National Drilling Services Case Studies: Precision Sawing & Demolition
Corby – Slab Design Change
A specialist concrete flooring contractor instructed National Drilling to undertake the diamond floor sawing of approximately 15,000m through a reinforced concrete floor slab to a depth of 200mm to remove large areas of the floor due to a design change to include large pits and channels that were originally cast.
These works were to be strictly completed within a four-week timeframe.
We were instructed to cut approximately 15,000 meters of reinforced concrete to a depth of 200mm within a strict timescale of 4 weeks to allow the flooring contractor to reinstall the newly designed slabs as per their clients’ request.
As a well-established company we are founder members of the DSA (Drilling & Sawing Association) along with Constructionline, safe contractor and CHAS health and safety accreditations.
Case Study – Trimex Blades
Project: Concrete Wall Track Sawing
Location: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Industry: Concrete Drilling & Cutting
National Drilling Services Ltd were approached to undertake a sizeable electric wall sawing project, which had to be carried out under a tight time scale restriction to refurbish The Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
The Project
- Our objective was to cut into metre square sections up to a depth of 400mm using 3 phase electric track saws to cut internal walls inside the stadium.
- The operators at NDS were cutting general reinforced concrete with rebar.
- Speed of cut, long life and reliability were major factors in choosing the correct Diamond Blade and specification for the wall sawing due to the time pressure.
Precision Wall Sawing Project at Etihad Stadium
Case Study – Robotic Demolition
The Company: North Bank Demolition
Location: Russell’s Construction Site
The Project
Project: National Drilling Services were engaged on this building site in central Manchester to take down a concrete plant room and associated floors and columns. We used a Brokk 160 robotic demolition machine with a hydraulic crushing attachment to reduce noise levels.
