FP McCann has recently completed the supply and installation of a precast concrete multi-storey van storage facility in Poole, Dorset. The four storey van park is being constructed to service a 10,500m2 distribution warehouse based on the 10 acre development site, St Modwen Park.
Developer, St Modwen Industrial and Logistics and appointed main contract partner on the scheme TSL Projects Ltd, have recently completed the warehouse build, with the final stages of construction including the 633 van storage park which FP McCann is delivering on behalf of TSL Projects.
The precast concrete ‘van deck’ superstructure consists of perimeter and internal columns, spine beams, end and side parapet walls, ramp sections, precast stair cores, stairs and landings. In total over 6,200 tonnes of precast concrete product has been delivered from Byley in Cheshire.
Additionally and forming each level of the van park, is a total of 32,000m2 of FP McCann’s steel prestressed precast concrete hollowcore floor planks. Each plank is 500mm deep spanning up to 17.2 metres. The 1,585 hollowcore floor planks have been manufactured at the Company’s Weston Underwood factory in Derbyshire.
Over the contract period, up to 20 loads per day have been delivered to site both day and night.
FP McCann precast concrete multi-storey car park structures are designed and manufactured using a precast frame which incorporates several structural elements, including columns, beams, spandrels, stairs, lift shafts, hollowcore flooring slabs and wall panels. Due to their reduced self-weight, hollowcore flooring slabs can achieve clear spans of up to 16m; this reduces the requirement for vertical columns, creating better manoeuvrability and therefore reducing the risk of damage to vehicles and the car park’s structure.
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