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Important Updates

New Building Works Update 01/09/11

Works ongoing/completed include:

Sports Hall:

  • Steel frame completed on programme.
  • Ground works including ground floor slab, up-stands and waterproofing progressing well. All concrete works to Sports Hall.
  • Techcrete have carried out surveys of steel frame and concrete up-stands, all is in the correct location.
  • Intumescent painting to structural steel.

Maths & Science – Ground to first floor

Maths and Science Building:

  • Drainage complete connections to be made.
  • Perimeter up-stands are 90% complete, 10% left out for access reasons.
  • Ground floor slab, columns and walls progressing well, 70% complete.
  • 20% of first floor slab has been poured and 1st floor to 2nd floor columns and walls have commenced.

New Skills ground floor slab with column and wall starters

Works School side of Hoarding:

  • Attenuation tank 6 has been installed, landscaping works to be complete.
  • Drainage connections running from Aboyne Road to Maths and Science and Sports Hall 90% complete. This has been a challenge from the large amount of existing services found in the ground.
  • Formation of the south extension spine road exit gate, complete. EDF – construction of the substation complete.
  • All phase 1 tower cranes have been installed and are operational.

Entrance Building:

  • All piling complete.
  • 80% of pile caps complete, wall and column starters placed.
  • Works commenced for superstructure.
  • Attenuation tank excavation complete.

Works ongoing/completed and major works programmed for the next four weeks.

Attenuation tank 6 install

  • Complete reinforced concrete ground slab to Sports Hall.
  • Commence cladding installation at Sports Hall.
  • Commence roof works to Sports Hall.
  • Continue superstructure works at Maths and Science Block.
  • Install service ducts to EDF sub station from Burntwood Lane.
  • Mechanical & Electrical contractor starting with first activity to arrange a meeting with John Doyles to install the site wide services.
  • Entrance Building ground floor slab and G-1st walls and columns.
  • Complete spine road to exit gate.