17 October 2015, 16:49
A Bobcat S550 skid-steer loader hired from MTS Plant Hire & Sales, based in Wakefield, is part of the fleet of equipment being used by Portsmouth-based Hughes & Salvidge Demolition to demolish Castle Market in Sheffield in the UK. Constructed on the ruins of Sheffield Castle, which was built in 1270 and destroyed in 1648 by Parliamentarians after the English Civil War, Castle Market was for many years a local landmark dating back to 1928, with later additions being made in the 1960s and 1970s. The indoor market finally closed its doors for good in November 2013, to coincide with the opening of Sheffield’s new Moore Market in the same year.
Ideal for Confined Space Work
MTS has worked for a number of years with Hughes & Salvidge Demolition, who themselves celebrated half a century of trading last year. Over the years, MTS has supplied the company with a range of specialist Bobcat machinery for use on many jobs. The Bobcat S550 loader from MTS has proved to be a vital piece of equipment for Hughes & Salvidge, as due to its compact size it has been able to work easily in the confined spaces inside the market, collecting debris and rubble with the Bobcat grapple attachment also supplied by MTS.
Demolition work began with careful asbestos removal, followed by a ‘soft strip’, with the superstructure now being demolished down to the concrete, with 98% of the waste material being recycled. Some elements of the demolition have had to be carried out by hand with steel plates utilised to protect and preserve the ground under the structure. Hughes & Salvidge will leave the site at ‘slab level’ so that the ground can be dug up for archaeological purposes in phase two of the project.
At this moment in time, no-one is completely sure how much of the original castle remains intact. However, it is known that the local council already has plans to turn the area into a public park which will feature whatever exposed ruins are currently buried under the former indoor market.
Hughes and Salvidge is one of the UK’s leading decommissioning companies, established in 1964, with a reputation for health and safety, quality and innovation. The company has its Head Office in Portsmouth and a Northern Office in West Yorkshire, allowing it to offer a highly competitive nationwide service. Hughes and Salvidge is part of Hughes and Salvidge Holdings, which also includes K&B Crushers, Aasvogel Waste Management and H&S Metals, ensuring it can offer a complete solution: demolish, crush and recycle.
MTS Group runs one of the largest fleets of Bobcat compact equipment for hire in the UK and one of the biggest in Europe. A comprehensive selection of Bobcat compact loaders, excavators and telehandlers is available for rent for use throughout the UK. The company also runs the largest fleet of Bobcat attachments for hire, covering everything from standard and 4-in-1 buckets, hydraulic breakers and road planers to stump grinders, tree transplanters, backhoes, as well as winter attachments such as snow blowers, buckets, snow blades and salt and sand spreaders, delivering versatility and time-saving efficiency across a huge range of different applications.
Complementing the rental operation, MTS Group is the Authorised Bobcat Dealer for North, South and West Yorkshire, with responsibility for sales and service for the complete range of Bobcat equipment. In addition to rental and sales, MTS Group can offer full training for the use of any product available from the company. The company is nationally approved to provide training to all levels of competence and at two standards, Bobcat Accredited Training and LANTRA Awards.
With its ability to turn around in its own length and fast cycle times, the Bobcat S550 skid-steer loader provides the manoeuvrability and productivity needed to do more work in less time than other types of equipment. Together with controls that allow for precise movements even in the tightest of spaces, Bobcat compact loaders such as the S550 model ensure safe, efficient operation at all times in areas inaccessible to traditional machines.
Source: Bobcat Grayling Deutschland