It’s been a productive and fast-moving few weeks on site at the Horgan’s Quay Residential Development, where our team has been hard at work progressing through a crucial phase of construction: the installation of precast rising elements. With activity ramping up across multiple areas, the transformation of the site is becoming more visible with each […]
BIM Technology was a major factor in the design of this stage of Hampton Wood. Flood Precast was delighted to part of the last block of Hampton Wood housing development. The construction of the first of them started in 2004. This phase consists of 5 blocks providing a total of 135 housing units, with blocks […]
Because Flood Super Wideslab® is a fast, economical and versatile flooring solution there are many suitable construction applications. What is Flood Super Wideslab®? It is the widest composite prestressed flooring slab available. A unique precast concrete flooring product from Flood Precast. At 2.4 metres in width, this is the widest composite prestressed flooring slab […]
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 […]
A school for children with special educational needs, which uses Flood Precast products, has been the subject of a very positive feature in the RIBA Journal, the magazine of the Royal Institute of British Architects. A Brand New School for Children with Special Needs The Garden School in Hackney is an entirely new building on […]
Flood Precast Concrete Products have made a major contribution to a successful apartment development which is being seen as an important sign of recovery in the Irish construction industry. MKN’s Seascape Development, Clontarf Road, Dublin, has quickly attracted buyers, demonstrating that there is now a real demand in Ireland for high-quality property in the right […]
Flood Precast Concrete Manufacturers in partnership with KIER Construction to delivery 11 New Fire Stations to be completed for Staffordshire on behalf of the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Having completed similar projects for Kier Construction on their Gloucester Fire and Rescue Authority contracts last year, Flood Precast were first choice for the precast concrete package, […]
What is Disproportionate Collapse A building undergoes progressive collapse when a primary structural element fails, resulting in the failure of adjoining structural elements, which in turn causes further structural failure, similar to a house of cards.
