Walker Construction UK

Contracts List 2012

sue — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:57:15 +0000

E P Collier School

Fire Precaution Works – including upgrading of fire barriers, fire doors and frames, storage cupboards in stairwells, new signage and internal wall construction.

Island Technology Park

The works comprised of a new access road and junction to Whippingham Road for a new development estate including drainage, earthworks, surfacing, marking and signage.

Enterprise Works February to March 2012k

The works consisted of installing soakaways and gullies at various locations in Kent.

FRAMEWORK CONTRACT – STRUCTURES

barry — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:27:30 +0000

We are pleased to announce that we have been successful in our bid to retain our Framework contract for the maintenance of structures on behalf of British Rail Property Board, this contract is for three years from 1^st April 2012 with an option to extend for a further year.

The contract primarily covers England south of a line of the Mersey to the Humber and the majority of Wales, however certain projects are undertaken in Northern England. The works cover the maintenance of Bridges, Viaducts, Tunnels and certain Buildings owned by British Rail Property Board. The contract as an average value of £1.5million per annum.

Our Rail Director Phil Webb is in overall charge of the works assisted by Contracts Manager Danny Marshall.

SURREY HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT

barry — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:36:54 +0000

We have just negotiated with May Gurney Limited, the main provider, an extension of one year to our Highway Maintenance Contract with them.

Under this contract we provide a full range of civil engineering services including drainage, surfacing and traffic management.

The average value of our contract with them exceeds £1 Million per annum.

We have provided highway services on this contract for various main providers for over the last ten years and are, therefore, bringing a wealth of experience to the project due to our long term association with Surrey Highways.

The contract is under the overall control of our Construction Director, Peter Maddox with Regional Manager, Vic Foster and Contracts Manager, Gary Bexon undertaking the specific management.

New Dentist Surgery – Sittingbourne

sue — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:35:39 +0000

The works comprised of the refurbishment of an existing 1960s framed building constructed of steelwork supporting timber joists at roof and first floor and a concrete cantilevered overhang. These works are for phase one of the project, the creation of a working dental practice at ground floor level and refurbishment of the upper floor in readiness for phase two works at a future date. We stripped out the redundant items and overhauled the heating, plumbing, roof and carry out external works to make them fit for purpose. Materials used were sympathetic with the property and all finishes were to a high quality. We managed to give savings to the client on some areas of design where we were able to recommend changes.

Tesco, Tidworth

sue — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:41:45 +0000

The works involved the installation of offsite highways works to facilitate a new Tesco store including, drainage, earthworks, landscaping, kerbs, footways, modular / concrete paved areas, installation of thermoplastic road marking and road studs, anti-skid surfacing along with base, binder and surface course installation which involved cold milling. The installation of new fencing, pedestrian guardrails, road signage, street lighting including LV connections and disconnections, street furniture, traffic/pedestrian management and traffic signal installation. We also had to manage the utilities plant for major diversion to minor diversion works.

Tesco Store, Yiewsley

sue — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:39:16 +0000

Carter – Stevenage

sue — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:36:08 +0000

Eaglestone Retaining Wall

sue — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:33:28 +0000

The works involved excavation of trial pits to establish form and geometry of foundations and trial holes to verify the position of Statutory Authorities plant. We had to demolish the end garages at both eastern and western ends of the site. We broke out hard material on line of steel sheets piles and excavated the pile trench. Installed sheet piles backfilling behind and reinstated the sheet pile installation trench. We constructed the capping beam and installed the pedestrian parapet. The linear drainage channel and finishings were then reinstated. Topsoil and planting was carried out and the garages were then reconstructed replacing those that were demolished.

William Harvey Hospital – New Access Road

sue — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:50:22 +0000

The site comprised of open agricultural land to the north of the main parking facility serving the hospital and the project was to provide a new access road to facilitate the development of the area with additional medical services, together with alterations to the existing car parking facility and the provision of new infrastructure. This was a conventional construction using tarmacadam materials, consisting of ground investigations, site clearance, earthworks, drainage, carriageway works with an stone mastic asphalt surface finish, road signs and markings, miscellaneous fencing and statutory undertakers works. Specification for this development is using the highway works.

Engineers House, Woolwich

sue — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:46:47 +0000

The works were to extend the existing car park using Grass Crete Blocks and then we extended the existing retaining wall. Once the wall was finished we installed a key clamp fence to the top of the wall. We also fitted a knee rail fence to the perimeter of the extended car park.

We installed an automatic raise and low entry / exit barrier.

The works also involved some minor landscaping works to the area.

Staines Platform

sue — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:35:01 +0000

We extended Platform 1 servicing the up line, constructing it predominantly using cross wall and plank. For the first 7 metres of the platform extension at the location of the existing ramp, we constructed it using front and rear riser walls with infill between to allow the existing signalling and telecoms services within the ramp to be unaffected by our works. Platform 2 servicing the down line, the extension was constructed using front and rear riser walls with infill between. Drainage over the extended length of platform 1 consisted of falling surface water to the rear of the platform allowing it to fall into a trench soakaway provided along the rear of the extension. Platform 2 drainage consisted of an aco drain provided to the rear of the platform discharging into a soakaway located in the down cess beyond the London end of the platform extension.

Windsor & Eton Station

sue — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:31:02 +0000

The works comprised of a platform constructed on a 350mm concrete raft foundation at 3.2m wide, the riser wall had a 9” front wall constructed to match the existing listed platform structure, the remaining 600mm wide wall has been constructed of hollow filled concrete filled as a solid block, the void has had a 6 way ducting system introduced before it was back filled consisting of 6N back fill material. To the rear of the platform a concrete coper had to be installed to match the existing type, the front coper was a sand blasted type to expose the aggregate as per the existing, the platform surface is a 6mm DBM finish.

The platforms also had a set of GRP steps and gates fitted to the ends of the platforms to enable easy access and egress by rail operatives.

St Mary’s Lifting Bridge, Chatham

sue — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:25:19 +0000

The worksinvolved grit blasting and painting of the bridge to highways specification type 1(m).

St Nicholas Church, New Romney

sue — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:04:24 +0000

The works involved alterations to the existing entrance to St Nicholas Church, including the removal of existing steps and pavement with earthworks to form a new access ramp. We also Adjusted the surface water drainage and carried out alterations to the existing utility services. The duration of 10 weeks included the construction time of 4 weeks and off site lead in time of 6 weeks.

Picketts Lane

sue — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:14:00 +0000

The works comprised of the local structural drainage repairs to the junction of Crossoak Lane and Picketts Lane working under a road closure supplied by Surrey County Council.

Ashford Borough Council

sue — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:04:20 +0000

The works comprised of the removal and reinstatement of speed attenuation ramp and section of access road between the north and south car park sites at Ashford Borough Council.

SAGA Middleburg

sue — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:55:24 +0000

The works comprised of planning off the existing surface, resurfacing works and then re-applying the road markings.

Pembury Avenue

sue — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:52:06 +0000

The works comprised of the removal of damaged guardrail and the installation of a new 48mm dia powder coated hand rail and associated works including trial holes, brickwork and repainting repairs to the subway.

Whitehall Parade, Gravesend

sue — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:48:16 +0000

The works comprised of the construction of a new footpath and all associated works to enable access to the new Tesco Express.

Feltonfleet School

sue — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:40:01 +0000

The works comprised of the replacement of the existing green plastic surfaced car park with a hard surface using Boddington BGT 100 geotexile and Tensar Triax TX160 geogrid and all associated works.