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05/06/2018

FP McCann Supports Tunnock's Biscuit Factory Extension

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Northern Ireland company FP McCann has provided three precast concrete structural elements for the extension of Tunnock's biscuit factory in Uddingston, Scotland.

The £2.9 million project involved a three storey extension to the existing bakery, complete with a 4.5 tonnes capacity goods lift and two new stairwells.

Manufactured at McCann's adjacent Uddingston plant, 1850m2 of 100mm deep steel reinforced solid planks were supplied over a two month period.

The project also incorporated FP McCann's precast concrete lift shaft. The 4 storey box section shaft was installed over three days by FP McCann's specialist fitting team. It comprised of one pit, four main sections and four smaller spacer sections, plus a capping slab.

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Mr Boyd Tunnock, C.B.E. Managing Director, chose a precast concrete design based on the quality of finish achieved from the wet casting process. Each of the stair flights weighed 3.5 tonnes and were fitted by the J&D Pierce erectors.

Luddon Construction was the main contractor on the project.

Commenting on FP McCann's role in the project John Ward of Luddon Construction said: "On this project, the close vicinity of the FP McCann precast plant to the project was a huge benefit as we were able to call off product for delivery at short notice. The solid precast floor planks and stair flights were simply and efficiently installed within the steel frame structure and the FP McCann fitting team built the precast box section lift shaft without a hitch."

(CM)

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