Tameside Hospital Stamford building reduced to rubble

The 1905 Stamford building at Tameside Hospital is being demolished with great care using a nibbler.

According to Gilian Parker, director of facilities for the hospital, care and attention was required for this job:

"The days of swinging a ball and chain through a building like this are long gone.''

This will be a carefully managed, painstaking process which will be carried out by our partners at Balfour Beatty and their Demolition Contractor; Armac, using a piece of machinery known as a nibbler.''

As the name suggests, the building will be demolished piece by piece.''

That makes it much safer and means we will be able to recycle as much as possible as the weeks go on."

The Health Improvement in Tameside project will see the building replaced with a 400 car parking area for patients and visitors. The work is being carried out by Armac Group and Balfour Beatty.

Source: Armac Group