CLS commence their second wind turbine project of 2011 for Arlington Farming Ltd of Caunton, Newark. The construction works involve the Installation of a 500kW 102m high wind turbine foundation with 16No CFA piles to a depth of 12.5m, supply and fix 15 tonnes of reinforcement and 200m3 of concrete. A 600m long by 5m wide access road is to be constructed, complete with drainage and ducting works for the transformer station and grid connection. The works are due to last 10 weeks and cost in the region of £170,000.00.

The project at the HIT 2 Terminal, Port of Immingham is due to commence in early November and involves the construction of a large reinforced concrete floor slab. The floor slab will have in the region of 6000m2 of A393 mesh and 600m3 of concrete.  The project is due to last for 5 weeks and is valued in the region of £140,000.00.

The project at Eurovia, Dagenham Dock is due to commence in late October and involves the construction of large reinforced concrete and piled foundations for the Rap System & Bitumen Tanks. The Rap System foundations will have 16No 21m long 500mm dia CFA piles, 6tonne of rebar and 84m3 of concrete. The Bitumen Tank foundations will have 16No 18m long 450mm dia CFA piles, 5tonne of rebar and 75m3 of concrete. The project is due to last for 7 weeks and is valued in the region of £110,000.00.

The existing steam station building dates from the early part of the 20th Century, originally housing two coal fired boilers and the associated equipment the building now houses water treatment and reverse osmosis plant.
The building is clad with a single ply corrugated steel sheeting which is in a poor condition; corrosion and the numerous historical penetrations for pipe work and structural modifications have resulted in the envelope no longer being weather tight.

In brief the works at present comprise the following:-

The erection of a temporary crash deck over the existing plant and equipment inside the
building to provide protection to those persons working underneath and to provide secondary,
temporary weather proofing during the course of the works.

The removal of a ridge level ventilation lantern, a high level jetty and the reduction in height of
a lean-to structure; all of which are now redundant elements of the building.

The removal of redundant pipe work, plant, machinery, vessels and redundant structural
members to reduce the load on the existing building frame.

The repair and replacement of structural members previously removed or compromised in
order to improve the building’s structural performance and longevity.

To remove and replace all cladding and roof sheeting with a new cladding system. This will be
a composite panel system which has the added benefit of improving the building’s thermal
performance. Although exempt from the requirements of Part L of the Building Regulations
working conditions inside the building would be improved and the likelihood of internal
condensation significantly reduced.

The contract works are valued in the region of £450,000.00 and are due to last 16 weeks.

Construction and Demolition works have commenced at Norwich City College. The car park works involve the construction of a new 6000m2 tarmac car park complete with electrical lighting columns and street furniture. We are proposing to use the crushed material arising from the demolition of buildings on the campus as the sub base for the car park construction. The total cost of the total works amount to £220,000.00 and is due to last for 8 weeks on site.

CLS secure works for the Grimsby Institute at both their Grimsby Institute Campus & Yorkshire Coast College Campus. The works consist of New male, female & disabled toilet construction, new courtyard and entrance construction, relocating existing portal framed building from Grimsby to Yorkshire Coast College at Scarborough. The contract value is £320,000.00 with the works due to run for 12 weeks on site.

CLS Civil Engineering commence earthworks and ground works for the installation of a Vergnet GEV MP 275 kW wind turbine and substation foundations at Ulceby Grange Farm, Alford, Lincolnshire. The turbine shall measure 48 metres in height, with a rotor diameter of 32 metres. The works involve excavating to reduced level, supply and fixing 15t of cut and bent rebar, complex radius shuttering and installing 80m3 of reinforced concrete. The works are being carried out for our client Lincolnshire Poacher & ICE Renewables who will be looking at creating sufficient energy from the wind turbine to power the production facility and dairy farm.

CLS begin the construction of a new building material storage building in Brigg, Lincolnshire.

The building will be a rectangular steel portal frame structure with cladding on three of the four sides. The roof and wall cladding will match that of the existing office unit on the site. A small perimeter brickwork plinth, on three of the walls, will be provided to allow a suitable flashing detail at ground floor level.

The building will be 35m in length and 25m wide. The height to external eaves will be 4.761m with a 30 degree roof pitch.

CLS Demolition are currently carrying out the alterations and demolition of Grove House in Leighton Buzzard. The property was severely fire damaged early into the New Year. The works include the strip out of fire damaged rooms and making safe the structure prior to  carrying out improvement works on the property.

CLS Civil Engineering Ltd commences 2nd Biogas Plant Construction in the UK. CLS are acting as Principal Contractor carrying out the civil engineering and construction works on the biogas plant at RAF Bentwaters Airfield, Suffolk. The 0.5 MW plant is due to take 34 weeks to construct and shall be commissioned November 2011. Works include the design and construction of the control building, 2No 26m dia digester bases, concrete hard standings, access roads, services, and drainage works. The civils contract is valued at £650,000.00. CLS are working direct to their client Agrigen who have a separate contract with the Austrian process and technology provider Thoni.

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