HANEVO complete heavy lifting of new chillers at St Helier
HANEVO complete heavy lifting of new chillers at St Helier
HANEVO have completed the lifting and placement of replacement chiller units at St Helier Hospital. As part of a wider scheme to replace aging cooling plant to critical areas, 3 No. new units have been installed on the Comms Room Roof with 2 No installed on the Women's Health building, in readiness for final connections and commissioning.
The crane lifts, utilising a 90t mobile crane, were undertaken on Sunday 29th March to align with the least busy times of the hospital estate. Co-ordination between the NHS Trust and HANEVO was essential to ensure that the lifts could continue efficiently around key areas of the estate, including directly outside the main pedestrian entrance to the hospital and key ambulance circulation areas.
Chiller units were pre-delivered earlier in the week under similar controls, ensuring that, on the day of the lift, necessary large vehicle movements were limited to the absolute minimum. The process will be repeated to remove redundant units once the new systems are up and running, ensuring continuity of critical services for the staff and patients in each facility.
Overseeing successful completion of the installation, Project Manager Mick O'Dea stated "It was extremely satisfying to reach this key milestone on the project with a very smooth process on site. Thanks to all Trust stakeholders and our specialist suppliers in delivering these works with no inconvenience to the hospital users".
