Page 12 - John F Hunt Group Newsletter - SEP 2023

John F Hunt Regeneration
Thames Tideway Tunnel...
Our Concrete Cutting team has been
working on the iconic Thames Tideway Remediation | Industrial
Tunnel infrastructure project for some
years. With parts of that nearing
completion, the main contractors Despite widespread gloom hanging over the wider construction market, 2023 has
working there are demobilising and been very busy for the Regeneration Team!
removing structures that were built to
accommodate the initial construction Large projects at Phoenix 10/SPARK Walsall, Shotton Mill, Holborn, Ironbridge and
works. New Stanton Park all ran concurrently. We also completed projects at Folkestone
and Bethnal Green Gas Works in the past few months. We have new projects starting
As part of that demobilisation, John F at Salmesbury, Bristol and Barrow in Furness.
Hunt has successfully completed the
removal of a large acoustic shed for For the past three years, we have been working on the complex earthworks project
BAM Nuttall Ltd, Morgan Sindall Plc and at Rugeley Power Station; operational works have now been completed and the
Balfour Beatty (BMB) JV. technical team are now completing validation works to enable the sites’ sale.

All services and craneage were 1. Holborn (Resi)
removed, leaving a shell of steel frame Our Scottish and Northern Division
and cladding for removal. We used a have secured two additional 2. Shotton Mill Earthworks (Industrial)
combination of Komatsu PC490’s and contracts with McAleer & Rushe at 3. Shotton Mill Demolition (Industrial)
PC210’s with MP30 shears and rotating Leeds College of Technology and
selectors to handle the materials and also at the new 17-storey Maaldron 4. New Stanton Park (Commercial)
take down the cladding, rails and steel Hotel in Manchester! 5. Rugeley Power Station (Resi/Mixed)
frame. 6. SPARK Walsall (Commercial)

7. Coalville (Resi)

Competition Winners Visit!... 8. Ironbridge (Resi)
Back in April, we welcomed our school 9. Longwell Green (Commercial)
competition winners, Sophie, Chima,
and their parents, to visit the Concrete 10. Slough (Resi)
Cutting team and see the machines 11. LPT (Infrastructure)
they named ‘George Power Bot’ and
‘The Scorpix’ brought to life! 12. The Heights (Resi)
13. Ferry Lane (Commercial)
The day began with a tour of the
facilities and a look at some of the 14. Hackney Wick (Resi)
smaller concrete cutting tools, with 15. Folkestone (Resi)
plenty of time for questions and answers 16. Goschen (Defence)
from Patricia McEnroe, Jake Pooley and
Aaron Willmott-Rice. 17. Samlesbury (Commercial)
18. Barking PS (Local Authority)
They also got an epic demonstration of
the mighty ‘George Power Bot’ and ‘The 19. Bethnal Green GW (Resi)
Scorpix’ by Aaron, who showed Sophie
and Chima the controls and different
attachments whilst answering questions After a quiet Spring, the number of budgets and tenders completed in the past
on the construction industry as a career two months has been very healthy. Some of the tenders we have completed
option for our inspired future concrete are of significant value!
cutters! Read more

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