Case Studies - David Smith Contractors

Rusacks Hotel St Andrews

Demolition at Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews. Works consisted of demolition of entrance steps, soft strip & demolition of R Bar & office, removal of boundary walls, soft strip of bar, bar store & female toilets & demolition of balconies and the supporting structure.

Culter Nursey

Demolition / Soft Strip Package of Culter Primary School, Aberdeen. Works consisted of soft strip of nursery building and annex & demolition of the annex building. Soft strip consisted of asbestos removal (identification / labelled prior to works commencing), removal of partition / wall linings, & ceiling tiles / grid removal. Demolition works consisted of roof removal, walls to annex, internal retaining walls, external walls & floor slab.

Fulton House, Fort Willaim

Soft strip at Fulton house (former office building), Fort William. Package included soft strip of partition walls / wall linings, internal blockworks, ceiling tiles / grids & floor coverings.

Aberlour Distillery Phase 1 Demolition

Demolition of Dunnage Warehouse (DFW 1) together with partial demolition of an existing store building, Dunnage Warehouse DFW4/5 and Warehouse WH6 including associated asbestos removal and site clearance at Aberlour Distillery, Chivas Brothers Limited.

Tufted Duck

Demolition of the Tufted Duck Hotel located in St Combs, Fraserburgh. Work scope consisted of internal soft strip, asbestos removal, removal of roof structure & demolition of building structure (including foundations & drainage).

Poundland Elgin

Demolition works on the existing Poundland shop, Elgin 161 – 163 High Street. Works entailed a collaborative demolition strategy with the design team and careful consideration for neighbouring properties. Key elements of the demolition were roof removal (connected to neighbouring properties), internal strip out and reclaiming historic materials & removal of large steel beams.

Dundee Bus Station

Demolition of the Dundee Bus Station; work scope consisted of internal soft strip, asbestos removal, Trusses / Purlins Removal, internal / external walls demolition, removal of concrete floor slab and removal of foundations.

Merryhillock Housing Fraserburgh

Construction of a new council housing scheme at Fraserburgh for Main Contractor CHAP Construction. DSC awarded with sub-contractor package for all earthworks, substructures, services, drainage & hard landscaping.

Ellon Academy Housing

Construction of a new council housing scheme at Ellon for Main Contractor Bancon Construction. DSC awarded with sub-contractor package for all earthworks, substructures, services, drainage & hard landscaping. Responsible for 12,000m3 of excavated Topsoil’s & Subsoils and subsequent disposals.

Donside Housing

Construction of three new flats at Donside, Aberdeen for Robertson Construction. DSC awarded with sub-contract package for all earthworks, substructures, services, drainage & hard landscaping. Works were conducted in close proximity of the River Don & bedding in the construction of the new flats with the existing urban environment.

Muir Homes, Peterhead

Construction of a new housing scheme at Peterhead for Main Contractor Muir Homes. DSC awarded with sub-contractor package for all earthworks, substructures, services, drainage & hard landscaping. Responsible for 13,000m3 of excavated Topsoil’s & Subsoils and 34,000m3 of Imported Materials for platforms / roads / formations.

Novus Distillery, Grantown on Spey

Construction of the new Distillery at Grantown on Spey for Morrisons Construction. DSC awarded with sub-contractor package for all earthworks, substructures, services, drainage, concrete work & hard landscaping. Responsible for 46,000m3 of excavated Topsoil’s & Subsoils and 3,000m3 of Imported Materials for platforms / roads / formations.

Riverbank Enabling Works

Enabling works package for the new Riverbank Primary School undertaken for Robertsons Construction at Tillydrone, Aberdeen. Works included for the formation of mainline sewers, installation and diversion of Services, bulk earthworks & concrete works. Responsible for 22,000m3 of excavated Topsoil’s & Subsoils and 7,000m3 of Imported Materials for platforms / roads / formations.

Inverurie Community Campus

Construction of the new Lossiemouth Highschool for Moray Council as part of HUB Scotland Framework. Main Contractor Robertsons Construction awarded DSC with sub-contractor package for all earthworks, substructures, services, drainage, concrete work & hard landscaping. Responsible for 61,000m3 of excavated soils & import of 20,000m3 of imported materials.

