Westby Reservoir is located in The Fylde and stores water to supply the Lancashire towns of Blackpool, Lytham and St Annes. Although the reservoir dates from the 1930s, a roof was fixed over the open reservoir approximately 50 years ago to keep the seagulls away. A major overhaul of the roof was required to keep it up to a serviceable standard.
Client: United Utilities
Location: Fylde
Value: £450k
The refurbishment of the 3,00m2 roof was let through United Utilities’ Asset Maintenance Service (AMS) Framework and involved the project management to coordinate many specialist operations including –
All works within the covered reservoir were carried out under a highly regulated confined-space policy. Internal works were undertaken to strict levels of hygiene and full cleaning of the reservoir completed before re-introducing new supplies of drinking water.
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