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Work on the building close to Morden Station, in
South Wimbledon, included cladding the external
walls in plastic panels and waterproofing the roof.
London Underground awarded Lanes the six-
figure contract, by competitive tender, under its
planned and reactive civils’ maintenance pro-
gramme for bridges and structures.
The eight-week refurbishment project has dra-
matically changed the look of the pump
house, which takes water from the
Tube track, six metres below ground-
level, up into the surface water drain-
age system.
London Underground Client Repre-
sentative Babajide Oriogun said:
“This pump house is a unique
facility. There is nothing else quite
like it on the London Underground
system.
When itwasbuilt, visual amen-
ity was clearly not a priority. The
work done by Lanes has protected
and upgraded the building, and has
improved its looks greatly, which is
what we set out to achieve.”
Lanes Rail Division Project Manager
Steve Demwell said that the building
was looking very tired and drab: with
its new blue and white cladding it is
now looking neat and bright.
To do the work required a full free-
standing scaffold which had to be con-
structed 300 mm from the building, so
the cladding team could work on the
structure without hindrance.
The new skin is designed to be easy
to clean and the cladding panels are
replaceable as necessary to maintain
appearance.
Other work carried out as part of
the project included installing guard
rails on the roof and a roof access cat
ladder with a safety fall cage.
Steve Demwell said:
“The project was completed on time and on
budget, and has really improved that was
an eyesore. There is no doubt local residents
will be pleased with the results.”
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Refurbishment
Transforms Unique
Rail Pump House
Lanes Group’s Rail Division has refurbished a
“unique” drainage pump house at end of the
Northern Line in South London, transforming what
had become a local eyesore.
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