Clearsite Ltd

These contracts started in 2006 with a continued rolling programme of strip out and refurbishment every summer. In total Clearsite have successfully striped out over 1,000 bedrooms and over 100 kitchens at the Claverton Down campus resulting in the reward of directly placed contracts from the University. The interiors of the students rooms, tutor's flats, corridors, kitchens, toilets and, stairways needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space. The work included the removal of all furniture including beds and desks, metal wrap around integrated wc/shower pods, fittings, floor coverings, screeds, toilet areas, kitchens, fridges, partitions and then forming openings.

The limited time available within the contract programme means that all trades on site must work together within a room to room rolling programme in order for the project to be completed during the summer holiday period. This results in Clearsite stripping out approximately 400 bedrooms in a 3-week period every summer. We at Clearsite are extremely proud to be involved in the progression of student accommodation at Bath University and look forward to continuing our relationship with the design and construction teams on future projects including the proposed redevelopments of other University campuses.

This sensitive contract involved a complete stripout, right back to shell/core of one of the main exhibition areas within the grade 2 listed Bristol Museum. The interior needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space. The work included the removal of all a mezzanine floor, internal structural steel frame, display cabinets, furniture, fittings, partitions, floor coverings and suspended ceilings. The logistics of the contract meant that every item removed from site needed to be walked through the main foyer and entrance of the building.

The museum had to be fully operational to visitors throughout the day therefore great planning was required to over come the limited time and space available for removing the waste from site. As licensed waste carriers we were able to remove all of the waste ourselves using carefully planned lorry pick ups and strictly managed temporary road closures between the hours of 7.30 and 9.00 am. Great care was taken to transport such items as large steel beams etc through areas that contained extremely valuable, ancient and rare exhibits.

This complex contract involved a complete stripout, right back to shell/core of six floors of Bristol's tallest building, an 18 storey live commercial office tower in the heart of the city. The building interior needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space. The work included the removal of all furniture, fittings, partitions, floor coverings, screeds, suspended ceilings, toilet areas, kitchens, air conditioning ducting and systems, boilers and water tanks. The logistics of the contract meant that every item removed from site needed to be transported down the outside of the building by means of a hoist.

With the project positioned next to the large Cabot Circus development great planning was required to over come the limited time and space available for skip deliveries and pick ups resulting in carefully managed temporary road closures by Clearsite. With all of the other floors in the building being fully occupied, out of hours working was applied to all noisy works, therefore requiring an almost constant 24hour presence on site for the duration of the strip out contract.

This contract involved a complete stripout, right back to shell/core of two floors of a live commercial office block in the heart of Cardiff. The building interior needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space. The work included the removal of all waste furniture, fittings, partitions, floor coverings, screeds, suspended ceilings, toilet areas, kitchens and reinforced concrete staircases. The logistics of the contract meant that every item removed from site needed to be transported down the stairs of the building and walked to the skip.

With the project positioned next to the Millennium Stadium planning was required to over come the limited time and space available for skip deliveries and pick ups resulting in carefully managed temporary road closures by Clearsite. With all of the other floors in the building being fully occupied and its position of being enclosed by walls which needed to remain, the removal of a self supporting reinforced concrete spiral staircase required careful detailed planning in conjunction with the structural engineer to produce a safe method of removal and site clearance along with consideration of its effects on the existing structure, again these works were completed out of hours.

This extremely sensitive contract involved the delicate strip out of the grade 1 listed Quakers Friary in the heart of the city comprising of a Medieval Friary dating from 1230 and a Baptist Chapel dating from 1747. The interior needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space to form a restaurant. The work included the removal of internal structural walls, furniture, fittings, partitions, floor coverings, toilet areas, staircases and lath and plaster ceilings.

The logistics of the contract meant that the building was situated in the middle of the new Cabot Circus development with no access by vehicle, every item removed from site needed to be walked through the building and to a designated area for removal. A good deal of planning was required to over come the limited time and space available for removing the waste from site using carefully planned skip drop offs and pick ups 7.30 and 9.00 am. Great care was taken to remove such items as original flag stone flooring, doors, skirtings and oak panelling all in conjunction with the archaeologists in order for re-fixing of these items during the finishing of this project.

This complex contract involved the complete strip out, back to shell/core of three floors of Bristol's second tallest building, a 16 storey live commercial office tower in the heart of the city. The building interior needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space. The work included the removal of all furniture, fittings, demolition of partitions, floor coverings, screeds, suspended ceilings, kitchens, electrics and lighting.

The logistics of the contract meant that every item removed from site needed to be transported down to the ground floor by means of a goods lift, which along with the reception was left clean and tidy at the end of every day. Great planning was required to over come the limited space available for removing the waste from site. As licensed waste carriers we were able to remove all of the waste ourselves using carefully planned lorry pick ups. With all of the other floors in the building being fully occupied, out of hours working was applied to all noisy works for the duration of the strip out contract. The success of this project has resulted in repeat works being carried out at Redcliffe Street.

This sensitive contract involved the complete strip out of one of the grade 2 listed Salisbury Council offices, a 250-year-old Georgian mansion. The interior needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space. The work included the demolition of internal structural walls as well as the removal of waste display cabinets, furniture, fittings, partitions, floor coverings, staircases, toilet areas, mechanical services and plant, electrical services and lights and suspended ceilings.

The logistics of the contract meant that every item removed from site needed to be walked through the main foyer and entrance of the building. A good deal of planning was required to over come the limited space available for removing the waste from site using carefully planned skip drop offs and pick ups and strictly managed temporary road closures between the hours of 7.30 and 9.00 am. Great care was taken to remove such items as chandeliers and oak panelling in order for re-fixing of these items during the finishing of this project.

Clearsite has successfully carried out numerous projects at Tidworth Army base and the surrounding camps over the past 3 years including 3 large Officer's Mess buildings and the Gymnasium. In order to work on the Military bases all employees must hold a military contractors pass and CSCS card, this requirement reduces the amount of contractors that are able to offer their services to these sites. Here at Clearsite we meet all of those requirements which allows us to work for all of the Main contractors under the supervision of Aspire, the MOD's appointed Architects and Surveyors. These contracts involved a complete stripout, right back to shell/core of all of the buildings.

The interiors needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space including removal of the external cast iron rainwater goods and cleaning of the roofs. The work included the removal and clearance of large internal structural walls, furniture, fittings, partitions, floor coverings, ceilings, wall tiling, toilet areas, shower areas, staircases, industrial catering kitchens, and forming of internal openings. The success of the projects has meant continued repeat business on the military bases.

This contract involved the complete stripout, right back to shell/core of two floors of Bristol's main hospital. The building interior needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space. The work included the removal of all waste furniture, fittings, partitions, floor coverings, screeds, suspended ceilings, toilet areas, kitchens, laboratory furniture and fume cupboards. With the project positioned within an internal courtyard of the hospital planning was required to over come the limited space available for skip deliveries and pick ups on site for the duration of the strip out contract.

This contract involved the complete stripout to shell/core of two floors of a glass commercial office block in Swindon. The building interior needed to be completely removed prior to the refurbishment and re-fit of the space. The work included the removal of all waste furniture, fittings, partitions, floor coverings, raised access floors, screeds, suspended ceilings, toilet areas and kitchens. The logistics of the contract meant that every item removed from site needed to be transported down the stairs of the building and walked to the skip. This is one of many contracts completed by Clearsite on the Windmill Hill business park in Swindon.