Nestle GDI Building – Drying & Incineration Plant, Derbyshire
Client/end user: Nestle UK Ltd
Services provided: Civil engineering and building work as Principal Contractor. Value engineering input to an outline project scope and value
Scope: Alpha’s works included the excavation of the existing factory layout including working around existing foundations and the diversion of sewers and cables, Ground investigation and testing allowing for the CFA Pile installation. Following which, further excavations were carried out including installation of temporary ground support systems thus enabling the construction of the deep foundations; reinforced concrete foundations and floor slabs (440cu.m). Following completion of the foundations a steel frame building (34m x 16m x 16 m high) was erected, including cladded walls and roof.
Following completion of the fabric of the building, security doors, roller shutter doors and ventilation louvres were supplied and installed. Internal access in the form of ladders and platforms was installed, the steelwork had fire protection applied and LV power and lighting system installed. On completion, tarmacadam surfacing was constructed to provide vehicle and pedestrian access.
Unusual aspects: The Nestle production facility in Hatton is a live food production plant and as such works had to be undertaken around the sites general operational activities, strict security and hygiene requirements. A main railway line is located next to the site and resulted in the careful consideration of crane size, coordination and planning (including the approval of Network Rail) for the multiple crane visits required for the erection of the building and ancillary work.
The new building joined onto 2 existing buildings with the new foundations required to tie into the existing foundations, exact details of which were not known at commencement resulting in investigation work to allow a solution to be designed.
After completion of the foundations, our client installed all of the large production plant & equipment after which Alpha completed the steel frame, cladding and electrical work around and over the new plant.
