Woodward backs calls for inspection regime on UK’s multi-storey car park stock.
Following a pair of high profile demolition incidents at car parks in Southend and Southampton, Institute of Demolition Engineers’ president John Woodward has put his weight and influence behind calls for a regular inspection programme.
Woodward, who has been a consultant on a number of car park demolition contracts with companies including GBM Limited, Coleman & Company, DSM and Lawson Demolition Limited, says that a regime of inspection and maintenance is required across all of the UK’s ageing multi-storey car park stock.
“From our own experience of structures of this type we can only agree with the car park operators that regular inspection, testing, and maintenance is needed to ensure that our ageing car parks remain safe, and all suspect car parks are demolished safely and quickly to remove any chance of a premature collapse,” he says.
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