquiries made regarding corporate membership. Miss Calam explained “This will be achieved by advertising. Recently, we have signed a full page advert agreement with Construction News which will provide a platform for punchy and direct adverts highlighting why only NFDC members should be considered for any demolition contract. We are also creating a corporate members pack for distribution to clients, containing our corporate DVD and your own personalised case studies. I will also be using social media as a way to promote members online. We have had a significant increase in followers for both Facebook and twitter, which has proved to be a quick and easy way of getting our message across.” Miss Calam also went on to explain the development and makeover of Demolition and Dismantling magazine saying it has increased in both size and popularity and that she is looking to expand the distribution even further.
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IDE President Duncan Rudall was next to speak. Mr Rudall reported an increase in IDE membership, in excess of 35 in this year alone and it is his aim to have at least one IDE member present in every NFDC/NDTG company. Mr Rudall also informed the audience that the IDE were in very stable financial position allowing for greater investments in education and
training within the demolition industry. Mr Rudall announced that the IDE will be attending a ‘Design for Deconstruction’ seminar at Nottingham Trent University on the 23rd of April should anyone want to attend. Mr Rudall also spoke about the new entry grade qualification, Tech IDE, and the interest shown in this qualification.
Steve Sadley from ARCA gave a short update on the Asbestos Removal Management Institute, its aim to bring membership close to 500 this year with the intention of improving the standards within the licensed asbestos removal industry and in particular, the management aspect management in particular. To assist this, a series of leadership and management events have been created around the country with ARMI looking to develop a CSCS card, the ‘tri-party card’ for asbestos that will be an equivalent to an NVQ.
New President Martin Wilson took to the stage to thank William Sinclair for his Presidency and to officially welcome Vice President Andrew Forshaw and second Vice President Paul Brown. Mr Wilson went on to thank the Membership for their support and assure them of his best intentions for the forthcoming two years. Before retiring for lunch Mr Lawson presented William Sinclair with the accolade of Honorary Life Vice President.
After lunch, the guests were entertained by Hayley McQueen from Sky Sports. Ms McQueen regaled the crowd with stories of her time working for MUTV and constantly swearing foreign footballers before presenting the awards.
The first award of the day was for Demolition Operative with Quincy Milford of Maylarch Environmental gaining the Highly Commended and Central Demolition’s John Carpenter winning the overall award.
The Demolition Plant Operative of the year went to Jason Davey of Tilley and Barrett while Erith won the Demolition Innovation award for their Utilisation of Grey Water scheme. Paul Sharkey from
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Dem-Master was highly commended in the Demolition Manager award with Kevin Brooks from Connell Brothers taking the top prize.
The Demolition Training Award went to AR Demolition with Managing Director, Richard Dolman collecting the award. ISP Members were not left out with the Demolition Innovation Award being won by Komatsu for their PC490LC high reach machine, Swanton Consulting were highly recommended for their training courses. The Investing in Skills for a New Generation Award was also won by an ISP Member, Liebherr GB who won for their apprenticeship scheme. The new Demolition Achievement Award was won by a shocked John Woodward who was unnaturally lost for words at his win. Another new award, The Asbestos Removal Operative Award was won by Erith Group’s Ade Parreira with Gary beach from Maylarch Environmental being Highly Commended.
The Sinclair family took the final two awards with William being presented with the John Bergin “Man of the Year” Award and father David being presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the world demolition industry.
Winner - Erith Group Ltd
Winner - Komatsu UK Ltd
Winner - AR Demolition Ltd
Winner - Erith Group Ltd - Ade Parreira
Winner - John Woodward
Martin Wilson, William Sinclair, Hayley McQueen
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KDC DEMOLITION INVEST IN FOUR MORE CAT M322Ds NFDC Corporate member KDC
Demolition are replacing four Cat® M322D Wheeled Excavators with brand new machines for use on high hazard sites. Initially working with Finning in 2010, the firm have opted to retain their use of Cat machines and Finning services within their Demolition projects in 2015. With its head office in Manchester but operational throughout the UK and venturing into Europe, KDC has 25 years experience specialising in providing demolition solutions for large and complex sites. Serving huge corporations within the Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Energy sectors, it is essential that KDC’s machines have the functionality, robustness and productivity to meet the challenging demands of their clients.
