spanwright uk - tolent construction - bskyb studios
DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE PROJECT SpanWright UK were appointed by Tolent to work on the new Sky Studios Complex in London. The plant incorporates the UK and Ireland’s first biomass Combined Cooling Heating and Power system. SpanWright UK supplied the concrete stairs and planks to the energy centre on this (CCHP) project. The project is expected to achieve an ‘excellent’ rating under the BREEAM a standard demonstrating progress towards corporate and organizational environmental objectives. PROJECT CHALLENGES Spanwright UK again had to demonstrate the flexibility in design of planks, accommodating sufficient loadings and design requirements of the Clearpower designed system. SpanWright UK prestressed planks were reinforced to withstand various equipment loadings and sizes. Open cores and solid ends ensured continuity steel to avoid crushing. Some planks had to be designed to fit around heavy plant which spanned flooring levelsTRANSCRIPT
CLIENT:Tolent Construction Ltd,Southern Region
LOCATION:Osterley, West London
COMPLETION DATE:Q4 2011
SECTOR:Commercial/Energy
ABOUT THE PROJECT
SpanWright UK were appointed by Tolent to work on the construction of the new Sky Studios Complex at Osterley West London. The plant incorporates the UK and Ireland’s first biomass Combined Cooling Heating and Power system. Costing £250 million the complex completed in Q4 2011. SpanWright UK supplied precast concrete stairs and 250mm prestressed planks at first and second floor levels to the 16,000m2 energy centre on this (CCHP) project. The plant is part of the government supported FiT scheme (feed-in tariff), commercial companies working to develop renewable on-site power –surplus to be fed into the national grid, and is expected to reduce the building’s carbon footprint by at least 20%. The project is expected to achieve an ‘excellent’ rating under the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Model (BREEAM) a standard demonstrating progress towards corporate and organizational environmental objectives.
PROJECT CHALLENGES
Spanwright UK again had to demonstrate the flexibility in design of planks, accommodating sufficient loadings and design requirements of the Clearpower designed CCHP system. SpanWright UK 250mm prestressed planks had additional reinforcement steel strand incorporated to withstand various equipment loadings and sizes including a thermal furnace and a turbo generator. Open cores and solid ends ensured continuity steel to avoid crushing and also reinforcing complete flooring structures. Some planks had to be designed to fit around heavy plant which spanned flooring levels. Lifting points to withstand weights of 3 Tonne were incorporated to the underside of some planks in order that a pully system may be used to lift equipment during servicing. SpanWright UK precast concrete stairs were also installed using 5Tn Halfen Deha lifters, providing a safe means of accessing multiple floors during construction.
SpanWright Case StudyTOLENT Construction Ltd -BSkyB Biomass CCHP Plant - FiT Scheme UK
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES
PRECAST CONCRETE FLOORING 150mm
PRECAST CONCRETE FLOORING 210mm
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE FLOORING 150mm
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE FLOORING 150mm High Density
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE FLOORING 200mm
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE FLOORING 250mm
PLATE FLOORING
CONCRETE STAIRS
DESIGN
INSTALLATION
BESPOKE PRODUCT DESIGN
PRODUCT DETAIL PRESTRESSED finishes to BS 8110 and is available in a range of depths and sizes and manufactured to comply with the recommendations of the PRECAST FLOORING FEDERATION. STAIRS manufactured and tailored to suit each project in compliance with RELEVANT BUILDING REGULATIONS.
TESTIMONIAL
Tolent are recipients of the RoSPA Presidents Award 2011 ( Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)President’s award recipients have proven their record as previous recipients of 10-14 Gold Awards.
Working with Tolent Construction Ltd on this project gave SpanWright UK the challenge and opportunity to further develop our expertise, increasing our competitiveness in a constantly developing industry.
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SpanWright UK’s attention to detail, flexibility in design and safe delivery of service and product, served to enable Tolent Construction Ltd adhere to their core commitment of ‘Bringing contracts to conclusion, on time and on budget’
Richard Ball Snr Quantity Surveyor - Tolent Construction Ltd - Southern Region