Award of Victoria House, Ancoats
FDL have been awarded the demolition of Victoria House, a former worskhop and offices, in Ancoats, Manchester by Domis Construction. Work is due to start before Christmas and be completed in early 2022.
Award of Manchester College
FDL have been awarded the demolition of the next phase of work at the Openshaw Campus of Manchester College. The demolition includes the Nursury Building, a Welding Workshop and the 3-storey Catering Department of the college to make way for a new astroturf pitch for the Sports' Faculty. Work is due to commence in autumn [...]
Award of Civic Offices, Staffordshire
FDL have been awarded the demolition of the former Civic Offices in the town centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme for Willmott Dixon Construction. The offices are 4 stories high and surrounded on three sides by busy town centre roads and retail units. An extensive asbestos removal programme will commence in September with demolition following in January and [...]
Award on Deansgate, Bolton
FDL have been awarded the demolition of a redundant block of buildings on Deansgate on Bolton. Former occupants of the buildings include the Blue Boar pub and Sweetens Bookshop. The site is due to be redeveloped as part of the regeneration plans for the town centre of Bolton.
Award of Manor Street Buildings, Bolton
FDL have been awarded the demolition of the remaining block of buildings along Manor Street in Bolton adjacent to the River Croal. The buildings have been empty for several years and are being cleared to make way for the future Church Wharf project to redevelop the town centre of Bolton. Demolition is due to commence [...]
Award of Abraham Moss Leisure Centre
FDL have been awarded the demolition of the Leisure Centre and Library complex at the Abraham Moss secondary school in Manchester for Laing O'Rourke Construction. The demolition will take place while the remainder of the school is fully operational and involves part of the structure being split from the remaining building. The complex contained a [...]
Completion of Wilko Store, Blackpool
FDL have completed the demolition the former Wilko Store and associated Multi-Storey Car Park in Blackpool. Construction of the new tram interchange and hotel will now be undertaken by Robertson Construction. To read a case study on how this project was carried out click here.
New High Reach Demolition Excavator
FDL has purchased a new high reach demolition excavator to compliment our existing fleet of demolition excavators. The new machine is a Komatsu PC450 and comes with a high reach arm as well as a short arm for regular work. With a number of potential projects on the horizon requiring high reach work, this will [...]
Award of YMCA, Bolton
FDL have been awarded the demolition of the former YMCA building in the centre of Bolton for Walter Carefoot & Sons who are building a new YMCA facility on the same site. The project involves demolition of the ground level retail units with the YMCA above and requires the building to be split vertically, with [...]
Completion of Ducie Bridge Pub
FDL have completed the demolition of the former Ducie Bridge Pub in Manchester. The project was interrupted by the Covid-19 lockdown but, fortunately, the majority of the demolition work had been completed prior to lockdown and only the hoarding and site clearance remained once we returned. The site has now been handed over to the [...]