Martin O’Donnell, Safety & Operations Director at KDC, commented on the renewal: “Since our switch to Finning Caterpillar in 2010 we have been impressed. Not only have we benefitted from the reliability and performance of the Cat machines, but also the support and servicing Finning has provided. Working on various challenging
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projects, the M322Ds have been able to meet KDC’s strenuous workloads across a multitude of contrasting sites.”
Martin stated that the Cat M322D’s elevated cab, configured straight boom and extra long dipper arm were instrumental in Finning securing the deal. “The functionality of the machines was the primary reason for us renewing our deal this year. Minimal customisation to the machines was needed for the demolition application; it was very much a straight off the shelf purchase. Our relationship with Finning has been very good so far. If it’s not broken, we don’t need to fix it.”
“The upturn in the demolition sector means our workload is growing, therefore consistency in productivity is essential to our operational success. Working in high hazard environments is not simple; we need to go with machines we can rely upon. Finning Caterpillar are providing us with that assurance.”
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Martin went on to discuss the economy of the Cat engines: “Although not at the forefront of our rationale in securing four more Cat machines, we have greatly benefitted from the fuel efficiency of the M322Ds. The advanced Cat engines mean that they are very economical in relation to their output. This in turn helps bring down our operational costs and improves our bottom line, whilst also keeping emissions to a minimum.”
Graham Holmes, Regional Account Manager for Finning, added: “KDC renewing their demolition fleet shows confidence in the Cat brand and Finning’s support services. At Finning we take pride in developing the relationships with our customers, that continuity benefits everyone involved. With our branches placed throughout the UK, Finning can give KDC the support wherever its projects are based. The connection we have with Cat dealerships across Europe means that we can transfer this support seamlessly when our customers win projects abroad.”
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COMPLETE DEMOLITION SEA DEFENCE PROJECT
Complete Demolition Ltd has commenced
demolition works on the £22m Anchorsholme coastal defence scheme for Balfour Beatty. The scheme is led by the Fylde Peninsula Coastal Programme (FPCP) – a partnership between Blackpool Council, Wyre Council and the Environment Agency, with work being carried out by Balfour Beatty.
The Anchorsholme coastal defence scheme runs for one kilometre of coastal frontage, running from Little Bispham, Blackpool to Cleveleys on the Fylde peninsula. Presently, the defence at Anchorsholme includes a large seawall and rear flood defences, with the main north-south road from Little Bispham to Cleveleys running between the sea wall and the rear flood defences. The promenade and adjacent road floods three to five times each year resulting in
road closures, disruption and potential risks to pedestrians and the public. With the new defences, there will be more flood protection for around 4,500 homes.
Works have commenced on the demolition of the concrete structure forming the roof of the Anchorsholme Boat Store leaving the promenade and footpath walls in situ. Demolition machines onsite include a long-reach excavator that will break out the concrete structure. Working alongside is a 30 tonne excavator fitted with specialist demolition attachments that will process the concrete ready to be crushed to a 6F2 specification to be used as structural fill to backfill the void up to surrounding levels. Working in line with company policy, Complete Demolition will be recycling 100% of the demolition waste from the project.
HUGHES AND HITACHI FLEET TAKING OVER
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NFDC member, Hughes and Salvidge is in the midst of an 4 month-long project demolishing Poyle 14, a sprawling industrial estate near Heathrow Airport.
