FAQ: Site Clearance / Factory Clearance Contractors Cardiff and the Surrounding Valleys

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Introduction

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Site clearance contracts require an experienced and knowledgeable demolition team. The reason for this is simple: working in enclosed spaces, demolishing a range of different internals and structures requires the team to work safely and diligently.

Because we have over 35 years’ experience, we are the specialist demolition company to contact when you require site clearance services.

Here’s what we can offer your business:

  • Internal factory clearance
  • Full site clearance
  • Specialist demolition equipment
  • We cover the South Wales Valleys, this includes the main areas such as in Rhonda Cyon Taff, Aberdare as well as throughout Caerphilly.

Which Site Clearance services do you offer?

Often light industrial units will undergo many changes of ownership. Within the building there is often a lot of steel racking, machinery, internal buildings which often need to be safely removed.

This is so that the owner can reconfigure the internal layout of building.

Old and redundant machinery might be in the way. For example, a printing press in Aberdare may need to be removed. On the other hand, in

Rhondda Cyon Taff, you might have a food manufacturing faciality that needs to old machinery safely removed.

 

Which areas do your site clearance services cover?

We cover the whole of the South Wales Valleys as well as the capital in Cardiff. We offer our services to a wide range of businesses, this can range from working in for example light industrial units, through to much larger factory units.

The work can be varied; it can range of using “burners” to take down overhead gantries. The work can also involve for example demolishing internal structures, as well as removing outdated machinery.

 

What size factories do you have experience in clearing?

The factory units we work within and around, can be all sizes. It can range from independent businesses, which are family owned though to large factory units.

 

Can you demolish the internal buildings within a factory?

Yes, often temporary buildings are constructed within the building. Sometimes these will be made of block work, sometimes even steel structures used as staff canteens are built within the building.

 

Are you capable of recycling a lot of the waste materials that will be generated?

Yes, we most certainly can. When it comes to recycling in terms of factory clearance and scrap metal recycling, often there’s a lot of steel, copper and perhaps brass that needs to be recycled.

Then there’s the aggerate waste, such as breeze blocks, we can get all of this recycled for you once mechanical demolition has taken place. A large excavator, or perhaps a JCB fitted with a 3CX arm will sometimes be used to demolish within a factory or with a warehouse.

We are in the South Wales Valleys- do you undertake contracts in that area?

Yes, we undertake work in the following areas:

  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Aberdare
  • Brecon Beacons
  • Caerphilly

 

Can you clear out factories?

Yes, often someone purchasing a brand-new factor or retail unit, often has a lot of racking, machinery and other items, such as perhaps handrails that need removing. With large demolition excavators, it’s possible to start demolishing and dismantling these internal buildings and structures. With over 35 years’ experience, we are one of the most experienced site clearance and factory demolition companies in Wales.

 

What experience do you have in site clearance and offering factory clearance services?

Often large machinery, let’s say a printing press, its possible that large scale machinery can weight in excess of hundreds of tons in weight.

Therefore, large excavators with large counterweights are needed to demolish these structures, and these internal buildings safely.

More than just the machinery, you need a highly capable team. When you’re working within a building you have the potential for crush zones, where the counter weight of the excavator is swinging around. This is just one of the many hazards of internal demolition, others are noise pollution, dust and well as falling equipment.

We therefore have the experience of metal recycling and factory clearance work, to ensure that this work is undertaken safely.

 

What machinery is used?

Often the machinery that’s used extensively through the factory clearance and scrap metal recycling process, will be an excavator. The excavator will be used in the actual demolition process, the loading the process, and often cutting the actual steel and non-ferrous into more manage pieces.

 

How much do your factory clearance services cost?

This depends on the actual contract. Some factory clearance work can be far more extensive, take up more time. When some other factory clearance and site clearance contracts, can be within small light industrial units, sometimes the work might only take a few days to complete.

 

What about scrap metal recycling in South Wales?

