Belvedere Distribution Centre
Lidl's regional distribution centre (RDC) in Belvedere, South London had reached the end of the line. A new RDC unit - double the capacity - had been built on an adjacent 25-acre site.
General Demolition dismantled the defunct 31,000m2 chilled RDC whilst maintaining the surrounding infrastructure, including access roads and a busy car park.
Professional Team:
Lidl GB / CHP
Programme duration:
24 weeks
Value:
Over £750k
In summary
Photographic condition and pre-demo audit (BREEAM Compliance)
Foundation survey
Isolations and installation of temporary supplies
Boundary segregation to live car park
Decommissioning of MEP package
Strip out incl. removal of large amount of racking
Removal of plant
Demolition of all building structures on site
Noise and vibration monitoring
Grub up of slab
Concrete crushed to Type 1 or 6FA and retained
Levelling of site
Piling surveys
Cropping of red piles and external piles
Removal / salvage of diesel generator
Soil sampling
Large scale demolition
40T, 30T and 14T machines - complete with pulveriser and grab attachments - were used to dismantle and demolish all onsite structures and to grade the site. Environmental considerations play an essential part in our projects and at Lidl Belvedere noise, dust and vibration monitoring systems were used to great effect.
The site
The site sat in a large industrial area, surrounded by a busy network of road, a live car park and mere 10m from a boundary wall to the River Thames.
The scope
Large chiller rooms, warehouse spaces, multiple loading bays and a redundant office building all fell in scope for demolition.
The phases
One: demolition of vacant loading bays, removal of racking, soft strip of chilled areas
Two: demolition of chilled area
Three: demolition of remaining structure and auxiliary structures, soft strip of offices
Four: grub up of slab and concrete crushing
Five: grading of site
The neighbours
Noise and dust mitigation was aided by the phasing of works much to the appreciation of surrounding businesses and good neighbourly relations is what we strive for on each and every project.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHT #1
Monitoring
Stationary and mobile monitoring systems for dust, vibration and noise concerns were used on this project.
Mobile MOTOFOG units followed the excavators as they worked, spraying nebulised water to suppress dust as the structures were dismantled. As an added layer of protection, static units were installed along the river wall boundary to capture any additional debris.
Vibration monitors were also placed at this boundary line prior to works commencing. Throughout our programme, ‘paired’ sensors allowed for real time, synchronised monitoring. Any anomalies detected were swiftly dealt with.
Noise mitigation strategies complemented GD’s well-tested open-door policy. High quality dialogue helped to ensure the project ran smoothly.
15,000+ man hours
The GD team clocked up a staggering number of man hours as the demolition and dismantling works on site progressed. A 100% safe delivery was matched by equally impressive ’excellent’ H&S audit scores throughout the six months on site. This is no mean feat as inspections were carried out weekly.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHT #2
Rack ‘em up!
The large amount of racking in the distribution centre had no viable use on site following demolition.
In keeping with General Demolition’s commitment to sustainable practices, 6208 pallet racking beams were carefully removed.
As part of Phase 1, operatives worked from mobile platforms and towers to deconstruct the racking from top to bottom.
Materials were palletised and loaded into lorries, before being taken offsite by a specialist third-party for reuse in the wider construction sector.
Other, smaller items were also recycled including roller shutters, portacabins and Heras fencing.
