Nuclear Containment Building at Harwell – Trant

Blanchard Wells put up strong half-metre thick, seven metre high concrete walls for a new building at the Magnox nuclear decommissioning plant in Oxfordshire. A team of 12 completed the job in 30 weeks.

Sector
Nuclear

Value
£1m

Completed
30 weeks

Main Contractor : Trant Engineering
Package : 7m high 500mm thick walls
Location : Harwell
Engineer : Magnox
Architect : NA

Total concrete placed : 1,300m³
Total soffit formwork : NA
Total wall formwork : 4,200m²
Staircases : NA

Blanchard Wells have been a great find for McCarthy & Stone. Recently completing the groundwork and concrete frame at our Southsea development and presently undertaking the construction of the groundwork and concrete frame at our flag ship site in Virginia Water. Blanchard Wells have been very proactive providing a high quality product well within the programme timescales in a safe and professional manner.

Robert Loveday, Regional Construction Director,
McCarthy & Stone

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