THE PROJECT
This project, delivered at the Marks & Spencer’s store is a test case to replace old rooflights, which are leaking water across the site. This repair work may be repeated across the entire outlet centre.
£600K
CONTRACT VALUE
42 WEEKS
CONTRACT DURATION
Customer
McArthurglen Designer Outlet
Architect
Scott Brownrigg
Quantity Surveyor
Edge PS
Form of Contract
Single Stage Framework
To replace the listed rooflights, the existing cracked glass and frames were removed. The replacement system was designed using specialist plastic instead of glass due to weight limitations and thermal performance. It was also visually similar to the original Georgian wired glass.
Stock management
Once the Marks and Spencer's store had closed at 8pm the stock needed to be moved so the scaffolding could be erected and set during the evening. Beard collaborated with the main store manager and team to learn how to move the stock. After a period of time the team gained trust and were able to move the stock without causing any further work to the staff at Marks and Spencer.
Maintaining business as usual
An essential part of the works was ensuring the store remained open during trading hours. At the front entrance of the store scaffolding was required to be built yet the fabric of the entrance needed to maintain a welcoming face. Bespoke designed scaffolding boards were used to decorate the front of the shop to keep the entrance attractive and tidy.
Network Rail
As the main building runs parallel to a live rail line, approval was required from Network Rail to install the scaffolding. The Beard team worked closely with Network Rail to coordinate observation times when Network Rail would attend and supervise the scaffolding being erected. This was to ensure health and safety was monitored throughout the process.
978 Metres
Beam work
26,500m
Steel tube
10,600m
Timber boards
55,000
Scaffold fittings
30 x 70m
Roof size
Gable End Trusses
All gable end trusses, glass and lead seals were replaced and any crumbling brickwork was repaired and restored. Beard Construction’s carpenters are completing these particular works with the extent running across the entire length of the shopping centre.
Grade II-Listed
To prevent damage to the listed brickwork the scaffolding ties could not be inserted into the brickwork, instead they were tied into the mortar.
To maintain Marks and Spencer’s trading during the works, a huge birdcage scaffold was installed straddling the shop floor. The birdcage scaffold was installed over a series of night shifts to avoid disrupting the operation of the store. This also allowed the rooflight works to run during the day with the store operating normally below.
Scaffolding was also installed around and over the roof to allow the rooflight team access to install the new rooflights and remove the old ones. The roof scaffold used the internal scaffold to support it due to the weight limitations of the existing structure. All the scaffold was combined in a single design checked by a number of specialists due to the location and use of the scaffold. This included Network Rail due to the adjacent railway.
