Center Parcs is coming to Ireland

Construction works are well under way on the new Center Parcs site being built in Ballymahon, Co. Longford, Ireland. Once again SafeStand® Access Systems have been chosen as the preferred access systems for the build works, continuing the trend of supplying other Centre Parcs construction sites. Master Stonemasons; contracting to John Sisk & Son; will be using SafeStand® for the construction works.

Based in nearby Athlone, Master Stonemasons are ideally situated to serve the needs of this contract which will include 470 self-catering lodges and 30 apartments to accommodate up to 2,500 guests, with more than 100 indoor and outdoor family activities, all year round, whatever the weather. Guests will also be able to enjoy a range of restaurants and shops, and a superb Aqua Sana Spa and a Subtropical Swimming Paradise.

2nd November 2017

SafeStand ® Access Systems is currently being used on the famous Denham Film Studios, where the movies of numerous Oscar winning films were processed and first screened to their directors. Weston Homes are transforming the Grade II Listed building into a £120 million Art Deco inspired residential address.

The new Development will provide 224 converted & newly built homes; including 154 one, two and three bedroom apartments and 70 four and five bedroom family townhouses.

Site Plan

These plans aim to retain and to restore the current cinema and the various streets within the development will be named after famous historic movies, film directors and actresses / actors who worked at the film studios over the decades.

8th September 2017

Precision Brickwork Services have chosen to use Safestand® Access Systems as their preferred heavy duty low level working platform for building the blockwork walls on the £205m state-of-the-art Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at the existing landfill and recycling site in Beddington, Sutton. Lagan Construction Group were awarded the contract on Viridor’s new Facility.

The site team also chose to use the revolutionary new masonry support systems, Wi Beams and Wi Columns, on this project.

The facility will provide the South London Waste Partnership and businesses with a safe and cost-effective alternative to landfill. It will also bring forward the completion and restoration of the existing landfill into green spaces and wildlife habitats.

The ERF has been designed to process around 275,000 tonnes of non-hazardous residual waste a year. Wider environmental benefits will include the landfill diversion of up to 95 per cent of waste delivered to the facility and the generation of up to 26MW of electricity, which will power the facility itself and supply over 22MW to the National Grid. It could also provide heat for local users.

3rd August 2017

Contractor Vinci has been appointed to build the University of Bath’s £20m teaching and research building.

The firm will build the facility at the western end of the university’s Claverton Down Campus.

Once again, Vinci Construction have chosen to use SafeStand® Access Systems as their preferred heavy duty low level working platform for the construction of internal blockwork walls.

Vinci has already worked at the university where it built the Chancellor’s Building in 2013.

Peter Cole, regional director at Vinci Construction UK, said: “We are delighted to be working again with the University to create a modern department which will have the facilities to exert best practice.”