Camden Goods Yard: Case Study Transcript

My name is Hassan Jaylani. I’m a project manager. I work for Agent Orange Row at the Camden project.
The project started in June last year and we started excavation in November.

My involvement with Conquip started at the pre-construction stage.
We re-ran the calculations of the actual pile walls to see what deflections they could take without the propping, and then collaborated with Conquip to understand what was required to stay within the structural engineer’s deflection limits.

My name is Amy Serene. My background is in structural engineering.
I came to Conquip to help develop the temporary propping scheme design, and Conquip came up with a solution to simplify the propping scheme.

This allowed us to reduce the number of props and support the pile wall with just one level of horizontal props.

We did have a couple of value engineering meetings.
We got it back to one level of propping and also re-engineered it again to try and get the props out before the ground floor was done, as soon as the B1 slab was complete.

One of the main features of this particular project was the use of a new component: split waling beams.
These were used to transition from single to double waling beams to make up for fabrication tolerances.

The main benefit of our design is that we didn’t use raking props.
This means there was no interference with ground operations and site access was improved.

I’m Barry Sullivan. I’m a construction manager for AJ Morris Road.
My responsibility at the moment is looking after the block.

The original design was 20 props. Conquip reduced that down to six, which helped us massively.
If you had 20 props in there, it’s a lot harder to get materials in and move everything around. Bringing it down to six has helped us with construction of the lower basement.

The more props you have, the more space you take up, and it’s harder for us to drop materials down with the crane.
Reducing that number makes our life a lot easier.

We use this knee-brace type of prop because it helps us work more freely underneath, as opposed to raking props that go into the slab.
With raking props you have to leave holes in the slab, come back later and patch them up. They also get in the way when you’re trying to put columns and walls in.

Using these props allows us to work freely underneath.

My name is Seamus Gohan. I’m a construction manager with Morrow, and I look after all the groundworks you can see on this site here at Camden Goods Yard.

This is one of several jobs I’ve worked on with Conquip. We’ve used their system on quite a few of our jobs — it’s a very good system.

It’s a fast-moving site. Access changes all the time, and as we excavate, the site keeps getting smaller.
When articulated vehicles have to navigate difficult turning circles in confined sections, it makes my job easier.

The system came with engineer drawings. We followed the drawings and it worked out perfectly.

It’s pretty straightforward — a really good system.
They’re easy to fit, easy to take out, and we’ve never had any trouble with them at all.

Our engineering team always takes accountability. Clear communication with clients is one of the most important things for us.
They’re very engaging and proactive, helping at every single step of the way. It’s made life very easy.

This is possibly my third project now working with Conquip. Everything has been engineered to perfection, with no issues.

The relationship between the two teams at the moment is very, very good.
The experience of the Conquip team was clear — they helped us all the way through any small issues we had, told us straight away, and we got them sorted.

Working with Conquip throughout the design process, deliveries, installation, and all the help they’ve given us — I do recommend working with them.