Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
This five month project involved the asbestos removal and soft strip works within a Grade II listed building forming part of the Manchester Former Royal Eye Hospital on Manchester's busy Oxford Road, allowing for future development on site. Prior to works commencement we underwent a vetting process by our client, The NHS Trust, due to the sensitive nature of the project.
The project was sensitive as there were many areas and items within the building that had to be retained. We worked under permit which identified key areas of each floor and listed artefacts and areas that were protected or were of architectural significance. The upmost care was taken in and around these areas at all times.
Soft stripping works consisted of removal of suspended ceilings, plasterboard ceilings, vinyl sheet floorings and skirting, doors, frames, wall fixings and cables along with general soft strip items.
The project also consisted of removal of asbestos containing materials and asbestos dura-steel in various loft spaces and the basement areas using the multi needle injection system. The asbestos was also in the form of asbestos insulating residues, asbestos insulation, debris, asbestos insulating board, fuse boards, asbestos cement and asbestos containing floor coverings.
Acting as Principle Contractor for the NHS Trust we managed various subcontractors including scaffold erection and electrical contractors who installed temporary lighting and a temporary fire alarm system. We also managed the site security and ensured all paperwork for the health and safety file were collated and handed to the client upon job completion to comply with The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007.
e removed asbestos floor and ceiling tiles from the production floor at several locations for Premier Foods in Wigan. Work was highly sensitive and took place around the production process which continued round the clock. Work was conducted in highly controlled conditions under the strictest environmental and safety conditions.