Westfield Group – Olympic Gateway, London

Summary

• The world’s largest developer and portfolio of retail and leisure centres

• Company behind Westfield Stratford City, Gateway to Olympics 2012

• Required an access solution to cover an area of up to 10,000m² for up to 18 months

• Protect the granite walkway in the shopping mall and provide heavy duty access for weights up to 80 tonne to the associated Olympic construction site

Problem

The Westfield Group, developers of the Olympic Gateway, were well on track to completion and in the second-fix stage. They required a heavy duty access and flooring/ground protection product that would protect not only the granite walkways around the shopping centre, but also provide a durable access route for site construction vehicles. Their stringent health and safety and product criteria stipulated that the solution needed to be capable of supporting weights up to 80 tonnes, suitable for a variety of construction and servicing plant and equipment, and sufficiently light weight to be manoeuvred by hand. Further the product had to meet current health and safety regulations, be non slip, sustainable, environmentally friendly and cost effective – a big ‘wish list’ to fulfil!

Solution

EuroMat®, Zigma®’s premium heavy duty man handable access mat was proposed as the solution and Zigma®, in conjunction with one of its partners, supplied and deployed an initial 3500 EuroMat® to the Westfield Group’s contractors. With further phases due, the number of EuroMat® installed will comprise an area totalling more than 10,000m² by the end of the project.

Verdict

The ease of installing the EuroMat®, coupled with the EuroMat® unique ’chevron traction™’, ensured that there were no problems, accidents or delays to the work programme and Westfield were delighted with the overall capabilities and performance of the EuroMat®.

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