Abbeymead Building ltd,
A Chartered Building Company( CBC) ,were contracted to carry out the
refurbishment of the Headquarters of a prestigious London design agency in an
Iconic Building located in the West End.
The building had won
many design awards during construction and the refurbishment was to be
sympathetic to original design intent.
Works consisted of New
Electrical and Data installation, Air Conditioning installation, new raised
access flooring and carpets, breakout kitchens to each floor, refurbished
public areas and escape routes, Restaurant refurbishment and Decorations to the
entire building including new office furniture.
The refurbishment
works were to be carried out in a live environment, in phases ,with the works
rotating around the floors as the occupant were moved from different zones
allowing the works to be completed on a 3 week phase period per zone.
The works involved a
high level of Planning and safety was paramount as the buildings occupants,
which at times approach 600 people, had to be able to work in a safe dust free
environment.
The existing Lift used
for Vertical transportation and deliveries and removals had to be carefully
scheduled
Being a member of
RoSPA Abbeymead undertook the role of Principle Contractor and directed the clients in house safety team
and domestic sub-contractors.
A
Permit to work system (PTW) was strictly enforced
The project also
involved a number of high level access requirements and innovative
Solutions were
required.
Abbeymead team were
trained to use super lightweight cherry pickers to access the 6 storey atrium
roof to enable cleaning and decoration works to be undertaken.Further works
were undertaken by specialist abseil teams
Refurbishment works to
critical areas were carried out either out of hours or during strictly
controlled shutdown periods were noisy works were contained to avoid
disturbance
