St. Pancras Station case study from Horizon Specialist Contractors

Height Access

Replacement of steel weather capping

St. Pancras Station

Due to the height and shape of the main platform shed at St. Pancras Station it presented engineers with a major problem when considering how the roof membrane and ancillary walkways etc.

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Repairs were required urgently at the top of a concrete process stack. Unfortunately the stack couldn’t be taken offline thus preventing operatives from working at the top due to obnoxious and hot gasses.

Lightning Protection

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St. Pancras Station

Selected Case Study - Roof Access - St. Pancras Station PROBLEM: Access for Personnel and Material

SITE: St. Pancras Station, London

PROJECT: Remove Complete Roofing Membrane Covering The Main Station

SOLUTION: Design and Installation of a Catenary System

Due to the height and shape of the main platform shed at St. Pancras Station it presented engineers with a major problem when considering how the roof membrane and ancillary walkways etc. could be safely dismantled. Horizon were able to plan-in a catenary system capable of transporting the dismantled material from any part of the roof to a loading platform which was also designed by Horizon's technical team.The design, using a wire-rope and pulley scheme, also incorporated a fall-arrest system to provide safe access and egress to the operatives engaged in the project. The task to find a solution was made more difficult by the fact the famous landmark is a grade ‘A' listed building. Horizon's approach using ‘Height Technology' has ensured a safe system capable of meeting the programme necessary for the successful completion of the Channel Tunnel High-Speed Rail Link.

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