Industrial
Working alongside both central government and the public sector,
Kimpton is aware of the importance of delivering high specification
engineering whilst maintaining tight monetary control of all
projects.
Unilever Laboratory
BASF
Merseyrail
Burton Foods
Unilever Laboratory
The Client
One of the worlds leading names in the development and
manufacture of fast moving consumer goods. Unilever have three
global divisions in foods, home care and personal care. From their
origins as a soap manufacture in the 1890's Unilever have grown
successfully into a global leader in the manufacture of brands that
help people look good, feel good and get more out of life.
The Challenge
The project involved a series of refurbishments
to facilitate a large scale reorganisation of the site. The £6.5m
project was carried out while the buildings remained occupied and
work continued as normal.
The works involved the extensive refurbishment of office and
laboratory areas including the refurbishment of a highly serviced
laboratory and the construction of an extension to the
Environmental Research Lab.
The extension works were to be of traditional construction
whilst the refurbishment of the main building had to pay specific
consideration to the listed building status and retain the original
features.
The Solution
With extension and refurbishment works all running concurrently,
all of the works progressed whilst the client's activities in
surrounding areas carried on as normal.
The construction of the lab rooms suitable for microbiology,
microscope and media preparation requirements included the
provision and installation of modular lab benching/integrated sinks
and fume cupboards, whilst the finishing incorporated hygienic
flooring/ceilings and vision panels.
The electrical services included the manufacture and installation
of main and sub-distribution switchgear, H&V panels and BMS
control units. Power and occupancy dependant lighting systems were
installed along with fire, security and door access systems. The
design and installation of the laboratory gas infrastructure was
supplemented with a gas detection system for hazardous and
non-hazardous gases.
The mechanical services installation not only included the design
and installation of a primary chilled water cooling system, but
this was also complemented with air conditioning split systems in
the laboratory.
The project was carried out with no lost time accidents and all
phases of the project were completed on program and within
budget.
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BASF
The Client
One of the world's leading names in the development and
manufacture of chemicals, plastics and agricultural products, BASF
employs more than 95,000 people across the globe. In the UK, BASF
Plc's site in Cheadle, Cheshire, provides a base for extensive
R&D activity.
The Challenge
The BASF site at Cheadle comprises several
buildings and when an area of the site was sold, a calibration and
test laboratory needed to be moved to an alternative building.
The lab contained a wide range of delicate, high value technical
equipment that had to be put into storage and handled with extreme
care. It was also essential that the new building was fitted out
with the right mechanical and electrical services
to deliver power and water to current lab specifications and
anticipated future needs. And all of this had to be completed in as
short a time frame as possible, to avoid the lab being out of
action for too long.
The Solution
Kimpton Building Services started the project by creating the
space required in the new building, and before anything was moved
from the old lab, the company carried out a consultation with the
lab team to establish what services were required at each
workstation and for each piece of kit.
Kimpton then began the process of
decommissioning the old lab, putting the equipment
into storage. The decommissioning process revealed
that additional services were required for some pieces of equipment
and Kimpton used this information, along with the data collected
during the consultation, to design and install the
mechanical and electrical services for the new
lab.
The project was completed under a guaranteed maximum price
agreement and fit out was delivered ahead of schedule, allowing
commissioning of the new lab to take place well within
deadline.
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Merseyrail
The Client
Merseyrail is a modern urban rail network of vital importance to
the transport infrastructure of Liverpool and Merseyside,
increasingly so as the city moves towards its Cultural Capital of
Europe status in 2008.
Its fleet of almost 60 fully refurbished electric fibre weight
units deliver over 600 train services each day across the region
and inevitably requires an ongoing programme of maintenance and
repair to ensure it operates to the highest standard of passenger
comfort and safety.
This work is all carried out in-house at a single train
maintenance depot located at Birkenhead North on the Merseyrail
network.
The Challenge
The depot comprises two huge aircraft hanger
size sheds where ongoing maintenance and repair to engines, axles
and general bodywork is carried out by a team of engineers. A
maintenance depot since the 1930's and with an ageing heating
system from the 1970's the buildings were in need of a modern
heating system.
The Solution
Initially involved in the replacement of the heating system at
the first shed, Kimpton was again successful in winning the tender
to design, build and install a brand new system to provide heating
at the second shed.
The installation of all pipework and unit heaters was completed
over a four month period, with Kimpton working closely with main
contractors, Galliford Try and within the constraints of the
depot's ongoing maintenance and repair work which continued
uninterrupted throughout the project.
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Burton Foods
The Client
A leading name in biscuit manufacturing for more than 70 years,
Burton Foods Group is the brand behind well known family favourites
like Jammy Dodgers and Wagon Wheels. The company's Moreton site on
the Wirral comprises six production units, one of which is
dedicated to the production of chocolate for use in Cadbury's
chocolate biscuits.
The Challenge
The chocolate plant at Burton Foods' Moreton plant is very busy,
operating 24- hours-a-day, all year round. Liquid chocolate is
pumped around the facility using jacketed pipework, with the
chocolate in a central pipe surrounded by a pipe carrying hot
water. Not only must the pipework be able to deliver the melted
chocolate to all the different processes within the plant, it must
maintain an optimum temperature to prevent the chocolate from
spoiling.
Adding to these challenges, the processes at the factory are
constantly changing as new products are developed to help Burton
retain its sector-leading position in the fast-paced biscuits
market.
The Solution
To ensure that expert site services resources are available
whenever Burton needs them, Kimpton Building Services has a team
permanently based on site and is able to respond to any pipework or
plumbing emergency 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year. The team can to react quickly if there is any repair
work to be carried out, and, perhaps even more
importantly, Kimpton's service engineers carry out regular
preventative maintenance, which helps ensure that
the plant runs smoothly, the chocolate remains in excellent
condition and unnecessary production stoppages are avoided.
To help Burton's get changes in its product range onto the
production line as quickly as possible, Kimpton draws on its food
sector experience and pipework expertise to offer a design and
installation service. The biscuit manufacturer discusses with
Kimpton what is required in terms of volumes and temperature of
chocolate and Kimpton designs, installs and maintains the new
pipework to suit the application.
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