Demolition begins at Barrow shipyard as part of 300m redevelopment

Last updated at 21:45, Monday, 25 August 2014

BUILDINGS have begun to be demolished at BAE Systems in Barrow as part of a 300m-plus redevelopment programme that will transform the way it builds submarines.

The first major works have begun at BAE Systems Submarines in Barrow-in-Furness as part of its 300m+ redevelopment programme.

Demolition specialists are in the process of flattening certain disused buildings in what is the first significant phase of activity in the large-scale eight-year programme.

The sites old foundry and boiler shop are the first to be demolished, and it is anticipated that more than 90 per cent of materials such as timber, bricks, sandstone and metals will be recycled.

The demolition follows an announcement made in March by secretary of state for defence, Philip Hammond, in which he outlined the scope of the investment during an official visit to Barrow.

The programme will support the delivery of a successor to the Vanguard class submarines and will involve the construction of new, state-of-the-art facilities and the refurbishment of existing infrastructure, including:

an extension to the Devonshire Dock Hall construction facility to include a new state-of-the-art manufacturing and installation facility;

the refurbishment of the sites main fabrication facility, together with its existing plant and machinery;

an intention to build a 28,000m2 off-site logistics facility to store submarine parts and materials within the local area.

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Demolition begins at Barrow shipyard as part of 300m redevelopment