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Workers on what is set to become the tallest residential riverside building in London are being spared the harsh conditions and potential hazards normally associated with high-rise developments thanks to the new Doka Windshield system.
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Concrete specialist PC Harrington is using the Doka Windshield system to provide slab-edge protection at the Ontario Tower, a 29-storey building that is taking shape at Providence Wharf, next to Canary Wharf in London Docklands.
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Concrete specialist PC Harrington is using the safety system to provide slab-edge protection at the Ontario Tower, a 29-storey building that is taking shape at Providence Wharf, next to Canary Wharf in London´s Docklands. Developed by Ballymore, the building will include a total of 260 luxury studio- suites, one and two bedroom apartments, plus six penthouses. Each level has 11 apartments including seven studios, three onebedroom and one two-bedroom apartment. From level 24 the roof of the building tapers by more than 30 degrees and the oval-shaped floor plans become smaller. PC Harrington decided early in the project to use Doka’s Windshield system to ensure that workers stripping and re-erecting formwork were protected from the elements and any potential falls from the slab edge. The system also protects the site workers below from falling objects. There are nine platforms on site, each covering four storeys. Typically, it takes PC Harrington less than 10 minutes to move a platform. The company has been particularly impressed with the ease in which the system glides onto the next level, the self locking system, the way it can be crane lifted in high winds and the level of technical support from Doka.
PC Harrington see many uses for the system on future projects, with more and more contractors valuing the many safety and cost advantages that the system offers. Construction of Ontario Tower is scheduled for completion in 2006.
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| To the inside, the trapezoidal sheet enclosure provides protection against strong winds and other unpleasant climatic influences, effectively ruling out weather-related downtime. |
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