The 7 acre industrial estate had previously been home to a handful of business, with a majority serving the nearby airport. These included couriers, cargo agents and security firms. The complex consists of 17 separate units ranging from single storey offices to cavernous industrial warehouses. Along with removing all the buildings on the estate, Hughes and Salvidge has also been tasked with breaking out and crushing the site’s hard standing and the individual buildings’ foundations.
In order to fulfil the project at Poyle, Hughes and Salvidge has deployed a quartet of Hitachi excavators, along with several new demotion attachments. The most prominent of these new arrivals is a Mantovanibenne rotating shear. Weighing 3300kg, the new SH310R shear is being used to dismantle the site’s steel framed warehouses and process the resultant scrap metal. Hughes and Salvidge’s director, Martyn Burnett elaborates, “Utilised in conjunction with one of our fifty tonne Zaxis excavators, the new shear is proving extremely effective at bringing down the numerous steel-framed structures on site, safely and expeditiously. The rapid cycle times afforded by the
Mantovanibenne shear when coupled to our Zaxis excavator means we have the capability to clear the site within the strict time frame specified by the client”.
The company is also using a new Prodem PRB400 hydraulic breaker on site. This 3100kg attachment is hosted by a second Zaxis 470 machine that has been tasked with breaking-out various areas of hard standing and the buildings’ foundations, some of which run to 4 metres in depth. “The breaker has been key from early on in the project as we had to remove the foundations of several demolished buildings in order to sample the ground beneath for possible soil contamination”, says Martyn.
As a result of prioritising the exposure of the ground beneath various foundations, the company has found itself operating alongside occupied units on the estate during the initial phase of demolition works. To this end considerable care was taken to mitigate the effects of the demolition and excavation work on the units’ occupants. Even after these final buildings were vacated, the close proximity of neighbouring commercial buildings mean techniques including water-based dust suppression continues to be used across the site.
“This project is similar to most in that the client requires the site to be cleared within a predetermined time frame and we have to mitigate the effects of our work on those businesses and individuals residing near the site. Our ongoing investment in new equipment assists with ensuring that we meet and often exceed these dual requirements”, surmises Martyn.
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BALICREST BRINGING DOWN A SILVER SCREEN SCENE
by David Barnes
Long standing Federation Member Balicrest Ltd has
recently completed the demolition of an imposing office block in Isleworth, South West London. The building found fame just over half a century ago when it featured in The Beetles’ film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’. Released in the summer of 1964, the film portrayed several days in the lives of the group during the height of Beetlemania. The 6 storey edifice, which was a relatively new addition to the local cityscape at the time of the release was, until recently, one of the few remaining recognisable landmarks in the film. After featuring in ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, the office block spent fifty uneventful years housing a variety of businesses before being demolished in order to make way for a new development of 155 mixed tenure apartments.
Prior to structural demolition Balicrest stripped out the office block’s internals that included fixtures and fittings, as well as asbestos cement floor tiles. Following this, the company deployed four of its Hitachi excavators to the site to commence outright demolition. The lion’s share of the demolition work was undertaken by the company’s Zaxis 450 high reach demolition rig.
Whilst this high reach machine was used to good effect to dispatch the tallest parts of the structure, a second Zaxis 350, also equipped with a multiprocessor attachment was utilised to demolish the block’s lower levels. A pair of smaller Hitachi excavators were deployed alongside to undertake secondary demolition duties which included sifting, sorting and stockpiling the shattered remnants of the building.
David McGee, Balicrest Ltd’s director explains further about the project, “Being situated on Isleworth’s busy high street with residential dwellings and a local primary school nearby, the office block’s location meant our operation had to carried out safely and with minimal disruption. To this end we utilised a full array of dust suppression including a dedicated DustBoss water cannon, and a dust suppression system that delivers water to the exact area where its attachment is working. On top of these techniques we deployed hand-held water cannons to soak down any escaping dust”. The demise of the office block means one less building which found fleeting fame in 1960s British cinema remains. However, its safe and expeditious demolition by Balicrest Ltd has ensured the site is now ready for much-needed affordable housing in London.