Triple Cell Warehouse Mulben

Construction of the new Triple Cell Warehouse for Moray Council. Main Contractor Muir Construction awarded DSC with sub-contractor package for all earthworks, substructures, services, drainage & hard landscaping. Responsible for 42,000m3 of material relocation and 16,000m3 of imported materials.

South of the City

Construction of the new Highschool within Aberdeen as part of HUB Scotland Framework. Main Contractor Balfour Beatty awarded DSC with sub-contractor package for Groundworks & Hard Landscaping. Responsible for 36,000m3 of disposal, 66,000m3 of material relocation and 71,000m3 of imported materials.

Biohub Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Formation of a new research facility within the grounds of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for Robertsons. DSC awarded groundworks subcontract package containing the earthworks, substructure, drainage, services, hard landscaping and retaining walls.

Torry Academy Demolition Aberdeen

Operating as principal contractor for Aberdeen City Council to demolish the former Torry Academy. The works involved providing project management for the removal of a variety of asbestos containing materials; complete; processing reuse of site reclaimed materials; removal of all services and grading of the site ready for future development.

Cults Parish Church Demolition Aberdeen

Demolition of the former Cults Parish Church along with a nursery, church hall, manse and neighbouring house. This project was carried out for Church of Scotland and McCarthy Stone to clear the site for a community centre and retirement homes.

Academies Demolition Aberdeenshire

The demolition of the former academies at Ellon, Laurencekirk and Alford were let as a single contract to be completed over a 6-month period. During the demolition additional asbestos was encountered on all 3 sites. At all 3 sites furniture, equipment and materials were donated to local groups (Men’s Shed, youth clubs etc).

Skye, Lochalsh & SW Ross Health Centre

New Health Centre in Broadford, Isle of Skye as part of the HUB Scotland Framework. DSC awarded groundworks package which contains all earthworks, substructure, concrete floors, services, external plant area and final hard landscaping. There was also an existing property that DSC demolished prior to the development.

McDonalds Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire

Formation of a new McDonalds within an existing ASDA carpark in Fraserburgh. DSC awarded groundworks subcontract package containing the earthworks, drainage, services and hard landscaping.

Shell UK Furnaces St Fergus

Civil and Piling construction works associated with the establishment of two replacement furnaces in MOD’s 1 and 2 as Shell UK, St Fergus Gas Terminal UK.

Scottish Fire & Rescue Training Centre Portlethen

Formation of a new training facility for the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service within their existing training yard in Portlethen. DSC awarded groundworks subcontract package containing the earthworks, substructure, drainage, floor slabs, services and external slabs.

Milltimber Primary School Aberdeen

Formation of a new Primary School in Milltimber for Aberdeen City Council. DSC awarded groundworks subcontract package containing all earthworks, substructure, concrete floors and final hard landscaping.

Lossiemouth High School

New High School in Lossiemouth for Moray Council as part of the HUB Scotland Framework. Main Contractor Belfour Beatty with DSC awarded subcontract package containing all earthworks, substructure, concrete floors, services and final hard landscaping. Demolition and asbestos of existing school after handover of the new facility.

Linkwood Primary School Elgin

Formation of a new Primary School in Elgin for Moray Council as part of the HUB Scotland Framework. Main Contractor Belfour Beatty with DSC awarded subcontract package containing all earthworks, substructure, concrete floors, services and final hard landscaping.

Glaschyle Wind Farm Forres

Formation of access roads and installation of services for construction of 12 Nr wind turbines for Muirden Energy. DSC awarded groundworks subcontract package containing the enabling works, enabling drainage, access roads and services.

Baird & Anchor ARI Enabling Works

Enabling works package for the new Baird and Anchor Units undertaken for Grahams Group at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Works included the formation of two piling matts, installation of drainage, diversion of existing burn, installation and diversion of services, installation of retaining walls and hard landscaping.

Badenoch Health Centre Aviemore

Formation of a new Health Centre in Aviemore as part of the HUB Scotland Framework. DSC awarded groundworks package which contains all earthworks, substructure, concrete floors, services, external plant area and final hard landscaping.

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