Page 11 - Kane Focus Magazine Issue Nr 6 Spring 24_Neat
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Project check in


 Gascoigne

 Estate       Inthe


              Spotligh

 Kane was appointed by main  contractor,
 Willmott Dixon, to deliver  the £29 Million  t
 contract at Gascoigne  Estate. This 28-  Mariana Kopanchuk
 month, residential  project consists of the  Mechanical QS Engineer
 design and  construction of 660 residential
 units  contained within five blocks (C1,  Project: Gascoigne
 E2, F, and Blocks I&J). The dwellings  within
 Gascoigne vary in shape and  range
 from 4 to 12 stories in height.  The  What does your role involve?
 Gascoigne project achievedpractical
 completion in March 2024.  My key role as an
              engineer  involves
 Our in-house prefabrication team   checking  construction
 manufactured 652 utility PODS, 4   processes,  creating and
 energy centres and 4 cold water   uploading  Quality
 storage tank rooms on this project.  Deliveries (QD’s) to  Field
              View, updating progress
 Electrical works included the
 installation of 20 car charging   trackers, attend daily
              progress meetings, make
 points, fire alarms, solar power,
 access control, lighting (to include   reports about our progress  At 10 o’clock Ihave a
 emergency, street and  on site. Ialso support my   daily meeting with our
 catenary).   project  manager and                  main contractor where                 Iwant to say a big thank
              supervisor with some tasks.           we                                    you to my colleagues
 The mechanical works                               discuss the working area for          Alex Dyermelov, Kulvinder
 completed  at Gascoigne  Describe a typical day    the day, exclusion zones,             Kalsi, Jibin Anto for all their
 included the 1km of  working at Kane?              number of people on site              advice. They have given
 250mm district heating network which   Istart my working day at 6    and any site issues.  me a  lot of motivation
 forms part of the overall Barking town   am. Icheck my mailbox  At the end of the day Imake and power to grow in the
 energy network. Other works included   and  start to deal with  notes for tomorrow and write industry.
 LTHW plant rooms, boosted cold    some office jobs: upload   some emails.
 water tank rooms, sprinkler and mist   drawings and  pictures on
 sprinkler systems, smoke ventilation,   QD’s, sign QD’s, upload                          Best piece of advice you
 underfloor heating, sanitaryware and   our forms to the Field View  Best thing about working at    have ever been given?
 ventilation systems.  system. Ithen make  my       Kane?                                 Try your best but never
              plan for the day, such as             The best thing which makes            stress too much. Another
 Well done to the entire team for   where Ineed to go, which    me happy at work ismy     day iscoming and all will
 the works delivered at   QD Ineed to create, sign,    team!                              be good!
 Gascoigne, we wish everyone  check snags, close it etc.
 well as we enter the post                          It’s my first job in the
 completion stages of the  After my colleagues      construction industry and I’m         Tell us an interesting fact
 project.     come  in, we have a                   so excited to work with Kane          about yourself?
              meeting  about our tasks              because my colleagues
              for the day. From 8am to              help me a      lot, they always       Ihave (almost have)  a
              10 am Icheck  working                 give me some useful advice,           Bachelor Diploma in
              areas and open hot work               explain a    lot of useful things     political science.
              or step ladder permits for            to me and teach me about
              our subcontractors.                   construction.






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