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MCGEE GROUP DEMOLITION RECYCLING Located in Canning Town, South
London, McGee Group operates a state-of-the-art waste management facility and has recently made a large investment in crushing and screening equipment. As innovators in this field, McGee have been recycling waste from construction and demolition projects, ultimately giving building materials a new lease of life, for more than 30 years. The company undertakes a wide variety of operations mainly across the South East and Home Counties including earthworks, civil engineering and demolition and has been steadily building up the use of the recycling centre for the past few years. Such is the high cost of landfill, many of the larger, more progressive demolition companies are increasingly setting up their own recycling centres with the view to cutting landfill charges and increasing the use of recycled aggregates and soils.
The Canning Town facility has been owned by McGee for the past seven years with the company using it solely for the processing of
construction and demolition arisings from their own projects, along with leftover concrete from the local batching plants. The site was purchased just before the downturn in the economy but a recent increase in workload has seen the site look to improve their output of materials and meet the ever increasing demands for high quality material in the capital.
Site Manager, Tom Molyneaux, has been with the company for the past three years and is currently overseeing both the expansion of the facility and the introduction of higher productivity equipment. While the facility was initially used just for the recycling of materials, Molyneaux has looked into the cost of repairs to the massive fleet of roll on-off skips the company use and has recently set up a repair shop to undertake the maintenance and repair of the skips. “We are very busy at the moment with the repairs on skips,” comments Molyneaux. “We will upgrade the basic units and repair them with better quality steel to ensure they can last a little bit longer. We also double chain the rear barn doors to
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prevent accidental opening. While repairs to skips take up the majority of the workshop’s time, they also manufacture bespoke cages for the storage of gas bottles for the burning teams.We looked at the costs for these units and priced up the materials to manufacture them ourselves.” explains Molyneaux “Not only could we produce them at lower costs but the quality was much better.” The team at Canning Town also undertake the hard facing of buckets and attachments and carry out the body work repairs to the vast fleet of vehicles operated by the Group. “We have a very good team of lads on site here, all very skilled and conscientious.” Molyneaux explained.
The site currently consists of two defined areas. The first is where mixed materials are deposited and the second is where rubble and soils stored before being processed. At the time the mixed waste was being segregated and sorted by one of the site’s Doosan DX300 excavators. Fitted with a magnet hanging from the quick hitch, the Doosan was quickly sorting
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through the metalwork putting it to one side for transfer to one of the regular eight wheeler skip wagons entering the site. Once the larger, easier to spot pieces had been removed, the Doosan operator then picked up a bucket to deftly sort through the soils whilst still keeping the magnet attached and in operation. While the operation takes a little time, almost all the metalwork is recovered before any material is sent through the crushers and screeners. This method of operation reduces the risk of very costly damage and subsequent repairs to the conveyor belts on the recycling equipment.
As with all of the loaders and excavators at the centre, the Doosan has come from the frontline earthmoving and demolition fleet belonging to the company, and along with a second DX300, a pair of Komatsu PC450-7s and a pair of dash eight PC210s, the excavators are all used on specific tasks around the site. The two 45 tonne Komatsus are used in the stockpiling of soils and aggregates prior to feeding the material through the crushers by the Doosan and one of the PC210s. With the excavators all originating from the demolition fleet they are equipped with hydraulic services to power various demolition attachments and these are put to good use powering either the magnet, pulveriser or shears.
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Large lumps of concrete are regularly deposited at the site and either the PC450 or the PC210 can be equipped with pulverisers to enable initial processing of the material to reduce it to more manageable dimensions for the crusher and to remove any rebar from the product. At the time of our visit the PC450 equipped with pulveriser was out of action for some much needed maintenance and the concrete crushing duties were left with the much smaller PC210.
