Earlier this month, WysePower received a Commended Innovation Champion award for its involvement in the refurbishment of Manchester Town Hall.
WysePower was awarded for its forward-thinking solution regarding fire safety on site. The award was presented by Our Town Hall Project Director, Paul Candelent.
Our solution was to construct a cradle device, to which the detector could be fixed, and hung just below the temporary roof, which was attached to a catenary style wire rope, and fed down to a safe position on the scaffold walkway. This allowed the device to be lowered and raised quickly without the need for access equipment, saving both time and money.
“Fire is a major concern in a building such as the Manchester Town Hall,” said Colin Doyle, Site Supervisor. “Whilst there is a smoke/fire detection within the building, once the slates come off the original roof, the exposed wooden rafters are vulnerable. There is a temporary 30-40ft high roof covering the existing one, where we had to install a smoke detection system which if required, could be accessible for maintenance reasons such as battery change and dust contamination.
“Our solution was to construct a cradle device, to which the detector could be fixed, and hung just below the temporary roof, which was attached to a catenary style wire rope, and fed down to a safe position on the scaffold walkway. This allowed the device to be lowered and raised quickly without the need for access equipment, saving both time and money.”
WysePower was appointed by main contractor Lendlease to provide temporary lighting, power, water, security monitoring and fire alarm services for the multi-million-pound restoration.
Read our case study on the Manchester Town Hall project.