Tag Archive for: Construction

New Leeds University Library

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08/05/2014 – Shepherd Construction secured the £16m job to build a new library for the University of Leeds.

Work started in August 2013 on the first city-fronting building that the University has commissioned for over 30 years. Cara Brickwork Ltd have won the blockwork package to construct the new undergraduate library and have chosen SafeStand as their preferred means of low level access to carry out the works.

The Library which is due to be complete at the beginning of 2015, is designed to provide flexible training rooms, community classrooms, 1 000 reader seats, space for 6 800 linear metres of shelving to accommodate core text books, 170 fixed PCs and a new café.

SafeStand® at One The Elephant

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24/03/2014 Bishop Developments Ltd have begun work on the landmark 37-storey tower comprising 284 new homes, One The Elephant. The development is the latest step in the £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant & Castle, which is being delivered by Lend Lease in partnership with Southwark Council.

Bishop Developments Ltd have chosen to use SafeStand® Access Systems as their preferred choice for low level access systems. The development is set to provide around 3,000 new homes as well as shops, restaurants, community facilities and public spaces over the next 15 years. Lend Lease is delivering the regeneration using its integrated property model. As well as funding and developing the homes, it is also acting as the main contractor. The first new homes are scheduled for completion in autumn 2015. Lend Lease is also delivering the International Quarter, a new £2bn commercial district at Stratford City in the Olympic Park which will include 350 new homes.

Safestand® at Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

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27.01.2014 Roberts Brothers Construction Ltd have been appointed by ISG Plc to start work on the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth –a joint venture between the theatre and University of Portsmouth. The £16 million redevelopment of the New Theatre will see the reinstatement of a 30m fly tower at the rear, some 40 years after the stage house burned down and was subsequently demolished.

The transformation of the New Theatre Royal includes the extension of the original building to provide a range of new facilities that will support the theatre’s ambitions to create its own productions and become an important creative space for film, television and drama students from the university. ISG will deliver a new double-height studio theatre and television studio, each with its own control room, as well as flexible teaching space, music practice rooms and office areas. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2014.

Roberts Brothers Construction Ltd continue their working relationship with ISG including further contracts at Bedfont Lake, Feltham and Bisham Abbey, Marlow.

SafeStand® Used on Jaguar Land Rover at Castle Bromwich.

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22/01/2014 Phoenix Brickwork (UK) Ltd have chosen to use SafeStand® Access Systems on the Interserve Jaguar Land Rover at Castle Bromwich. Jaguar Land Rover are investing around £200 million on the expansion of its plant factory at Castle Bromwich, which is set to build new Jaguar models such as the F-Type Sports Car.

The expansion of the plant is set to increase production levels mainly thanks to exports of the luxury cars to the East where demand has been growing. This demand should see an exponential increase in the number of jobs in the local area.

SafeStand® is being used by Phoenix Brickwork (UK) Ltd who have been contracted by Interserve to construct the plant room and other various works on the site. The SafeStand® 1200 system with staircase access is being used to construct the blockwork walls. The feed-back from site so far has been positive and SafeStand has been well received by all parties.

Safestand Redeveloping Wardour Street

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17.12.2013 Safestand continues it’s repeat business work with Grangewood Brickwork Services and is being used on a mixed-use development at the Ampersand Scheme at 180 Wardour Street, headed by McLaren Construction.

The Ampersand project is a refurbishment of an existing mixed-use office block and will include four storeys of office space, aimed at occupiers from London’s creative sector, with an additional two floors of high-specification residential space, including a combination of duplex and single-storey apartments, each with terraces providing views over Oxford Street.

Finishes to the apartments will include natural stone, bronze detailing, bespoke kitchen installations and state-of-the-art fixtures and fittings.

Construction will include the demolition of the top floor, with alterations to the existing building structure.
Major modifications will include the installation of a new three-story structural steel frame and the reorientation of the main entrance, relocated to the corner of Wardour Street and Hollen Street. The remainder of the ground floor will continue as live retail throughout the construction period with one occupier being relocated as part of the redesign of the office entrance.

Conservation work will also be carried out on the Oxford Street façade, which dates back to 1885, to clean and retain the original features of the building. The project is due for completion in September 2014.

Safestand Used At Orpington Fire Station

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12.12.2013 5k Design and Build Ltd have once again chosen Safestand Access System as their number one access provider. Safestand is currently being used on the new Orpington Fire Station, a project by Kier who have a long standing history with Safestand.

