MULTI STOREY CAR PARK
Demolition of Hounds Hill Car Park, Albert Road, Blackpool
Albert Road car park was built in the 1960’s using the “lift slab” construction technique. The car park was 5 storeys high immediately adjacent to a newer 7 storey car park, bounded by 3 no. main roads and in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.
12 STOREY TOWER BLOCK, DEMOLITION, MANCHESTER
Demolition of a 12 storey tower block in an occupied residential area which was built using concrete slab/column construction.
The block was one of five blocks which were earmarked for demolition until our client stepped in with a regeneration scheme, whereby four would be refurbished and sold to key workers and only one demolished which sat in an area that was going to be used for car parking.
STRIP OUT/FAÇADE REMOVAL
Rotunda, Bullring, Birmingham City Centre
Extensive asbestos removal works and soft strip out of the Rotunda building in the heart of Birmingham city centre.
Morrisons, Brunswick Rd, Penrith
Manager Jackie Mills, 320 staff, 25 year old buildling, 35000sq ft
Fire broke out approx 5.45pm Thurs 3rd Dec 2009 – 3 weeks before Christmas a crucial trading period for Morrisons. 4 fire brigades involved and residents were moved out – blaze put out about 4am.
A 8000sq ft temporary store and 2000 sq ft warehouse was opened on the 18th Dec 2009 (2 weeks later) constructed in the car park – the largest temporary store Morrisons have ever built.
Windmill Demolition were appointed immediately as a reliable contractor the Morrisons Group have worked with previously. They were tasked with making safe and securing the site, scaffolding the perimeter, clearing the damaged stock, project managing the construction of the temporary store. Understanding the urgency for Morrisons and the people of Penrith to have a store open in the week before Christmas especially as the weather closed in and the trip to Carlisle more hazardous, Windmill were able to react quickly and have received much praise for how they tackled the project.
Park hill Sheffield
Europe’s largest listed building, Park Hill is viewed as a building of architectural and sociological importance.
Clients Urban Splash and their architects have a vision to retain the concrete frame and remove the infill panels and windows creating 974 new apartments. They were configured around the retained structure and a new façade slotted in. Windmill Demolition carried out the delicate operation of removing all the existing internal paneling, plaster party walls, concrete façade and windows leaving a skeleton – most of the work done by hand and the materials removed were crushed for reuse across the site.
