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cornish concrete products Structural precast / Ground and edge beams / Retaining Walls / crosswall construction / concrete frames / Staircases and Floors / seating and terracing / Loading Bays / Lift shafts

Introduction PROJECT: Crossways PLACE: Dartford Cornish Concrete Products is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of structural precast components and building systems for the construction industry. These components can be used in a wide and varied range of applications and either as part of or as the whole structure itself. They are commonly used in: // Residential development // Industrial development // Warehousing & distribution // Schools & colleges // Sports complexes including stadia and gymnasia // Retail development // Cinemas and auditoria // Hotels, prisons and student accommodation...

GROUND & EDGE BEAMS Ground and Edge Beams Precast ground beams can significantly improve construction programme times by reducing the impact of poor or difficult ground conditions and providing a suspended foundation for the structure. They can be fabricated to the customer’s specification or designed by CCP’s in-house team. PROJECT: Industrial Units PLACE: Park Royal, London There are a number of further benefits from using CCP’s ground and edge beams in construction projects: // Manufactured in factory controlled conditions // Improved programme times // Can be produced with a fairfaced...

RETAINING WALLS Retaining Walls Precast retaining walls can be designed and manufactured by CCP to meet the client’s requirements. They offer a quick, high quality, flexible and cost effective solution. They are fabricated in CCP’s variable formwork system which allows for simple changes to profiles with minimal additional expense. Retaining walls are also provided using CCP’s Double Wall system. These act as reinforced permanent concrete formwork ready to receive an insitu infill. They provide a high quality precast finish to an insitu concrete solution without the need for onsite formwork...

CCP Crosswall Construction is a modern, fast and effective method of construction utilising precast concrete components. Crosswall Construction is fabricated in CCP’s state of the art manufacturing facility and is designed on a bespoke basis for each and every project. required. This method of construction allows buildings to be erected faster than a conventional frame. Floor slabs are connected and grouted into the wall panels Crosswall Construction has the ability to connect walls and floors together and thus avoid the need for a steel or concrete frame. Load bearing walls transmit...

CONCRETE FRAMES PROJECT: Celestia PLACE: Cardiff Concrete Frames CCP can provide a variety of options for concrete frame construction, all of which are interchangeable to best meet the requirements of a particular site. // Precast frame // Crosswall construction // Hybrid construction Precast elements as part of an insitu hybrid frame such as shear walls, concrete decks (Demidec floors), columns and staircases is often seen as a best of both www.cornishconcrete.co.uk worlds solution as it marries together the advantages of precast and insitu concrete. By utilising precast elements in an...

Staircase units come with a range of potential finishes but can be left fairfaced if required. Stair flights are cast upside down in variable steel moulds with landings being cast in CCP’s state of the art carousel plant. CCP also cast in visual contrast and non-slip strips and nosings as required. A fitted tread protection service can also be provided. Advantages of precast staircases // Reduced site programme // High quality finish // Instant working access // Just in time deliveries // Quieter site operations CCP have a long history of producing high quality architectural feature...

Floors CCP produce a variety of floors for use within the construction industry including “Demidec” concrete plate floors as well as other high quality flat plate soffit floors for use in both Crosswall Construction or where clients wish to take advantage of concrete’s inherent thermal mass. All Demidec and other flat soffit floors are manufactured in a state of the art carousel plant on precision engineered flat steel pallets. Shutters are held in place using magnets thereby ensuring that the quality of the pallets is not compromised as well as speeding up the production process.

Quicklay Hollow Core Floors floors CCP produce in 150mm, 200mm and 250mm depths and are wet cast with solid ends and integral cast in lifting eyes. All prestressed floors can also be designed as a separating sound layer to comply with Building Regulations. Flat Soffit Floors All are suitable for direct decoration. Planks can be cast in widths to suit the geometry of the construction and joints can be expressed if so desired. Whilst CCP’s flat soffit floors are supplied nationally along with all the other structural precast products listed, CCP’s Quicklay prestressed floors are generally...

Loading Bays PROJECT: Distribution Centre PLACE: Waltham Cross Loading Bays Precast Loading Bay surrounds are designed, manufactured and installed to meet client’s requirements. CCP’s loading bays combine high quality finish and accuracy with speed of erection and all the advantages that this brings to the contract programme. Loading Bay Surrounds for Dock Levellers consist of: Front Elevation “Tee” Piece Walls, Rear and End Retaining Walls, Bridge Deck Slabs, Thermowall Insulated Wall Panels. Additionally, most projects will include ground beams, external stairs, yard retaining walls and...

Seating & Terracing PROJECT: Cinema Complex PLACE: Broadstairs CCP can design, supply and install all the necessary elements to bring projects to fruition. Seating and terracing Auditoria and stadia are almost always cast in concrete due to the following considerations: // Loading // Deflection // Vibration resonance // Noise // Fire In order to meet the stringent programme requirements in today’s modern stadia, CCP precast seating, terracing, step and raking units can play a major part in achieving this objective through: // Speed of construction // Quality of finish // Reduced preliminary...