Stone Alleyne's Academy Swimming Pool & Sports Centre Demolition

Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Demolition.

When Alleyne's Academy in Stone, Staffordshire commissioned the demolition of their ageing sports centre and swimming pool, they needed a contractor with the expertise, credentials and safety culture to deliver a complex, multi-phase project on a live school campus.

Jim Wise Demolition was appointed as Principal Contractor, working directly for the school with Surveyors to Education overseeing the commission. The project involved the full demolition of the swimming pool and sports centre buildings, including all associated M&E, slab grubbing and final site clearance.

Demolishing a swimming pool and sports centre on a live school site is one of the most demanding environments in the demolition industry. Proximity to pupils and staff, and the structural complexity of a steel-framed pool building all demand meticulous planning, first-class operatives and a robust safe system of work throughout every phase of the programme.

What We
Delivered.

The full scope included site establishment and welfare provision, hoarding and security installation around the demolition zone, careful management of all site access adjacent to the live school. Mechanical demolition of the sports centre and swimming pool structures followed, with all steel, concrete and masonry processed and removed from site.

Slab grubbing and sub-structure removal was carried out to prepare the footprint for the school's new development, with all demolition arisings classified, streamed and removed via licensed waste carriers. Full waste transfer documentation was provided on completion.

Live Campus
Management.

Working on a live school campus throughout the programme required rigorous site management. Strict exclusion zones were maintained at all times, with hoarding and secure access controls protecting pupils and staff from the demolition works. All noisy or particularly disruptive activities were scheduled and communicated to the school in advance.

Jim Wise Demolition's appointment as Principal Contractor meant we held full responsibility for the health and safety of all persons on and around the site for the duration of the project — a responsibility we took seriously throughout.