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void to enable the installation of new steel beams to support the lighting pods. A complete rewiring of the station was also required, much of which was located within the ceiling void. As thirty years of dirt and grime was exposed when the old ceiling was removed, it was vital to protect the concourse floors and track during the works at night.


The solution was to provide protective netting below the ceiling as well as track and floor coverings. This netting also protected the public from debris that might have fallen from the ceiling void during the day. While it was simple to remove floor and track coverings at the end of the shift, the protective netting proved more difficult. To increase the available working shift, a sliding net on steel cables was installed across the entire station track area, allowing it to be rolled back and replaced as required.


A customer friendly environment Away from the platform, concourse works were ongoing to build a new ticket office and staff welfare facilities. Once the new office was operational the old ticket office was stripped out and converted into a modern retail unit. Front of house the old station canopy was removed and a new one installed


work commenced on the tiling of the platforms, concourse and ticket hall entrance.


The tile colours selected reflected the


client’s new branding, creating a brighter more customer friendly environment which was enhanced by the new


completely installed, the new Hillhead Station was handed back. Following an official re-opening ceremony, Charles Hoskins, director of projects, said: ‘Your team has remained determined and worked hard on what has been a challenging project to deliver while keeping our operations and customers as your first priority. I hope your team can share in the same sense of pride as we will at SPT over the years to come when Hillhead is looked back upon as the standard by which we modernised the entire subway system.’


More work on the Glasgow subway Clancy Docwra is delighted, on completion of Hillhead, to have been selected as delivery partner for Partick, the next station on the route due for refurbishment, and work is currently nearing completion. Following a tendering process Clancy Docwra has been selected as one of three Framework Contractors for the delivery of the remainder of the refurbishments to the stations on the Glasgow Subway. This programme will run to 2018 and


above the entrance, which was fitted with new windows, doors and security systems. Two new escalators and stairs to the platform areas were installed, and ticket barriers replaced and relocated to suit the new configuration. New passenger information systems were installed, along with emergency lighting and smoke detector systems. With the heavy civils now completed,


energy efficient soft lighting installed throughout the station.


A special feature on the station concourse was a mural in the form of wall tiles commissioned for the station. This depicts aspects of Glasgow life and was designed by the author and artist Alistair Gray. With all the new Strathclyde


Partnership for Transport (SPT) branding


Colin Wilkinson, Regional Director for Clancy Docwra commented: ‘Clancy Docwra is delighted to have been selected for the framework with SPT where we have developed a positive working relationship with our client and its support team. Together, we are well on the way to successfully delivering a second station on the network. ‘Our team has learned much about working in the subway environment and we hope that experience can be brought to bear for the benefit of the Framework over the next few years.’


For further information contact David.Brown@theclancygroup.co.uk


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