Case Studies

Case Studies

  1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office - Tokyo
    • Ambassador's residence, Chancery building and compound houses
    • Currently carried out 8 phases since 2006
    • Removal of thermal insulation pipe work
    • Challenges:
      • Managing distance
      • Containerised transport of equipment
      • Site visit carried out by estimation department - any potential problems to be planned for at this stage - no surprises
      • All work on-time and on-budget
  2. Downderry School
    • 6 week project, 7 days per week
    • No margin for error or deadline extension
    • 1 site manager, 4 supervisors and 35 operatives on site
    • Removal of lathe and plaster ceilings throughout the school to access voids above for removal of residue asbestos
    • Challenges:
      • Strict deadline - school was shut down because of asbestos and the opening date is 15th December, after refurbishment
      • Planning, project management
      • Had to meet six week deadline to enable refurbishers to complete their work
      • Deadline was met - and finished three days early
  3. National Westminster Bank - Kilburn
    • For Sir Alfred McAlpine
    • Removal of walls and ceilings classed as sprayed coating insulation
    • 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, while the bank was live and trading
    • Works duration 12 weeks, and is due for completed early, in December 2007
    • Challenges:
      • Running operation without interfering with bank’s day-to-day trading
      • Segregation of works from the general public, including closing a road and erection of hoarding
  4. Foreign & Commonwealth Office - Hanslope Park
    • Removal of asbestos to roof voids within the worldwide communication IT department of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
    • Work over 22 weekends
    • Challenges:
      • Working in 2 day (weekend) stages and ensuring staff could return to work each Monday
      • CTC clearance of all operatives
      • Protection of sensitive government IT equipment
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