We have recently completed the demolition of Walnut Buildings in Radstock, Somerset. We were awarded the contract by housing association Curo Group to completely demolish the four blocks of buildings, including out-buildings.

During the demolition properties surrounding the site remained fully occupied, and access roads and adjacent garages were open and in use.

Before the works started we erected a 2.4m timber hoarding around the site and created a demolition drop zone to ensure the safety of all workers on site. One of our experienced CCDO qualified Demolition Supervisors was assigned to manage the works. We assigned a team of CSCS/CCDO qualified operatives who were issued with personal protective equipment prior to working on site. Before work started the team attended an induction session. Our health and safety advisor regularly audited the works, and the audits were made available to the Curo Group.

Buildings were worked on block by block. Asbestos identified in the Asbestos Survey was removed by qualified operatives, before the buildings were soft-stripped of loose and non-structural items. Once stripped, the buildings were demolished down to ground level using excavators. The foundations were then broken out. One of our mobile tracked crushers was used to crush all brick, hard-core and concrete to 6F2 specification. The crushed material was then used in the demolition voids to leave a level site. Stone from the demolished buildings was saved during demolition and kept for later use.

We supplied vehicles and skips to remove all remaining material from site to licensed recycling and waste facilities. We aim to recycle as much material as possible and on this project our recycling rate was 99.9%. The cleared and levelled site was left ready for the next stage of the project.