UK contractor earns praise for its work on a challenging mill demolition project.
Wm Quinn Group has risen to the challenge of challenging demolition contract in Middleton, Manchester prior to the primary contractor building a new retail store complex.
The Former Parkfield mill and associated buildings have been on the site for over 130 years and have undergone a variety of uses. It is believed that the old mill chimney was removed some 35 years ago but remediation of the site was not to the standards expected today. The project has presented further challenges including partially buried cellars and the old buried flue of the removed chimney which travels underground across part of the site.
Using a high reach excavator and a variety of support equipment, Wm Quinn group has been praised by the client for its efficient work in a restricted area with additional unforeseen issues. The work still remains on programme and budget, for the site remediation and construction to be completed by the late summer.
“The experience skills and team abilities were somewhat challenged by this project but we have confronted and overcome these and met the ambitious timescales set by the client,” says Quinn Group site manager Jim Rawson. “I guess experience shows in the manner we have completed this project and exceeded the client’s expectations.”
This sentiment was echoed by the client’s contracts director, Trevor Hughes. “I’m delighted by the excellent work done by the Wm Quinn Group team under difficult conditions on this job. With timescales set by the retailers for construction and opening of the unit their excellent work has made our job a great deal easier,” concludes Hughes. “Already we have made a decision to use Wm Quinn Group as demolition contractor of choice on another much larger project.