The company has recently taken delivery of a pair of Kleemann Mobicat 110 mobile jaw crushers to undertake the processing on site sourced from UK subsidiary Wirtgen based in Lincolnshire. The two crushers are both capable of producing up to 300 tonnes per hour in clean material. The Z version also weighs in at one tonne heavier, tipping the scales at 39.5 tonnes. The company has also taken delivery of a new five way split screen from Kleemann to offer a wider variety of finished products for their sites and their clients. “We could have chosen a cheaper alternative.” commented Molyneaux “But the reduction in fuel consumption and the three year warranty made the deal for us.”
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While the units can be equipped with a dust suppression system, the company has manufactured their own boundary-mounted system. Made from a 50mm water pipe fitted with pressure washer nozzles, the system effectively combats any airborne dust particles.
The company also has a boundary monitor system from industry leaders, Casella, that records the amount of dust in the air and the direction of travel and sends a text alert should the limits be reached. With an ever-increasing amount of material entering the site, currently up to 140 vehicle movements per day, the company is in the process of undertaking the construction of a new shed in which to separate materials in a dry environment.
In keeping with the recycling theme, the unit is being built with steel sections, salvaged from recent demolition projects, along with unwanted concrete from local batching plants.
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WOOLDRIDGE DEMOLITION OF RAF DAWS HILL Wooldridge Demolition has
commenced work on the demolition of RAF Daws Hill, a redundant military base on the outskirts of London. The operation will see a majority of the base’s buildings removed and the land made ready for new housing. The site has been home to service personnel since 1942 when Wycombe Abbey School was taken over by US service personnel as of a result of America entering World War 2. Although it was returned to the school in the post war years, a US military presence was re-established there in 1952 and lasted until 2007 when the site ceased military operations.
Throughout the Cold War RAF Daws Hill was considered strategically important with high tech guidance equipment housed in its subterranean nuclear bunker. The facility was also the focus of peace camps during the 1980s when US cruise missiles were first stationed in the UK.
The 20 hectare base was sold to a property developer in 2011 and plans for the building of 441 new homes on the site approved shortly after. Although the facility’s nuclear
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bunker received listed building status in 2013, Wooldridge Demolition has been tasked with removing the remainder of the structures on site.
The first phase of demolition has seen the company dispatch 67 residential bungalows at the front of the site. These properties had been used by military personnel and their families up until the base’s closure and were earmarked for prompt removal in order to make way for show homes. Wooldridge Demolition has succeeded in bringing the single-storey structures down within a time scale considerably less than first thought as Nick Anderson, Wooldridge Demolition’s director explains, “A delay in the start date meant we faced a challenging few weeks clearing the bungalows as expeditiously as possible. Thankfully we were able to draw on our extensive resources and draft in extra operators and machines to get the job done on time”.
Key to the bungalows’ demise has been a fleet of demolition specification excavators equipment with rotating grapples, which proved effective at picking apart
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the bungalows and separating out the various waste materials for recycling. During the course of the project the company is making use of a designated quick hitch attachment changing area on the site. Fenced off and secured under lock and key, the area allows operators to change their excavator attachment in a secure space, away from banksman and labourers. “Our quick hitch changing facility, which is now a feature on every Wooldridge site, negates the potential for injury to bystanders when operators are changing their machine’s attachments. This is another step toward making the demolition industry safer and something we a proud to be implementing”, says Nick.
With the housing quarters flattened, Wooldridge Demolition is now turning its attention to the rest of the facility’s structures that consist of approximately 40 buildings. These include an auditorium, bowling alley, bank, sports hall, canteen, squash courts as well office blocks and military support buildings. The scope of works will also include demolishing The London Central Elementary High School, whose last class graduated in 2007.
“The demolition of the bungalows is just the start of our work at Daws Hill. Over the coming months we will be deploying the full spectrum of modern demolition machinery in order to clear this once strategically important facility and prepare the site for redevelopment”, says Nick.
