Demolition begins to pave way for improved nuclear submarine facility in Barrow

Demolition begins to pave way for improved nuclear submarine facility in Barrow

4:59pm Monday 25th August 2014 in News

BAE Systems has begun to demolish buildings in Barrowas part of a 300mredevelopment programme that will transform the way it builds submarines.

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 the UKs 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 BAE Systems is currently building the Astute class the largest and most powerful attack submarines ever ordered by the UK Royal Navy. The third of those, the 7,400 tonne, 98-metre long Artful, was launched in May, ahead of sea trials in 2015.

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Demolition begins to pave way for improved nuclear submarine facility in Barrow