PROJECT
ULSTER HOSPITAL LAUNDRY
A GAME CHANGER The Contract Manager commented the Ulster Hospital Laundry is definitely a very special notch on Ganson UK’s belt. “Now we know we can accomplish and successfully deliver a project of this scale,” Paddy said. According to him, the new staff installations will make a huge difference in the hospital staff’s lives, “With quality facilities like the ones we delivered, it will be a game changer for them.”
care of over 300kg of clothing per hour. The iron machine will press and fold 900 sheets per hour, while the towel folder will fold 650 towels and the blanket folder will fold 400 blankets during that same amount of time. CHALLENGES Ganson UK also faced some challenges due to the sheer scale of the project. “The build was complex and required a lot of planning and coordination,” Paddy explained. “This is not your standard project, and was a first for many people across the teams.” The first issue was the draining of the whole building. As part of the water coming out of the machines is extremely hot, the drainage had to be made of a special material to withstand the high temperatures. “Normally, we would use PVC drainage pipes, but boiling water could deform them and impact their lifespan,” Paddy explained. Ganson had to order Thermachem
pipes, made of clay, especially from England – and there was a 14-week leading time for the material due to the war in Ukraine. In light of recent fire regulations updates, another measure that had to be put into place before the build could start was fire-proofing the whole steel frame of the extension. Even the non- exposed steel had to be fire-painted. Powering the gigantic washing machines and other equipment required nothing less than 26 electrical cables which, combined, had a diameter of 670 millimetres. “The original proposed route for the cables from the substation to the hospital was underground but, with such as congested infrastructure surrounding the existing hospital building and working in a live campus,
Client: Northern Health and Social Care Trust Main Contractor: Ganson UK Mechanical Contractor: R & F Mechanical Services M&E Consultants: Cundall Electrical Contractor: JD McGeown Architect: Kennedy Fitzgerald PROJECT TEAM...
we had to get creative,” Paddy commented. The team built an
overhead gantry for the cables at the back of the substation’s fence and then installed them underground.
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