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recently completed the demolition of a number of multi-storey buildings adjacent to the Haymarket Bus Station for Leicester City Council. The project entailed the complete demolition of a number of former retail units and offices at the junction of Belgrave Gate and Charles St in Leicester City Centre immediately adjacent to Haymarket Bus Station and the busy Haymarket Shopping Centre Multi-storey car park.
The contract, which was carried out over a 12 week period consisted of the following: erection of site hoarding, fully intrusive demolition, major refurbishment asbestos survey, licensed asbestos removal, full soft strip, remote demolition utilising our 27m high reach, removal of all slabs and foundations to a depth of 3 meters, the crushing of all concrete and brick arisings to 6F2 highways specification and the controlled backfilling of all basements etc with the 6F2 back up to surrounding ground level.
normal daytime working hours. Leicester City Council’s Project Manager added:
"I can confirm we were very satisfied with Windmill’s performance on this project – please pass my thanks to everyone involved. The proposal for overnight demolitions caused some anxiety with the client, but this proved groundless – Windmill managed the process in an exemplary manner, the buildings came down exactly as predicted with no disruption and no complaints (in fact there were a couple of written compliments!)
The foundations did include a very large quantity of concrete, which was not expected; your team also dealt with this very efficiently and met the client deadline.
I was particularly grateful to the team for their efforts in liaising and communicating with businesses, residents and the client officers and contractors throughout the works – this did help considerably."
The contract was completed without injury or incident, on time and completely on budget!
However, due to major programme constraints and the impending Christmas shopping period we were tasked with coming up with the safest and quickest methodology of demolishing the buildings in a way that would cause the least amount of disruption to the adjacent bus station, the adjacent shopping centre, the adjacent multi-storey car park and, most importantly, the general public using Leicester City Centre. Therefore we opted to demolish the buildings over 4 consecutive nights, ensuring that at the end of every shift the buildings were left in a structurally sound condition to enable the roads, the bus station and the shopping centre to continue completely as normal during the daytime. Once the demolition of the buildings was complete we reverted back to DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING - APRIL 2015
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DEMOLITION CITY CHURCH The redevelopment of a Baptist Church in East London is well under way thanks to NFDC Member, Northeast Demolition. The Chelmsford-based company was tasked with demolishing Frampton Park Baptist Church located in the East End of London. The church along with an adjacent hall and office were originally built in the 1950s on land previously flattened during the Blitz. Demolition work marked the beginning of the site’s redevelopment which will see a new church, hall, offices and accommodation constructed.
Northeast Demolition commenced operations with one of the company’s twenty tonne JCB excavators, however it became apparent that a larger machine was required as Northeast Demolition’s director, Shaun Harvey explains, “The roof of the church, which was originally thought to consist of a wood-only structure topped with tiles, turned out to house a considerable amount of steel work meaning a larger excavator with dedicated shear attachment would be the most suitable machine to use”.
Thankfully the company was able to deploy a Komatsu PC450 excavator, complete with a newly-purchased Cat S325 rotating shear attachment. Like most modern shear attachments, the S325 model features reversible steel cutting blades, with each blade typically lasting 100 hours before needing replacement. The straight lower jaw on the attachment means steel is spread more easily across the length of the jaw, thereby maximising the shear’s cutting force which is rated at 420 tonnes. Opening the jaws of the attachment takes 5 seconds and closure just 3 seconds.
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The end result is a shear attachment that can cut its way through I-beams up to 45cm tall and 28cm wide.
The new shear is part of the company’s ongoing investment in modern plant according to Shaun, “We have seen a marked upswing in business with not only the number of contracts being awarded on the rise but also their size. As a result there was a requirement to enhance our dismantling capability. This requirement culminated in the purchase of a three tonne shear which could be hosted by our fortyfive tonne Komatsu excavator”.
“Being able to deploy such a capable tool to site, even for a short period, can improve productivity over the duration of a project meaning we are now able to demolish structures in a safer, faster and more profitable manner”.
