19th March 2019 – Monster Children

Interesting Fact

This project involved the explosive Demolition of 3 towers on site

Fife Power Complex, Westfield

Working as principal contractor, Dem-Master were appointed for the Demolition and site clearance of the former Fife Energy Power Station.

The works comprised of the removal of redundant pipework, cabling, containment and general plant items prior to separation of the major turbine elements (turbine, motors, filter unit housing, etc.) to allow components to be lowered to ground level using a mobile crane for further processing and removal off site.

The main gasification towers were of steel frames with a network of metal pipework, steel gantries, power installations and external holding tanks.  The ancillary support buildings surrounding the main towers were of brick / metal profile sheet cladding and were over 80 metres in height.  These towers were Demolished by controlled explosives.

Click here to view the video of the Blowdown

The works included:

  • All loose internal items, debris, furniture, etc. was removed off site
  • Licenced Asbestos Removal
  • Services investigations and reporting
  • Soft strip of structures
  • Mechanical Demolition
  • Explosive Demolition
  • Removal of Waste
  • Asset Recovery

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