Mark Starling (Safety, Health and Evironmental Manager for Kier London) had this to say recently about Safestand and the level of service we provide “thank you for the service you provide and the support you offer, it makes a real difference and helps me deliver safe sites and send everyone home safely, the biggest responsibility any employer has”.

The new station will provide state of the art facilities for fire crews and have community spaces allowing members of the public access to fire safety advice. Construction work will last 12 months, with arrangements being put in place to ensure fire cover by the Avalon Road station is not interrupted during building.
Other stations set for improvements are Dagenham, Dockhead, Leytonstone, Mitcham, Old Kent Road, Orpington, Plaistow, Purley and Shadwell fire stations. Eight of the stations are being completely re-built on their existing sites and one station, Mitcham, will be built on a new site.

The move is part of a joint project between the London Fire Brigade and its private finance initiative (PFI) partner Blue3, who will deliver the design, build, financing and maintenance of the stations for 28 years.

Safestand Ltd Supplies Thameslink Rolling Stock Project

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10.12.2013 VolkerFitzpatrick is designing, constructing and commissioning two depots over the next three years at Hornsey in north London and Three Bridges near Crawley in West Sussex. The depots are being built simultaneously by two in-house specialist project teams.  KLF Construction Ltd is currently using Safestand Access Systems as it’s preferred low level access system at the Hornsey depot, which is expected to be completed in 2016.

The Hornsey depot is being constructed within a live operational rail environment adjacent to the East Coast mainline and the existing Hornsey depot. The project comprises the co-ordinated redevelopment of two separate areas of existing infrastructure, including the existing operational depot and the derelict sidings immediately to the north of the existing depot. The work involves the widening of two existing bridges, a new three road, 12-car, maintenance shed, two carriage washing machines, offices and all associated depot infrastructure. Alterations to the existing depot are being undertaken in close consultation with the train operating

“The depots are being built with close regard to all stakeholders and communities, in a sustainable, safe and responsible manner. The sites are both registered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme.”

Safety Health Awareness Day – Ipswich

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16.10.2013 SafeStand were invited by the HSE (Health & Safety Executive) to exhibit our Access Systems at a Safety, Health & Awareness Day (SHAD) they had organised for the 16th October 2013.

The aim of the event is to give practical, hands on advice to construction companies on key topics such as Work at Height.

The event was well attended with much interest being shown in the SafeStand Access Systems and in particular the capabilities of the SafeStand 1200 System.

Feedback on the day was that the attendees found it very informative and with regards to SafeStand, it was “good to see a system out there that ticks all the boxes”. The event was such a success that the HSE’s Nikkie Childs (Event Organiser) has asked if SafeStand would attend the event again next year.

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SafeStand® Exhibits at Travis Perkins

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24/07/2013 – SafeStand® have spent a successful day exhibiting at the Travis Perkins branch in Shoreham-by-Sea.

We at SafeStand® were asked to represent our product to the various prospective clientele on the day. It is events such as these that give us the opportunity to meet face to face with smaller companies, showing them the numerous advantages that we can offer, such as simplicity and speed in erection; excellent safety features; not to mention the enormous cost savings that SafeStand® can bring to their workplace.

SafeStand is proud to work hand in hand with a prestigious company such as Travis Perkins, and SafeStand® is readily available to hire through any of the Travis Perkins branches nationwide- simply give them a call and ask for a quote.

SafeStand® Hits The Big Screen

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13/05/2013 LIFEbuild have selected JMR Build to start construction at the Pinewood Studios Buckinghamshire site. The new building, named South Dock Stage Complex, includes a production area of similar size to the Richard Attenborough Stage which is already the second largest film production facility in Europe and also incorporates an office/workshop building. The works include blockwork for the new stage and SafeStand® Access Systems are being utilised for low level access by the bricklaying sub-contractor JMR Build Ltd. We at SafeStand® are very proud to be associated with Pinewood’s success.

Local contractor LIFE Build Solutions Ltd were selected to carry out the works, having previously worked at Pinewood Studios on construction of the main entrance gate, the Technicolor Building and the 30,000 sq ft Richard Attenborough Stage – Pinewood’s newest stage which, in its first year of operation, has housed the films Les Misérables and Jack Ryan and TV show The Love Machine.