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The recently launched Kingspan
KS2000 RW 2m wide trapezoidal panel played a crucial role in
the remarkable installation of a 3,000m2 roof in
a single day. Project WIP is an industrial unit on a
business park in Swansea Vale, West Glamorgan, and the
results achieved in such a short space of time demonstrate
the very best that modern construction methods, engineered
design and partnership working can offer. |
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One of the principal advantages
of KS2000 RW is its fast track construction capability. The
new increased cover width reduces the number of side laps
which require fixing and the ability to provide panel
lengths of up to 20 metres reduces the number of end laps.
The panels used for the WIP project were 16 metres in length
and 80mm thick to achieve a U value of 0.25 W/m2.K.
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Main contractors Cowlin
Construction Limited, and roofing and cladding contractors
ABS Elbrow worked closely with Kingspan Insulated Panels and
specialist lifting equipment suppliers Oktopus to ensure
that everything went smoothly on the day. Installation
started at 9.30am, with four operatives on the roof and two
on the ground, and was completed by 5.00pm – taking just 7.5
hours for six men to install the 3,000 m2 roof using the
mechanical handling equipment. By comparison, a typical
built-up system could take up to 4 weeks for eight men to
install a roof of this size. |
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Mark Stephens, Project Manager
for Cowlin Construction, said: “The single day installation
of the roof at the Olympus project was hugely advantageous
to us for many reasons. The speed of the installation was a
major influence in achieving our completion date, we poured
slabs and laid blockwork undercover during the inclement
weather we were experiencing and were able to clad the
building much earlier than was expected. On a safety note,
the working at height time was reduced from a potential two
weeks to a single day. This has to be the way forward!” |
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