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Post by Everton News. on Jun 8, 2022 20:05:17 GMT
The installation of four tower cranes at Bramley-Moore Dock is set to send Everton’s new stadium build into overdrive.
Two giant tower cranes were erected in just two days and now stand 60m and 70m high in the north east and south west corners of the development in north Liverpool.
In the coming fortnight, they will be joined by two more 55m-high cranes in the north west and south east corners, all bolted into 18m-deep concrete piles set into the infilled dock.
Once operational, the tower cranes will facilitate the next stage of the build in the east and west stands.
And with the steelwork continuing to extend at the two northern edges of the stadium, the outline of the 52,888-seater stadium is beginning to take shape.
Gareth McNary, Lifting Operations Leader with Laing O’Rourke, said: “In my eyes this is the kick-start, because things will start taking shape and moving relatively quickly now.
“Next Monday we’ll install the third crane on north west corner and then we’ll go to the opposite corner.
“It’s taking shape and it will be very exciting for everyone. It’s not every day you get the chance to build a Premier League stadium from scratch!”
The cranes all stand at slightly differing heights to avoid the risk of jibs colliding when they overlap on the east and west stand builds.
Working independently and in tandem, they can cover the length of the stadium site and will be used to lift the precast concrete elements into place.
“When we build the concrete cores with crawler cranes, they are more restricted in the radius they can reach,” added McNary.
“Once the tower cranes are up, with a 60m jib on, the lifting radius capacity increases vastly and they accelerate the lifting operations.”
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Post by rugbytoffee on Jun 11, 2022 15:19:25 GMT
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Post by rugbytoffee on Jun 14, 2022 13:38:51 GMT
Everton have announced that a new industry-leading welfare facility has opened on their new stadium site at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Work is progressing at a strong pace at the waterfront as the Blues are set to round off their first year of construction next month, with a huge transformation already visible. Areas of the concrete superstructure are beginning to rise above the filled dock, with steelwork now being placed along the north side in the next phase of exciting progress.
And as the build gathers pace, Laing O'Rourke have opened a four-storey accommodation block on the site to cater for the increased amount of workers. This is part of a two-stage approach - with canteen facilities, toilets and showers, an exercise area and contemplation and wellbeing spaces for workers during down time all included.
Chris Spragg, project leader for Laing O’Rourke, told evertonfc.com : "There is a staged approach to the welfare to meet the demands of the forecasts for staff.
"The numbers have steadily grown up to this point and phase one saw us successfully transition to the new building on Monday of this week. The new welfare complex is an industry-leading facility that is now fully operational and will accommodate all the staff between now and Christmas.
"It includes an immersive space for inductions and planning workshops and a contemplation and wellbeing space, which includes some area for exercise and a quiet area to have some time to relax and get away from it all. There’s also a balcony with a viewing gallery and a boardroom with full-height glazing, to offer our staff, the client and any stakeholders visiting the site the best view of the project."
Stadium development on the site is due to hit its peak in 2023, and Laing O'Rourke have worked closely with in-house company 'Select' to make sure a plan is in place for even more developments in this sense in the future.
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Post by Everton News. on Jun 24, 2022 10:06:06 GMT
Work is set to begin on the concrete foundations that will support the west stand at Bramley-Moore Dock.
The first of the concrete ground floor slabs will be poured in the coming days, as work commences on the main stands following the initial pre-build of the four cores in each corner.
The erection of the four tower cranes has been timed to tie-in with the super-structure being built on the west and east sides of the stadium.
This is predominantly comprised of precast concrete components which are manufactured off site, transported to Bramley-Moore Dock and then assembled by Laing O’Rourke’s specialist team.
These building blocks arrive on site in a pre-determined order and are effectively slotted together above the concrete foundations, utilising 3D modelling.
And with the steelwork continuing to be knitted together on the north stand and emerging on the southern elevation - which will eventually form one continuous stand and house approximately 13,000 Everton fans - raker beams that will support the concrete terracing within the bowl are now visible for the first time.
A total of 3,400 terracing units, which will eventually sit on these raker beams to form the internal bowl lining, are being manufactured in Ireland by Laing O’Rourke’s supply chain partner, Banagher Precast, and will be delivered by ship to Liverpool docks, a short distance from the project site.
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Post by Everton News. on Jun 25, 2022 12:34:51 GMT
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