Chartered surveyors, Delaney Marling Partnership are currently working on a demolition project at Ideal Boilers in Hull.
The recycled building materials that result from it will help supply the high demand from construction firms across the UK. By recycling the remains of demolished buildings in Hull, the bricks enable construction of new properties in other parts of the country. Ideal Boilers on National Avenue have been demolishing parts of their existing building stock to allow for site and manufacturing improvements.
Kevin Marling from Delaney Marling Partnership explains:
“As the Construction, Design and Management Consultants (CDMc) on this project, we are assisting the project managers at Ideal Boilers to provide advice with regards to the demolition and reconstruction to parts of their manufacturing site in Hull. Our role within this project includes the construction health and safety on the site during the demolition process.”
“There is currently a major shortage of building materials in the UK especially facing brickwork. This is a national issue caused by reduced production during the construction downturn. Due to a recent upturn in house building projects the industry has been caught short and rather than seeing projects fall behind, construction firms are making use of reconditioned supplies within the market place. The demolition of the foundry and old manufacturing buildings, shower block and occupational health building will now make way for modernised facilities. The disused bricks will be cleaned up and palletised then transported to the Midlands to a central distribution depot.”
“So far at Ideal Boilers, 140,000 bricks have been saved and to give an idea, it takes 4,500 – 6,000 bricks to build one house, this site therefore producing enough to construct approximately 20 houses. The materials collected from this site will however be used for patch repairs and extensions on similar older buildings that require improvement. Any material found to be unsuitable for building will be crushed and used as a sub layer for roads and other buildings. Nothing will go to waste or landfill.”
Steve Winn Project Manager at Ideal Boilers says:
“We are delighted that we are able to recycle the old buildings. As a business we are committed to energy efficiency and where ever possible remain both eco-friendly and economical which is why we have chosen to recycle rather than send anything to landfill. Delaney Marling Partnership has overseen the CDM for the whole project, providing specialist advice on the Health & Safety of both phases of the demolition project. Their help and advice is invaluable on a project like this.”
