Robinson & Birdsell implodes one of city’s tallest buildings.
A 46-year old tower block in Hull has been demolished as part of a regeneration scheme in the area.
The 20-floor Highcourt tower in the Orchard Park area was brought down via a controlled explosion on Sunday lunchtime.
Robinson & Birdsell was appointed by Hull City Council to demolish the tower block. Highly experienced explosives engineer John Turner worked alongside the team from R&B to manage this challenging project.
The safety exclusion zone was developed in preparation for the blowdown day by Martin Smith, Health & Safety Manager. From the outset, a resident liaison officer – Rachel Larder – was appointed to act as a direct link between all 141 residential properties within the identified exclusion zones, stakeholders and other third parties.
In addition, R&B worked closely with the community including running competitions for the children at The Parks Primary School and St Anthony’s Catholic School (both schools directly opposite the site, one falling within the exclusion zone). The winners of the poster competitions had there poster printed onto a site banner which was fixed to the site boundary fencing for all to see.
Highcourt tower was built in 1969 and was one of the tallest buildings in Hull.
