Our Work
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Development Feasibility Reports
Civil and structural feasibility reporting to support the development of manufacturing facilities as announced in the Strategic Defence Review.
- Client: Undisclosed
- Role: Civil and Structural Engineer
- Work Fronts:
- Appointed to provide a site feasibility and comparison report on civil, structural and infrastructure aspects of multiple sites
- Assessment of coal mining history, UXO, Radon, etc.
- Geotechnical conditions and proposed foundation scheme
- Contamination assessment
- Utility capacities
- Existing building condition and demolition
- Logistics connectivity
Harwell Science & Innovation Campus – Infrastructure Delivery, Development & Construction
- Client: Harwell Science & Innovation Campus / Advanced Research Clusters
- Developments: 600,000ft² of R&D and laboratory development was undertaken over a period of 3-years across the campus
- Moderna vaccine facility - two buildings totalling 145,000ft²
- Type: Steel portal frame
- Foundation: Pad foundations with ground stabilisation
- Power: 6 MW (2N)
- CO:Labs E & F - 75,000ft²
- Type: RC slab & frame and SLT link building
- Tech Foundry 1 - 73,320ft²
- Type: Steel portal frame
- Tech Foundry 2 - 75,000ft²
- Type: Steel portal frame
- Zeta - 39,118ft²
- Type: Steel portal frame
- Quad 3 - 59,909ft²
- Type: RC slab & frame
- Tech Foundry West - 135,000ft²
- Type: Steel portal frame
- Helios - 45,000ft²
- Type: RC slab & frame
- Multistorey Car Park
- Moderna vaccine facility - two buildings totalling 145,000ft²
Technical infrastructure delivery across the project lifecycle.
Harwell Science & Innovation Campus - Strategic Infrastructure
Harwell’s 5Mft² master plan being delivered at pace accommodates innovative companies and institutions of all sizes across life sciences, space, energy and quantum computing clusters, requiring the campus to undergo strategic infrastructure reinforcements to enable the vision.
- Client: Harwell Science & Innovation Campus / Advanced Research Clusters
- Main Contractor:
- Demolition & Civils: J Mould
- Highways: Octavius
- Utility Civils: Agetur
- Electric DNO: SSEN
- Private Electrical Smart Grid: SNRG
- Gas: SGN
- Telecoms: Openreach
- Potable & Foul Water: Thames Water
- Designers: Schneider Electric & Baynham Meikle
- Role: Infrastructure Manager
- Work Fronts:
- 132 kV National Grid and SSEN connection applications
- 11kV DNO distribution connections
- 11kV Smart Grid, integrating grid, BESS & Renewables
- Foul & potable water off-site reinforcement planning
- s.104 foul sewer diversions
- Telecoms reinforcement and copper to fibre transition
- Demolition of 8no. low rise commercial buildings and plot remediation
- Legacy underground utility isolation and clearance to PAS128
- EN-7 SMR feasibility assessment
- A34 Chilton Interchange, s.278 National Highways and County road junctions signalisation
- Risks:
- Proximity to Nuclear Licenced Site
- Ground obstructions
- Legacy utilities
- Contamination
- Obstacles
- Outcomes:
- Utilities reinforced to enable masterplan
- Plots cleared for development
- HV Electrical capacity increased avoiding costly off-site reinforcements through peak load smoothing and HV metering
- Building ESG ratings improved
- Applications queued with NESO & National Grid
Mariyung Rail Maintenance Facility, Kangy Angy, Australia
The Mariyung Maintenance Facility at Kangy Angy is purpose-built to service and maintain the Mariyung fleet of intercity trains to Sydney.
- Client: Transport for New South Wales / Sydney Trains / NSW TrainLink
- Main Contractor: John Holland PLC
Designer: John Holland PLC - Role: Multidisciplined Design Manager
- Work Fronts:
- Design of 66 kV HV distribution to traction substations and 25 kV AC & 1500V DC for overhead contact systems (OES).
- Fire suppression systems.
- Underground utility services
- Sustainable material selection in 500,000m² facility design.
- Road overbridge connection from Enterprise Drive
Airport East Precinct Project, Syndey Airport, Australia
- Client: Transport for New South Wales
- Main Contractor: John Holland PLC
- Designer: Aurecon
- Role: Project Engineer (site based)
- Work Fronts
- 8-lane Canal road bridge sub- and superstructure
- Procurement & works methodology
- Utility diversions and protections
- Piling pad
- CFA pile installation
- Pile cap and bridge abutment FRP
- Precast bridge plank installation
- Service installation and deck FRP
- Dual Line Railway Bridge
- Temporary rail line slewed alignment
- Bored permanent steel cased pile installation and dynamic load testing
- Installation of sheet pile cofferdam for rail bridge underpass
- Dewatering of cofferdam
- 8-lane Canal road bridge sub- and superstructure
- Significant Risks:
- Live road and rail line
- Aircraft Obstacle Limitation Surface (OLS), Sydney Airport
- HP Gas and HV electrical
- PFAS ground water contamination
