The collaborative work between leading system’s
company Deceuninck and specialist fabricator and installer partner Dempsey Dyer
has been recognised in the glass and glazing industry’s leading national
awards: The G-17s.
Reaching the finals of the coveted Commercial Project
of the Year, the works are being celebrated for the UK’s largest ever single
block modular contract: Hinkley Point Campus (HPC).
Deceuninck’s Managing Director Rob McGlennon comments:
“Responding to the UK’s relentless demand for new housing, the construction
sector has been driven over recent years to innovate and develop new commercial
solutions that eliminate waste, time and cost and help contend with the skills
shortage.
"Innovation is precisely what we are able to
showcase on the £50 million Hinkley Point Campus development.
When
completed in 2018, HPC will provide 1,496 three-star hotel equivalent, en-suite
living spaces across 44 individual buildings. The Workers’ Village will be home
over the next 6-7 years to workers building the Hinkley Point C Power Station,
the UK’s first nuclear plant in 20 years. At peak construction, 5,600 workers
will be on site.
The build
comprises 44 3-storey multi-section blocks, each block having 13 stacks with 6
windows per stack. All the units are 99% built at Caledonian Modular’s
Nottinghamshire offsite facility where the windows are fitted into the
structure framework and wall systems using EPDM
sealants and membranes. This means the accommodation blocks are
watertight and airtight when they leave the MMC facility to be transported to
Somerset where they are craned and bolted together and plumbing and electrical
wiring is finished off.
Rob
concludes: “With a heritage spanning eight decades,
Deceuninck is one of the top three PVC-U extrusion systems’ companies in the
world which means we’re in a strong position to share best practice, introduce
innovation and invest in the future of our industry when it comes to new
manufacturing and installation solutions.
"Collaborating
on projects like Hinkley Point will ensure Deceuninck, our customers, and our
specification partners remain at the forefront.”
All
Deceuninck’s products are available for download
from the National BIM library.
