Demolition Case Studies
Glebe House
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The project brief was to demolish a small 19th century house and out buildings, reclaim any reusable building materials that could be reused in the new development and clear the site of its shrubbery.
The site its self was very sensitive as it lay with in a conservation area and area of outstanding natural beauty in the quiet village of Lower Hardres and was subject to various planning appeals. It became evident from the outset that it was very important for our client that none of the conditions were breeched or any local residences were unnecessarily affected. View full case study
Kemsley Paper Mill
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DDS kick off the commencement of St Regis's £104 million project at their Kemsley Mill site in Sittingbourne , Kent , demolishing and stripping out various area's to make way for the insulation of their new process tank farm.
Highfield, Kent
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DDS was contracted by Denne Construction to demolish a large residential property. Previous demolition by others of a single storey structure to the side of the building had induced cracking to the main building, therefore a scaffold propping system was put in place.
Folkestone Harbour
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DDS commenced sensitive demolition works for Dover Harbour Board, within the live harbour environment. The building was initially constructed in 1985 and further extended and modified in both 1991 and 1999. The removal of the building made way for improved infrastructure promoting overall growth of Dover Harbour. View full case study
Richborough Power Station
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DDS kick's off the commencement of the Thanet off shore wind farm on behalf of Warwick Energy demolishing part of the former Richborough power station.
The works involved the demolition of redundant buildings and the formation of a piling mat, these works will allow the cables to be brought in from off shore and connected to the live adjacent National Grid plant. View full case study
Mayday House
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DDS was contracted to Berkeley First for works on their Mayday House project, Thornton Heath. The building was stripped back to structural frame and the external cladding removed. The property is directly adjacent to the Mayday Hospital, therefore due care and consideration was taken to ensure the minimum possible disruption occurred, and all entrances to the Accident and Emergency Centre remained clear at all times.
North West Kent College
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DDS Demolition was contracted by Gransden Construction to carry out works to facilitate the
regeneration of North West Kent College. The works included demolition of 2, 3 and 6 storey buildings
and required asbestos removal and strip out works prior to demolition.
DDS apportioned the work into two phases; Phase one: demolition of two two-storey house structures,
Phase two: demolition of a six-storey reinforced concrete framed structure with brick cladding. Phase
two also involved the removal of a lift shaft within the structure. View full case study
Northfleet Technical College
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DDS commenced the initial phase of a multi phase initiative for Kier Build, supplying regeneration works to the government for local schools, Building Schools For The Future.
The works were comprised of the asbestos removal strip out, temporary work and demolition works for the subsequent development of the site. View full case study
Dover Harbour Passenger Services Building
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DDS were successful in procuring the high profile contract for the demolition and site clearance of the former passenger services building at Dover harbour’s western docks.
The building was originally constructed in 1985 and had been extended twice in the 1990’s. The building had a first floor section at each end of the building, which were linked by an elevated walkway. The high pitched roof was covered with Kal Zip cladding. The roof frame comprised of tubular steel lattice members supported on a
steel frame. View full case study
Dreamland Scenic Railway
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DDS commenced demolition and site clearance works for Margate Regeneration Company at Dreamland Amusement Park. Built in 1920, the timber framed rollercoaster and associated buildings had been damaged by fire, because of this a had collasped. The structure is the UK's oldest and the world's second oldest rollercoaster. In 2002 the ride was listed and DDS worked alongside English Heritage whom authorised and oversaw the operation, maintaining and stabilizing as much of the undamaged structure as possible.
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