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BD Nuclear  Fort Gilkicker Redevelopment!


        Dave  Dougan  and  John Hall  stand  with
 The BD Nuclear team have been as busy as ever! Check out just some of our top jobs   owners  Wayne  and  Lee  Johnson  in  the
 since the last newsletter...  grand  entrance  to  Fort  Gilkicker,  which
        stands  majestically  on  the  southernmost
 West Sussex Fire Station and   tip of Gosport in Stokes Bay, Hampshire.


 Training Centre...   The  semi-circular  fort,  with  its  22-gun
 On this job, we were approached by a   emplacements  fortified  with  massive
 company to assist with installing fireproof   earthwork  embankments,  was  originally
 tiles for the new state-of-the-art training   built in the 1850s to protect British shores
 facility at Horsham Fire Station.  from invasion by the French Navy. Today,
        after carrying out its defence duties over
 This  fantastic  new  facility  provides  a   the  years,  this  grand  structure  recieves
 highly modern training centre, working   a   well-deserved   and   sympathetic
 environment  for  staff  members,  and  a   makeover...
 24-hour operational fire station.

        Our  BD  Nuclear  team  undertook  an
        exceptionally technically challenging Cut

 Diamond Wire Sawing for   and Carve project that included working
        on the roof to remove the concrete layer
 Northwest Galvanizing...   that was added later in Gilkicker’s lifetime,
 With this job, the metal finishing company   to expose the granite underneath.
 Northwest Galvanizing had an issue with
 one  of  their  galvanising baths that had
 started to leak,  leaving  an  abnormally                     8,400 tonne of concrete was removed
 high amount of material to solidify at the                    from  the  roof  using  a  combination  of
 bottom. When the old bath was removed                         drilling,  bursting, and the Brokk 400.
 and  replaced,  110 tonnes  of  material                      The     methodology          used      included
 was left!                                                     the  installation  of  vibration  and  tilt
                                                               monitoring on a live feed to ensure the
 BD  Nuclear’s      team    were  tasked  with                 fort’s structural stability stays intact.
 cutting  46  sections  of 1.2m  x 1.2m x
 0.350mm, each weighing approximately                          Operations  Director,  Jack Dougan,
 2 tonnes. They used the portal diamond                        proposed the technical procedure and
 wire saw for this process, which saw cuts                     had it accepted by Heritage England!
 vertically and horizontally.

 The material in the bath was steel-zinc-
 lead, which proved to be very difficult   More projects for                                  Removing a
 to cut due to the softness of the lead.   BD Nuclear...                                    2.5 x 3m x 2m
                                     Floor sawing cuts                                      deep section
 This  was  overcome  by  using  past   carried out by                                       of reinforced
 experiences  in  nuclear  power  stations   one of our skilled                            concrete at the
 cutting  lead.  The  job  was  a  great   operatives in                                   end of a jetty in
 success, resulting in a very happy client!  sunny Eastleigh!                                   Dorset!



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