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ABFAD provide a range of specialist services to industry, but a project to refurbish the ceiling and replace walls in a modern paper mill presented a range of unique and demanding problems. For example: Specialist Access
  • No disruption to the mill’s 24 hour a day operations was allowed
     
  • Hostile humidity and temperature (45-60°C) conditions had to be overcome
     
  • Health and safety of mill employees, ABFAD technicians and applicators, and the safety of sensitive paper process equipment, had to be assured

Against strong competition from major civil engineering and construction companies, ABFAD secured the contract with an innovative plan involving the design, fabrication and installation of suspended decks and platforms and the use of advanced Copon sealant, polyurethane and finish coat systems.

Project highlights

Some 5000 sq.m of concrete ceiling running the length of the mill had to be cleaned, repaired and prepared for treatment, and two concrete walls either side of a large skylight atrium had to be removed and replaced with WARD insulated wall panels. To tackle these requirements ABFAD:

  • Specialist AccessCreated a mobile platform (35.6m x 8m) and installed its two main beams on the mill’s own overhead crane rails using a 300 tonne crane
     
  • Completed platform fabrication and installation using rope access technology and rigging equipment to secure interconnecting sections
     
  • Designed and installed a special steel deck, plate by plate, using rope access /rigging, to span the 176ft skylight atrium opening
     
  • Designed a secure disposal system to deal with over 200 tonnes of debris
     
  • Ensured all ceiling/atrium working areas were sealed to prevent debris spillage and equipped with effective environmental controls

The ceiling was renovated to specification in just 8 weeks - 4 weeks ahead of schedule, with a 100% safety record, and no disruption to mill operations. To find out more about ABFAD capability and cost-effectiveness - whether for complex, high-rise trade work or polyurethane applications or our other specialist services to industry - contact us now for a full company presentation.

Protective coatings

The client selected three Copon guaranteed warranty coatings systems to protect the renovated mill ceiling:

  • Copon 165 sealer – designed especially to penetrate porous concrete and increase its tensile strength, and act as a primer for a range of solvent free urethane coatings
     
  • Specialist Access - Protective ceiling coatingCopon 170EL – an elastomeric polyurethane rapid cure flexible lining that is impact, abrasion and chemical resistant. It provided a fully waterproof covering to prevent any deterioration in the mill’s humid atmosphere
     
  • Copon HBF – a single pack moisture cure polyurethane designed to give a cosmetic but resilient colour-fast finish
 
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