Formwork and structural waterproofing in one package with phasing made simple from SWS & PERI

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Setting up formwork and then thinking about the waterproofing requirements has just become a little easier thanks to our partnership with PERI.

Working together we can now provide an efficient way to coordinate design, installation and phasing to ensure a smoother and more efficient solution when it comes to install of the required waterproofing systems combined with the formwork, thus making sure that everything is coordinated correctly with the concrete pours.

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Waterproofing Strategy, Design & Consultancy

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What a robust waterproofing strategy will include but not be limited to:

  • Devised by a Waterproofing Design Specialist who has prepared the document, along with their credentials and relevant experience
  • An index of documents used to create the Waterproofing Strategy document e.g. Architects drawings, Engineers Drawings, titles of any assessments and reports
  • An outline description of the applied waterproofing principles and any referenced standards used to formulate the design e.g. BS 8102:2002 in the case on basements and areas deemed to be below ground, and any reference to concrete design.

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Peterborough Court For Mace Interiors

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SWS are pleased to be one of the sub-contractors working on the £120m green refit of the ex-Goldman Sachs headquarters, works have recently commenced on the former European HQ on Fleet Street and are underway for a mid-2024 finish.

Mace Interiors will remodel the 11-storey Peterborough Court building to create nearly 300,000 sq ft of Grade A workspace and ground floor retail.

The design strategy for the refurbishment of the iconic building has been driven by focusing on retention of fabric and structural elements, maximising lettable area and improving the energy efficiency of building operations to create a market leading offer for tenants.

SWS are currently providing CCTV drainage surveys and are in discussion with Mace interiors with regards the basement waterproofing that will be taken across three levels to make better use of the space below ground.

Regency Court for Kind Build

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Project value: £7.1 million/Client: Victoria Park Housing Development Limited

Demolition of existing building to provide 32 residential dwellings consisting of 11 no. one bed, 15 no. two bed and 6 no. three bed flats. Brick and block external façade with reconstituted stone and architectural features. Hard and soft landscaping works. Green Energy provided by extensive green roof – wildflower roof system. Photovoltaics, with an environmental rating 36% above building regulations. Project currently in progress with practical completion in the next couple of months

SWS have been employed to provide various types of flat roofing design and installation throughout the project, including waterproofing to balconies and the installation of the green roof system at the development.

Coombe Road, New Malden for ARJ construction

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This is an exciting and transformative project at 5-29 Coombe Road in New Malden. The contract will deliver a new £25.8m mixed-use development, including 79 apartments, 4 terraced maisonettes, a ground floor retail/commercial zone and a basement car park.

SWS have been contracted to provide a full flat hot melt and Green roof solution, We are currently on site working on this new development with our roofing team

Brighton Road Development for Skillcrown

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A new development providing 79 affordable apartments for shared ownership and affordable rent, flexible commercial space, parking facilities and landscaping. Skillcrown recently instructed SWS to devise a Waterproofing Strategy and Design. We have completed this exercise and worked with the Architects, Engineers and the overall insure to provide a full solution. In addition to this we are now on site waterproofing the building toe, thresholds, and other detailed areas. The Brighton Road site is a large new development currently being undertaken by Skillcrown.

Consolidated Guarantee For Structural Waterproofing

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The SWS consolidated Guarantee that gives peace of mind to surveyors, specifiers and project managers. There’s now a way of providing a complete and unified guarantee for all the structural waterproofing on a building or structure.

If you ask us to look at certain areas or packages of your structural waterproofing requirements, we can now provide a supervisory and inspection service that will provide a single point of contact guarantee across all areas of structural waterproofing – whether we’ve installed it or not. This guarantee will cover waterproofing for the entire below ground structure – including non-movement and flexible joints to slabs and wall, pipe and cable entries, lift shafts, day joints etc. With no need to have separate guarantees from groundwork companies and other sub-contractors, our guarantee can cut down hugely on the admin at the start of a contract and importantly; it provides the building or structure’s ultimate owner with a simple way of sorting out any issues at a later date with one single point of contact – No more ‘talk to this company it’s not covered by us’.

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57 tube stations are at risk of flooding.

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57 tube stations are at risk of flooding. So what about other structures in London and throughout the UK ?

Waterloo, London Bridge and King’s Cross are among 57 Tube stations that are at risk of being being submerged. Others at risk include; Victoria, Westminster and Leicester Square.

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Flood relief for home owners

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Flood relief for home owners-its now government backed. If you’re involved in,or thinking about extending below ground,we can provide reassurance too

Many home owners have seen their building and contents premiums rocket or have been denied cover altogether, The UK’s increasingly stormy weather cost insurers more than £1.4 billion for the last winter alone. One in six homes in England, around five million in total, may now be at risk of flood, according to the Environmental Agency. The damage isn’t just restricted to older properties – well constructed new build housing can also become a casualty.

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Where is the real water table …

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Where is the real water table and a perception of what can cause it to be called potentially variable?

It’s difficult not to talk about a new or existing basement in the same breath without also talking about the local water table. Obviously the word local is key as invariably basements end up in locations which can be entirely unique for many reasons. Soil type, natural drainage, fissures in the ground. These can all combine to fight with the best laid of plans, designs and systems.

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