Operating alongside the Komatsu PC450 was one of Northeast Demolition’s JCB JS220 excavators which, with the aid of a rotating selector grab made short work of picking through the remnants of the church, “We take a thorough approach to recycling as much of the buildings we demolish as possible. Using the JCB to separate-out various materials is just one technique we use with others such as reclaiming the church’s roof tiles, parquet flooring and doors meaning a recycling rate of nearly one hundred percent for this project”, says Shaun.
With the Komatsu and JCB operating side-byside on site, the church’s structure took just 1 week to raise to the ground, giving the entire project a duration of 8 weeks. Although the Komatsu and shear combination was only used for small portion of this time it played a vital role in the project as Shaun surmises,
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COLEMAN & COMPANY DEVELOPING APP-SOLUTE SAFETY In October 2013, Mark Coleman,
Group Managing Director, challenged the Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality departments across the industry, to identify why the quality and quantity of hazard reporting was poor.
The process began by examining what was typically best practice for hazard spotting, based upon individuals’ experiences of working in the construction industry and for a variety of different clients (including members of the UKCG and Blue Chip companies). What came out from this discussion was a 5-step process. This approach to hazard reporting is tried and tested but Mark did not agree, so he set about understanding the barriers of engagement by challenging the accepted norms and asking some very simple but powerful questions.
Mark questioned dimensions of the process including what stops people from completing the hazard forms
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and what stops decision makers from acting on hazard forms. What derived from these questions were answers that Mark needed to devise a solution to overcome both the practical and psychological barriers. From this, the idea for a mobile application was suggested to the team at Coleman & Company and contributions of ideas allowed for its development.
Coleman & Company’s in-house HSQE department exclusively developed the design brief for the app developers whilst staying true to the initial ideas from the Safety Reps meeting. One of the most powerful guiding principles was to use photographs to minimise the need for writing. The saying ‘a picture paints a 1000 words’ really is true and is something Coleman & Co latched onto very early on in the process.
During this brief they managed to iron out a number of key functionality issues such as ease of access, anonymity and feedback.
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Whilst finalising the ‘wire-frames’ (the step by step process that maps the layout designs for the App developers), what became apparent was an opportunity to share functionality. The extent of the scope of the initial project brief to include Health, Safety and Environmental Site Inspections using an App on a mobile phone or tablet device was also a consideration.
Development of the applications began in February 2014 and within 6 months the App was being user-tested on sites. During this time, the idea of sharing came about. Sharing is useful to the users to engage in good practice or to warn people to look out for similar hazards on their own sites. When a photograph of a good or bad practice is uploaded it can be shared quickly and easily across the business and/or with clients and project stakeholders. By the end February, all Coleman & Company sites will have embraced the new technology and the traditional
paper based methods of hazard spotting and site inspections will have been replaced by this market leading development which is already transforming our business. The benefits of the App have already been familiarised with the feedback from users. The real time information along with the delivery to decision makers improved response times and engagement, The future of the App is looking bright, Colman & Company are looking to license these products to as there are real benefits for the construction and demolition industry as a whole. So far, informal discussions with other stakeholders, such as the HSE and EA, have been really positive.
There are also plans to develop a full suite of mobile Apps with the next developments focusing on accident and incident reporting.
HAZZAPP and EASIAPP in their final state were internally launched in January 2015 and available to download free from the APP Store (Apple) and Google Play (Android) in early February 2015.
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WORSLEY PLANT THREE NEW LEHNHOFF QUICKCOUPLERS FOR WESSEX Worsley Plant have another federation member for their Lehnhoff Variolock Fully Automatic Quickcouplers - a great start to the New Year for the latest addition to their growing product range. Wessex Demolition & Salvage, based in Hampshire, have been operating for over 20 years, and are one of the south coast’s leading demolition experts, with a reputation of providing safe, efficient and cost effective demolition solutions.
