New Collabration: YesMake
This month we began a collaboration with YesMake, a material-led reuse organisation delivering practical community projects across London. During a recent mezzanine strip-out, we identified various elements suitable for recovery rather than recycling. Selected steels and structural joists and boards were carefully dismantled, segregated and transferred for reuse – not as waste, but as viable building materials with a second life.
The same was true of some bespoke stone seating; this was cleaned, wrapped and protected for transportation. Hopefully, it will soon be home to someone reading a newspaper in one of London’s many green spaces
Successful and genuine reuse demands a focused approach – early identification, controlled dismantling, coordination, and a downstream partner capable of transformation and implementation. It demands planning rather than convenience. We are now exploring a full building dismantling strategy as part of a collective bid on a public sector repositioning project. The objective is to move beyond traditional recycling and instead preserve material value at source.
Project Updates
Across Our Portfolio
In February, we had, with great merriment, our PC handover at our flagship museum project. We also mobilised on site at the strip out of the old Passport Office in Victoria, spanning across 90,000 ft2.
Two other significant projects shifted into new phases. At Park International, the original scope has been completed, but owing to our quality shown on site, we have been instructed on the majority of the structural demolition works required. This includes the full removal of all roof and floor decking in the building, spanning over 6000m2. At our commercial strip out in Holborn, we have been given a new area of vacant retail space to strip out to aid marketing purposes.
Process In Focus
Holborn Floor Cleaning
On a recent project, we were tasked with transforming an existing raised access floor that had been heavily tackified through years of adhesive application. Rather than over-boarding or replacing the system, we utilised a proprietary solution developed by RAFS to safely de-tackify the surface and restore it to a clean, polished finish suitable for marketing and viewings.
The process removes residual adhesive without damaging the underlying panels, allowing the floor to be retained and presented as a finished surface. This reduces material replacement, shortens program, and avoids unnecessary waste.
RAFS provided both the specialist product and onsite training to ensure correct application and quality control. Their support enabled us to integrate the system seamlessly within our stripout program.
“Not just demolition… Shiny things too.”
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