When a major retailer like Tesco Metro prepares to open a new store, seamless logistics and efficient stock movement are paramount. At the new Tesco Metro unit on Chigwell High Road, the store’s layout required a critical structural modification: creating a precise opening within a raised section of heavily reinforced concrete to house a new scissor goods lift. Here is how our team combined precision diamond drilling, track sawing, and robotic demolition to deliver the perfect opening on time and to specification. The Challenge: Thick, Reinforced Concrete in Tight Quarters The project required a large, rectangular opening to be formed out of an elevated, solid concrete plinth. Because the structure was deeply embedded with high-density steel rebar, traditional sledgehammers or standard jackhammers would have been highly inefficient, incredibly noisy, and structurally risky. Furthermore, the opening had to be completely plumb and square to allow the new scissor lift to operate smoothly without any friction against the shaft walls. Step 1: Precision Corner Stitch Drilling

Works completed in Feb 2022. We were requested by our client to remove the concrete canopy and columns to the front of Number 1 Knightsbridge by means of Controlled Demolition. We used a 330 Robotic demolition machine (Brokk) to crunch down the concrete and finished of with a track saw cut to leave a smooth.

The requirement of the project was to remove areas of York stone steps to the front entrance of the museum without damaging them, so that they could be reused. Our suggested method was to diamond saw cut using power hydraulic hand-held saws. Firstly, we used a pre-cut saw with a maximum cutting depth of 150mm,...

Due to a design issue the clients requirement was to increase the width of 23 number loading docks to a new distribution warehouse at the London Gateway development. The method was to diamond saw cut vertically through precast concrete panels to a depth of 250mm using hydraulic ring saw to release the section. The high...