During a Demo Day held by Worsley Plant at the end of last year, Wessex Demolition & Salvage were extremely impressed with the Lehnhoff system.
As a result they placed an order for three Lehnhoff Variolock Quickcouplers, and in addition two Rotar RG Grabs.
They have now taken delivery of two new Volvo excavators fitted with the Lehnhoff system. The first is a Volvo EC250 with a Lehnhoff VL 210 and the other is a Volvo EC300 with a Lehnhoff VL 250.
The Rotar grabs work well with the Variolock Quickcoupler, which turns your hydraulic excavator into an all-round specialist allowing safe, easy and frequent changes of demolition tools at the touch of a button and in a matter of seconds from the comfort of the cab the deal was
done by Joe Burke, our Area Sales Manager for London and the South of England, who said:
“The Variolock range is ideal for the fast changeover of attachments often needed in today’s demolition industry. It saves time, money and manpower. It is a proven market leading product in Europe, now available here in the UK where nothing else can beat it”
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REIGART DEMOLITION It is not often that a company is
STEPHEN MCCANN VISITS REIGART HEADQUARTERS able to expand and grow without investment in advertising. It is even less common for such a company to achieve success in multiple fields. Reigart based in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire appears to have successfully bucked this trend.
From its humble beginnings over twenty-five years ago, company owner and founder Mr. Pat Reilly has fashioned the company into a tightly run and smoothly controlled ship. First impressions show that the company runs with a precision that appears almost military. This is attributable to Pat Reilly’s strong leadership, business acumen and attention to detail. The company has humility at its core that would surprise and impress most people. Reigart's spectacular facilities (including its newly extended recycling station in Gartcosh) would be more than enough to make a bigger company inflate with pride. The recycling station is truly an inspiration, and serves as a testament to one man’s vision and his drive to achieve it. The concrete storage bays, the Great Crested Newt protection area, the welfare centre and the settlement ponds, are all of excellent design and faithful execution.
I had the opportunity to speak with Pat and his second-in-command Mr. Tom Reilly prior to the tour of Reigart facilities they kindly gave me. Tom, like his brother Peter who also works at Reigart, is extremely proud of what the company has achieved. However, sitting with Tom and Peter prior to my tour, the thing that made the most impression on me was not only their facilities, but the mutual respect that seemed to inform their interactions and conversations. They listened to each other, and didn’t just wait for their own chance to speak; there was no interruption without an apology for the same. Their passion, drive, maturity,
knowledge, experience and characters also shone through: it’s a pity that more communication is not conducted in the same way. Professionally the company runs a tight ship, with some of the most comprehensive health and safety documentation I’ve seen in all my years in the demolition industry. Such documentation means nothing if not adhered to, but adhered it is, with all their Health and Safety Systems being audited fully and continually. This actually makes me wonder if the company is in fact establishing – albeit inadvertently – a new benchmark for health and safety.
The respect that these brothers demonstrated towards one another has clearly filtered down through the Reigart hierarchy, influencing how its employees treat each other. But it's not all plain sailing. After spending some time on site, conducting NVQ assessments, I witnessed first-hand just how hard the staff work to fulfil a contract. But the professionalism of the firm is evident across the board, regardless of where, who or what. Hard working, fastidious, respectful and motivated (not to mention beautifully equipped), Reigart looks to be one contractor that believes silence in advertising is golden, but consistently strikes it rich professionally.
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Hitachi Construction Machinery 01753 213900 www.hmplant.ltd.uk JCB Sales 01889 590312 www.jcb.com
Kocurek Excavators 01473 217477 www.kocurek.co.uk
Komatsu UK 0191 4925460 www.komatsueurope.com Les Searle Plant Hire 01403 262033 www.lessearleplant.co.uk Liebherr 01767 602 100 www.liebherr.com
L Lynch Plant Hire 0208 900 0000 www.l-lynch.com
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