Project Description
CASE STUDY: BMW SWINDON
Client: McLaren Construction
Stakeholder: BMW Mini Cars
Project Duration: 42 weeks
Project Scope:
Demolition of 4no. concrete framed factories and car parks totalling 34,000m2 of structures including the removal and recycling of concrete substructures followed by ground remediation.
Project Constraints & Challenges:
Logistics around demolition of major structures in a live manufacturing facility, including:
- Traffic and people management
- Maintaining critical operational spaces
- 24hr dust, noise and vibration control and monitoring
- Removal of hydrocarbon contaminated ground
- Crushing and segregation of concrete structures in accordance with engineer Ramboll specification
Achievements
- Uninterrupted manufacturing by BMW for the entire duration of the project
- Complex demolition methods for large structures with suspended floor slabs without incident or loss of time
- Independent technical ground validation reports to sign off on programme