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Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot

This site is located at the former Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, Berkshire, in close proximity to occupied residential properties, a doctors surgery and new remodelled hospital.

The works included the demolition of a large number of existing former hospital buildings to facilitate construction 230 new residential units. This included the removal of a significant amount of asbestos containing materials.

The demolition and asbestos removal phase further included a number of  chimneys towers and an associated incinerator plant, removal of underground service ducts network which containing asbestos insulation, fuel tanks and chemicals.

Summary of the Scope of Works:

Soft Stripping of all debris, loose fittings and furnishings
Demolition of existing buildings on-site to ground level
Breaking out of concrete hardstanding and grubbing out of foundations
Crushing all suitable material on site
Identification and location of all asbestos containing materials before removal and safe disposal
Liaison with the client regarding known services positions, site clearance works and current conditions
Services investigations including identifying all live services, their disconnection and cutting-back to site boundary and protective requirements to existing services
Services investigations including identifying all live services, their disconnection and cutting-back to site boundary and protective requirements to existing services
Tree Protection to retained existing trees
Coordination and implementation of traffic management systems to minimise disruption to the area

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