Fantastic to be part of such an exciting projectPaul Hammersley
Active Tunnelling was employed as a specialist contractor to construct a 27m diameter shaft, 24m deep to resolve the unsatisfactory intermittent discharge located at the Blackburn Waste Water Treatment Works.
The concrete base to the shaft was cast incorporating 106 ground anchors and 915m³ of concrete. A central flushing column was then constructed 22m tall utilising a ‘self-climbing’ formwork system.
Active Tunnelling achieved consistently high marks at the regular Health & Safety and Environmental audits.
Role
- Design of ‘self climbing’ formwork system
Client
United Utilities Plc
Contractor
Active Tunnelling Ltd
Project Description
Design of ‘self climbing’ formwork system for a 24m deep detention tank.
