FP McCann Precast Concrete Multi-storey Car Park Constructed on Site of Wakefield Distribution Hub

Project: Multi-Storey Car Park/ Dock Leveller System – Wakefield Distribution Hub

Client: Newmarket Lane Ltd (Joint-Venture Henry Boot Development/Yorkcourt)

Main Contractor: ISG

Precast Installation: FP McCann

Products Supplied: Precast Concrete Columns; Beams; Parapet Walls; Ramp Sections; Precast Stairs; Hollowcore Floor Planks; Precast Concrete Dock Leveller System; Insulated Double and Single Dockwall Panels.

FP McCann has recently undertaken the supply and installation of a precast concrete multi-storey car park to service a huge 2 million square feet distribution centre based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Based on the former 200 acres Newmarket Colliery, the Mountpark Wakefield Hub site adjacent to junction 30 of the M62 motorway, is being delivered by Newmarket Lane Ltd a joint venture between Henry Boot’s property development business HBD and Yorkcourt.
Main contractor on the project, global construction specialist ISG, has recently completed the work, the final stages of which have included the construction of the double level car park which FP McCann has both supplied to and delivered the build on behalf of ISG.

The precast concrete superstructure consists of columns, beams, parapet walls, ramp sections and precast stairs. Topping off the car park is 3,800m2 of FP McCann’s steel prestressed hollow core floor planks 400mm and 200mm deep, finished with a 100mm layer structural screed. The car park was completed on schedule.

Prior to the car park build, the specialist FP McCann fixing team installed precast docking systems and acoustic walls onto the extensive distribution shed itself. The new centre provides HGV loading via 68no. dock leveller bays with dockwall surrounds. The precast pits are formed from a combination of front, side and back walls with biscuit slabs. The biscuit slab spans from the front wall to the rear retaining wall to form an opening for the dock leveller ramp to sit in. These panels form a continuous precast structure for multiple pit installations. Above the dock leveller pits are a combination of insulated double and single dockwall panels.

Opening dimensions for access vary to suit trailer size; 3.0m x2.85m and 4.0m x 2.85m.
In combination with the car park, FP McCann has supplied some 1,210 individual precast concrete items onto the vast project. Products were delivered from the Company’s precast concrete factories in Byley, Cheshire and Uddingston, South Lanarkshire.

Speaking on behalf of ISG, the Project Manager states, “Completing the Wakefield distribution centre and car park within the timescale is due in no small part to the simple and speedy fixing of all FP McCann’s precast concrete products. The quality controlled off-site manufactured precast concrete products, ensured an uninterrupted flow of work with the FP McCann team undertaking each stage of the build in a very safe and efficient manner”.

For further information on FP McCann’s specialist solutions, contact the team at LITTLEPORT 01353861416 | sales@fpmccann.co.uk