Case Study
Shotton Papermill
ENKA Sa
£15m
January - Decemeber 2023
Location &
Overview
- Working with a major international construction company to carry out complex earthworks and remediation on a live working paper mill site. Working as Principal Contractor and Subcontractor to complete earthworks, remediation and pile cropping involving the following:
- 130,000m3 excavation and forming foundations.
- Remediation of 8,000m3 of Naphthalene to allow completion of foundation excavations.
- Remediation and treatment of 5,000m3 of Hydrocarbon in soils to progress the Reduced level Excavation works.
- Treatment and Removal of 12,000m3 of Asbestos in soils to allow excavation and re-engineering of soils for new foundations to mill structures.
- Carrying out pile cropping to 6,000no pc driven piles.
Works
Challenges
- Working in a live paper mill site with restricted access.
- Operating sucessfully in a confined high hazard industrial environmental.
- Logistics of removing large amounts of soils on a busy project.
Achievements
- From the initial order for carrying out the earthworks we have assisted the client in remediating the various areas and carried out complex re-engineering to suit the designers’ requirements for the new foundation works to the mill and warehouse buildings.
- We have offered and assisted the client successfully in all below ground aspects with working solutions to their design issues.