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MEDITE SMARTPLY

MEDITE SMARTPLY, Waterford, part of the Coillte Group manufactures and supplies innovative and sustainable wood panel products to customers throughout Europe. Due to ongoing growth and a need for innovation capacity a major plant expansion was undertaken and completed in 2016.

MEDITE SMARTPLY
MEDITE SMARTPLY

DELIVERED SERVICES

Civil Engineering, Electrical EngineeringMechanical Engineering, Project ManagementStructural EngineeringOther Services

PROJECT DESCRIPTION 

Further to Malone O’Regan’s involvement in the construction of the original plant in the 1990s, we were engaged as Project Managers, Engineering Consultants and Cost Managers for the  €59m upgrade in 2016. A state-of-the-art manufacturing line was delivered and assembled within the new building to allow Medite Smartply to develop a range of new cutting-edge OSB products.   The 11,000m² extensions were primarily designed as long-span steel trusses to provide large clear spans to accommodate equipment, with insulated cladding to walls and roof. Auxiliary accommodation included a two-storey extension with first-floor office accommodation, constructed with loadbearing blockwork and concrete floors. Site works included new roads and yard areas, service ducts, alterations to the existing fire main and storm drainage etc. 

PROJECT COMPLEXITIES 

The process equipment required a large number of Specialist equipment foundations and the design of these required significant engagement with the suppliers, long in advance of equipment delivery. The large-scale nature of the equipment meant that a major secondary steelwork package was required to provide equipment supports, and accommodate high-level access platforms, complex stairs, and gangways. 

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