| Project | Refurbishment of Glenkerry House, Tower Hamlets, by Gunite |
| Client | Glenkerry Co-operative Housing Association |
| Engineer | Johnson Gillies |
| Value | £176,000 |
Gunite (Eastern) Ltd was awarded the main contract for external facade repairs, private and communal walkway areas and stairs.
The building remained fully occupied throughout the works and was in close proximity to the public highway and retail units at ground level.
Gunite chose to access the outside of the building by means of cradles.
Gunite was partly awarded the contract on their ability to provide a short programme. Once the contract had been awarded to Gunite they were able to increase the level of cradle drops initially considered which gave greater flexibility and coverage of the building. As a result of this and pro-active management, the programme period was further reduced by six weeks. This was greatly appreciated by the client.
The building is constructed of exposed aggregate reinforced pre-cast concrete panels that were surveyed, hammer tested and appropriately repaired with matching aggregates and mortar.
The contract was carried out in the reduced contract period of 8 weeks. This resulted in a substantial reduction in time and inconvenience to the client. Weekly meetings with our consultant team and client representatives struck a purposeful and good relationship throughout the project.
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