Metro was employed as the demolition contractor to carry out the topdown demolition in Crawley of the former Virgin Base building.
The Mechanical Demolition journey included;
Installation of Timber Hoarding
Noise, Dust, Vibration Environmental Monitoring
Asbestos Survey & Removal
PreDemolition Strip Out
Tree protection installed in accordance with arboriculture requirements
Mechanical Demolition of existing Virgin building
Removal of all slabs and associated foundations
On-site crushing of arisings and stockpile material
Cut and fill site to agreed formation level in accordance with the engineer’s specification
Complete demolition works with zero health and safety incidents
99%+ recycled materials
Lay pile mat to engineers’ specification
The project was successfully completed with 2 construction cameras installed on-site that facilitated the monitoring of demolition progress.
Swipe from Left to Right to view the Construction progress from April 2022 to July 2022.