Paddington Cube: Case Study Transcript

We are working on Paddington Cube. I’m one of the project managers.
Erith Contractors were employed for Paddington Cube since phase one.
We’re working side by side with London Underground, and on the other side we have St Mary’s Hospital. Because the project is in central London, the logistics side of it was very complex.

Being a basement, the amount of temporary works on this job was quite large and the complexity was quite high.
So while we were digging down, we had to install propping.
Conquip was deployed to design, supply, and install the propping, so they were involved from the very first stage.

They completed the design, the design was sent to London Underground for approval, and a Category 3 check was carried out on the design.
After everything was approved and accepted, Conquip came to site to install.

My name is Julian Malasi, and I work for Erith Contractors.
I’m the site engineer.

Once we have the Conquip team on site, I have to mark where the shear keys are going, the levels for the gallows brackets, and all the issues that we might face later on.

The second phase of props was underneath the gantry, so we had to use different lifting equipment.
We are now installing phase three, the last of the props.
The next phase will involve building the new entrance for Paddington Station.

The advantage of the Conquip propping system on site is that it allows us a bit of tolerance, so just in case the piles are not in the right position or they’re slightly out, we still have the tolerance to make it work.

What I like most about Conquip is the team.
Every time I ask for information about design issues or anything else, they are very quick with their responses and make everything clear for me and my team.

Site-wise, they were very helpful as well.
Both Erith and Conquip worked together to find solutions to get the job done in record time.