In 2021 Story were appointed to assist the design team to produce the most efficient construction sequence to carry out the construction of a new Effluent Treatment Plant at the Iggesund factory in Workington, Cumbria.
In 2021 Story were appointed to assist the design team to produce the most efficient construction sequence to carry out the construction of a new Effluent Treatment Plant at the Iggesund factory in Workington, Cumbria. This required liaison between many parties including client, mechanical, electrical, structural steel specialists.
A sequence of work was developed to reduce any impact on general factory operation, whilst offering a project delivered within a strict budget restraint.
In order to ensure the project ran smoothly, Story Contracting were appointed as Principal Contractor to oversee all site operations ensuring that high standards of build and health & safety were achieved.
The project involved the following activities:
• Relocation of site services
• Demolition of existing structures
• Removal of contaminated material
• Site formation
• Installation of piled foundations
• Construction of extensive complex drainage system
• Construction of 2no. new 28m diameter clarifier bases
• Construction of multiple new reinforced concrete tank bases
• Construction of a new 600m² sludge handling building, exceeding 16m in height including a 7-metre high bunker wall
• Installation of building steel frames including mezzanine floors
• Installation of specialist fabricated steelwork, procured from South Africa
• Extensive reinforcement fixing, erection of shutters and concrete pours to perimeter walls
• Concrete pours carried out to form approximately 7,000m² of new concrete yard slabs
• Diversion of process drainage and installation of permanent revised above ground effluent drainage
• Installation of mechanical and pipe bridge foundations
Throughout the contract team Story worked closely with the client to ensure that works were fully programmed and delivered in accordance to the programme. Due to ongoing mechanical installation supply restrictions, this required weekly programme meetings and reviews to enable resequencing of building and civils activities to ensure that work progressed in accordance with the master programme.
The team also worked in close collaboration with site representatives and other contractors in order to ensure works were planned efficiently, despite ever-reducing work areas being available towards the final stages of the project.
The successful completion and management of the project resulted in Story also being contracted to complete works on Iggesund’s new Anaerobic Digester Plant, with a similar phased contract approach utilised.
BAE Systems
Story Contracting were contracted by BAE Systems to carry out the project which was a mixture of civils and building works to prepare the site for the new University of Cumbria facility.
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Story Contracting were contracted by Landmarc to carry out the project to construct a new 1214m2 industrial style training building for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) within the Catterick MOD base.
Carlisle City Council
The ground floor of the building was badly impacted by the floods caused by Storm Desmond in December 2015 and had been unused for six years as a result. Extensive refurbishment works were required to repurpose the ground floor which previously housed a large amount of the council’s public-facing operations.