‘Great milestone’ reached as 15 tonne plant room hoisted onto Kirkstall Forge

A 15 tonne plant room was hoisted onto the seventh storey of the forthcoming Kirkstall Forge development in Leeds.

CEG and Wates Construction completed the lift, which marks a significant milestone in the construction of the 110,000 sq ft office development.

The task was overseen by Wates Building Services, the contractor’s in-house mechanical and electrical services provider, and was facilitated by a team of construction professionals, as well as a specialist lift and shift unit.

The contractor also commissioned the use of a 350 tonne crane to complete the lift of the plant room, which will house the building’s mechanical and electrical services.

Nick Lee, head of commercial development at CEG, said: “We are pleased with the continuing progress of the commercial office building and the plant room lift is a great milestone in our journey to completion.”

Paul Dodsworth, business unit director of Wates Construction Yorkshire and North East, commented: “Administering a plant room lift requires a deep-rooted knowledge of the technicalities involved and our project team’s expertise in overseeing large-scale operations has enabled us to seamlessly complete the installation to meet the client’s specifications.”

Wates commenced building work at the first phase of CEG’s £400m regeneration scheme in March 2016, and is scheduled to complete the building in Autumn 2017.

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