The Heineken group is spending £50m on its Manchester brewery, where it produces Foster’s and Kronenbourg 1664, in a bid to increase production by 2 million hectolitres, equivalent to 350 million pints, from 3.5m hectolitres at present to do this they needed several new vats and processing centre. This was a live site, producing food stuffs, […]
What is exposed soffit? Soffit refers to the underside of a building component, usually a flooring section. An exposed soffit is one to which no additional finishing layer, such as a suspended ceiling, or tiling, board, or laminate, has been applied. Flood Precast flooring slab has a high-quality Class B finish to which paint can […]
Concrete is sometimes thought of as a modern building material, but in fact, its use goes back thousands of years. Possibly the oldest building in the world still in regular use is the Pantheon in Rome, which is made of concrete sections that are believed to have been poured in situ into wooden forms. The […]
What is thermal mass? All buildings, of whatever type, have thermal mass. Structural elements such as walls and floors will tend to absorb heat both from the interior of a building and from its surroundings, and then release it again as the temperature lowers. Thermal mass is the name given to this capacity of the […]
Disproportionate collapse is the term applied to a catastrophic type of building failure in which the loss of one component leads to the progressive failure of many others, often with devastating consequences. The Domino Effect of Disproportionate Collapse The emotive terms ‘pancake collapse’, ‘house of cards’ and ‘domino effect’ are often used when describing the […]
Hollowcore flooring slab is a concrete flooring material which exploits the strength and durability of precast concrete, whilst reducing the weight which can be its main drawback.The term ‘hollow core’ refers to cylindrical voids which run internally down the length of the precast slabs, thereby reducing the weight of the slab, typically by about 35 […]
A quick turnaround was essential when Flood were asked to supply products for Cosworth’s new factory in Northampton. Cosworth is the precision engineering firm which makes components for many of the world’s performance and racing cars. Precast stairs and Hollowcore Floor Working to meet a short lead-in time, Flood supplied 200mm Hollowcore flooring and the […]
Flood Precast’s achievements in developing sustainability in the construction industry have been recognised with a prestigious win at a major industry awards ceremony, for its contribution to the Tipperary Civic Campus project. The Irish Concrete Society is an independent organisation founded to promote excellence in the concrete industry. At its 32nd annual awards ceremony, which […]
Flood Precast helped to ensure that a vital hospital construction project was able to meet its targets with their trademark wide slab flooring product Flood Super Wideslab®. A badly-needed new Accident and Emergency department The A&E department at Northwick Park Hospital in Brent, London was outdated and much too small – it was described as […]
Flood Precast uses BIM in successful project coordination at Birmingham New Street Station Car Park. The redevelopment of the station is a major project involving many contractors. By using Building Information Modelling, Flood Precast are able to work seamlessly with the steel constructors on the multi-storey car park, ensuring safety, efficiency, and adherence to schedule. […]
