Project Principles and Objectives
Alongside works at many other UK Airports, Ryebridge has been the Framework Contractor for London Luton Airport for 9 years and their Maintenance Contractor for 10 years. This project involved the essential installation of a new duct under the runway and replacement of 6 defective bays.
Project Works and Key Quantities
Under a runway closure the works needed to be fully completed in two full shifts. The first shift involved rock wheel excavation, duct installation and concrete. The second shift was planing and surfacing.
The defective bays were all replaced in three days with saw cutting, excavating, dowels to adjacent bays, concrete and joint sealing.
Works comprised of:
Rock-wheeling across Runway for new ducts
Excavation in soft areas to extend ducts to pits
Filling and stabilising existing duct with Geobear filling around existing live cable
Diamond drill into pits
Fill duct to stabilise – live cable
Saw cut conc, rock-wheel, angle drill dowels PQ, dig out, concrete
Angle drill dowels into existing adjacent pavement
PQ Concrete reinstatement
Saw cutting and sealing
Innovation and Best Practice (VE)
Experience of working in airside environments and managing a significant volume of subcontractors is essential. In addition to this, gaining such knowledge over time spent completing these works has reinforced our ability to plan for things that would not be expected. Ryebridge is solution focused, adaptable and client centric.
Following every major project Ryebridge reviews completed works and lessons gained. This process of continuous improvement means every year we are evolving and improving. This application of best practice also applies to our subcontractors. We constantly review subcontractors and while we generally work with a small but trusted group of subcontractors, this changes and evolves to best meet the needs of our clients.
Moving Forward
The success in this project reinforces our commitment to early engagement and a close partnership with our clients. Our clients can be certain that we have their objectives at the centre of what we do. In this particular project we are extremely proud that our ability to build relationships and add value to our clients is evidenced successfully throughout.
