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ABP Agribulk Warehouse
ABP Agribulk Warehouse
This design and build project was completed within the boundaries of the ABP Immingham HIT Terminal in Immingham. The 6,000m2 warehouse building provides a facility for Drax to store imported biofuel before it is shipped for burning.
Action
- Site clearance
- Pile foundations
- Surface water drainage
- Single span steel portal frame structure erection
- Construction of reinforced concrete load bearing retaining walls
- Concrete non-load bearing external and partition walls
- Concrete floor-slab
- Roof cladding, including roof rainwater goods
- Lightning protection
- Cantilevered canopies
- Internal and external M&E installation, including fire hydrant system
- Automated roller shutter doors
- Emergency escape personnel doors
- External HGV spec concrete paving
- Installation of shed protection posts and vehicle restraint systems
- Perimeter fencing
- CCTV system
- DSEAR and Fire Risk Assessment for the completed warehouse
Stakeholders
Due to project size, as well as the busy nature of the surrounding HIT terminal, robust planning and programming was required during preconstruction to ensure the efficient and safe delivery.
Our inhouse Technical and Design Manager worked in close collaboration with our Project Delivery Team, Principal Designer, and Client during preconstruction to review designs and develop a detailed works methodology which fed into the project programme.
Detailed monthly progress reports were issued to all involved stakeholders to keep them informed throughout the Construction Phase.
Whilst on site, we regularly liaised with the client and ensured that all site staff and visitors completed the required ABP HSE inductions, prior to attending site.
Challenges and Solutions
The rigid inclusion piling solution, proposed at tender, was no longer viable at Construction Phase. Therefore, we worked in close collaboration with our preferred piling subcontractor and Principal Designer to develop and use driven steel tube piles for the foundations and rigid inclusion piles for the floor-slab. We also had to redesign the proposed cladding system from a twin-skin to a composite panel system, due to unforeseen lack of cladding materials available from suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
These interventions and effective design coordination between our Technical Design Manager, supply chain and Principal Designer, ensured the project could still meet the required programme, budget, and client specification.
Result
Despite the challenges faced on this project, we successfully handed over this new high quality warehouse facility to our client whilst working within a busy port environment. This warehouse is one of a number of projects we have completed for Associated British Ports.
The Difference We Made
Provision of a purpose built storage facility to help Drax shift over to biomass fuel.