Employer: Sir Robert McAlpine
Position: Assistant Package Manager
Contract: Milton & Shire House
Development Team: Development Securities, CGI
Consultants: AYH, Sheppard Robson, Lerch Bates, Emmer Pfenninger, Pell Frischmann
Location: London, England
Contract Value: GBP45million
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Notable Sub-contractors: Schmidlin, Robore Cuts, Facade Hoists, Kilnbridge, Rock Asphalte, Fujitec, Southern Demolition
Satellite image of Milton & Shire House
November 1995 - removing existing curtain walling and installing new brackets.
Completed building envelope.
Milton & Shire House by night.This was the first project on which I was involved from before the start of site work. The project involved the almost complete refurbishment of an existing 1970's-built 11/15 storey office building in the heart of London. The entire building envelope, services and fixtures and fitting were completely changed, with some major structural modifications.
My initial role was to manage the decommissioning of the building services. Subsequently my main role was to assist the Package Manager in charge of curtain walling, roofing and cleaning cradles. I was also involved in tower-crane base construction, demolition and fire-protection.
The building envelope consisted of structural silicon glazing panels, with aluminium and granite infill panels. This was designed and installed by Schmidlin. I was responsible for site-management of this sub-contractor - recording and monitoring progress, checking all support structures before hanging the panels, testing and inspection, safety management etc...
In order to create new atriums within the existing structures we had to demolish a portion of 5 main floor slabs. This was done by Robore Cuts using a Brokk remote-controlled demolition robot. Diamond-sawing was used to cut around the perimeter of the new atria. I also supervised this sub-contract. My other duties were setting-out and co-ordination with other trades.
Dates: October 1994 - March 1995
Employer: Sir Robert McAlpine
Position: Site Engineer
Contract: Bicester Value Retail Village
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Location: Bicester, England
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I was moved to this project in late 1994 and stayed a few months until early 1995. Again my main duties were site-based, setting-out and surveying for the external works - drainage, at-grade car-parks and landscaping.
Bicester Village.
Satellite Image of Bicester VillageDates: August-October 1994
Employer: Sir Robert McAlpine
Position: Site Engineer
Contract: Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 Car-park Spiral Ramp
Client: BAA
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Location: London, England
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I spent just a few months on this project - a 4-storey spiral car-park access ramp. My main duties were the setting out of the ramp soffit and walls formwork, and checking the formwork and reinforcement before concreting. The setting-out was quite complicated as the ramp was circular, sloping and of varying thickness.
