London-based contractor carries out rail bridge lift as part of paper mill redevelopment.
A £3.5 million paper mill demolition and eight hectare site clearance in Kent has been completed by Lee Demolition.
The demolition specialist finished the nine-month New Hythe project with a railway bridge lift that was carried out under rail track possession and completed the project on time and within the constraints set.
The multi-million pound project saw a high level deconstruction and demolition of a former paper mill and warehouses, with a top down and traditional demolition operations being carried out. Prior the commencement of works, Lee Demolition also carried out extensive asbestos removal and decommissioning works, working closely with SCA’s closure team in the first phases of the project.
A recycling and power generation facility will now be built on the site which is owned by SCA New Hythe Packaging and Paper. More than 40 Lee Demolition staff worked on the project, which saw 99 per cent of site materials being recycled or reused backfilling and compacting all the machine pits and service voids.
Dave Jameson, director of Lee Demolition, said: “This was a complex project comprising of heavy structures constructed from both steel and concrete frames which tested our fleet of demolition plant to the maximum. Our continued inward investment in demolition high-tech plant and demolition attachments demolished and processed the arising materials in record time.
“We worked closely with Network Rail to minimise disruption in the final lifting of the railway bridge and we were happy to hand over the site to SCA on time and to budget.”
