MASTERS OF DEMOLITION
The team oversee works on Tanner Street , Northampton
“ It was essentially the gateway to a larger development ,” he said . “ We were tasked with working within the confines of a city and taking down a number of residential dwellings without having any effect on the surrounding area . It was a meticulous planning project to ensure that we went through thorough risk assessment and communication strategies .
“ The main problematic area was the tight confines of a city centre . So we had to take into consideration well in advance the disruption to local access routes in terms of transport and infrastructure , so we had to look at the times we could operate to cause minimal disruption .”
As usual in such projects , Masterton ’ s strategy was drawn up with consideration of locals at the forefront . At planning stage , and well before works occurred , those potentially affected were kept informed and included in the discussion .
“ We work very much in co-operation with local counci ls , local businesses and neighbours to the site ,” explained Richardson . “ It ’ s essentially what we
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