BD Medical Drogheda

BD Medical Warehouse Drogheda, Co.Louth.

The works at BD Drogheda comprise of a building expansion to provide additional on-site warehousing capacity extending the existing warehouse and service yard and the refurbishment of the existing production facility. With the addition of new ground floor and mezzanine level to expand existing production lines for BD as well as enhancements to the existing production facility and office space on both levels.

The extension of the warehouse is future proofed for further development if required at mezzanine level. The saline XS prefilled syringe made at BD Drogheda is unique to this facility and not made in any other BD facility globally.

Project Works:

• Installing a secant pile retaining wall to facilitate a new access road and new concrete yard.
• Enabling works consist of re-routing the ESB supply.
• Demolitions of existing out buildings and concrete yard and creating a new HGV entrance to site.
• Significant M&E upgrade works for the existing production facility which includes.
• Roof works.
• Steel Frame with Kingspan roof & wall cladding.
• New steel plant platforms.
• New chillers.
• AHUs.
• Steam header.
• Pumps and tanks etc.
• FM2 ground floor slab and concrete mezzanine levels.
• Mechanical works included MECO works, sprinkler systems, and enhancement to existing ventilation systems.
• Electrical works included warehouse lighting in the new extension and upgrade power, lighting and containment in existing facility.
• New external concrete road and yard to facilitate new extension.
• Enhancements to existing production facilities and associated waste water treatment plant.
• Firemaster Internal Walls.
• Passenger Lift.
• Fire Alarm.
• Sprinkler Systems Drylining partitions and firewalls.
• Steel doors and shutters.

Key Challenges:

• Working inside and adjacent to a live facility, particularly during the current Global Covid-19 pandemic.

This framework is a strong advocate of LEAN design and construction.

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