SLOUGH MULTIFUEL
Timber structure demolition and packing removal protects cooling tower
SERVICES
Civil Engineering
TIMESCALE
June 2020 – July 2020
CLIENT
Scottish and Southern Energy
WHERE
Slough, West London
SECTORS
Energy
As part of the re-purposing works, Elysium were responsible for demolishing the existing timber support structure and removing the packing and redundant cooling water pipes for Cooling Tower No. 7.
Risks
Collapse of the structure.
Falling materials.
Falls from height.
Value engineering
The timber structure was tied in with the tower’s concrete shell, meaning that the demolition sequence had to be carefully designed to eliminate the risk of damaging the Cooling Tower.
With the on site Structural Engineer ever-present, Elysium worked to an accelerated programme completing all works ahead of schedule.
Works included
Principal Contractor duties
Demolition of timber structure
Removal of packing and pipes