Often as part of the site clearance work in Cardiff for example, there will be a lot of RSJ, light steel racking, and for example copper cable that needs to be safely removed and recycled. We have an expert team that can take care of the actual demolition work, but also all of the metal recycling as well.

 

Do you recycle the steel?

Yes, we most certainly do. The scrap metal will be sent to EMR metal recycling for further recycling of the metal waste. There scraps metal recycling yard, is actually based in Cardiff Bay right on the Docklands. Its therefore in a Brillant location for the metal to be transported to, no matter if our demolition team are in Cardiff working or perhaps, they are demolishing a factory in the South Wales Valleys.

 

Do you recycle the non-ferrous scrap metal?

Yes, non-ferrous metals, let’s say copper, lead and aluminium, need recycling at a metal recycling yard. Once again, we turn to EMR to recycle all of our metal waste. This is then used to make future products.

 

Would you like a quote for our demolition services?

Give us a call today, we offer factory clearance and site clearance services

What types of commercial/industrial buildings do you demolish?

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Introduction

Every year, a wide range of commercial and industrial buildings are demolished in Wales. This can range from a single chimney on the side of a factory to an entire steel-framed warehouse. We are a business that has been demolishing steel and commercial buildings for over 25 years.

What are the main types of commercial buildings that you demolish?

These are primarily industrial units; perhaps the side walls are made from brick. The owner wants the industrial unit/warehouse demolished to make way for larger commercial premises, such as a large steel frame factory.

 

Do you demolish steel structures?

Yes, we have the excavators and the demolition cutting equipment to cut through steel RSJs, steel tanks, chimneys, and anything made from steel, and we can demolish it.

 

Is all of the waste/steel recycled?

Yes, all of the steel and non-ferrous metals, such as copper, brass, and aluminium, that arise from the demolition work can be 100% recycled.

 

Can you offer crushing services?

Yes, we can crush the concrete, the brick or the stone; we can crush the aggregates on the demolition site, meaning that you will have much greener demolition. Rather than having, say, 100 8-wheeler lorries taking the waste away, we can crush the aggregates to the site, which the site owner may then want to reuse in the concrete foundations of the new building.

 

What demolition machinery is needed to demolish commercial buildings?

Often, you need a range of excavators, concrete-crushing equipment, and steel-cutting equipment. For your really thick steel, this is often still cut by hand. Therefore, propane and oxygen are often mixed to cut through very thick steel RSJs.
Steel and all non-ferrous metals can be recycled. Concrete, brick, and stone can also be recycled by using a concrete crusher to produce concrete hardcore. If you are looking for a local demolition company, call us.

How far does your company work?

We work right across South Wales, offering the following demolition services:

– Site clearance
– Factory demolition
– Warehouse demolition
– Commercial demolition
– Industrial demolition

 

How do you break up a concrete slab?

We can use a large excavator fitted with a modern hydraulic hammer.

 

Can the concrete be recycled?

Yes, it can often be reused in the foundations of the building.

 

Can you demolish fire-damaged buildings?

Yes, we can demolish and make buildings that are fire-damaged safe.

 

Can you demolish industrial buildings?

Yes, there are a range of industrial buildings across Wales. Some of these may manufacture steel and many manufacturers’ products; however, the building or part of it might need demolishment. The steel might need to be cut up, and the concrete broken into parts and put through a crusher. We can demolish any commercial or industrial building.

 

How much does it cost to demolish a factory or a warehouse?

Depending on the building size, prices can vary between 10k and 10 million.

 

How can we obtain a quote?

Why not give us a call today? We will demolish commercial and industrial buildings anywhere in Wales.

Site clearance and industrial demolition services

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As you drive through the fantastic city of Cardiff, you will see many light industrial units, large factories, and commercial premises dotted all over the city. However, as businesses move onto different business premises, they often have a lot of old stock and redundant machinery and equipment that must be removed.

 

Metal demolition

Often, this machinery left in warehouses/factories is not lightweight; it’s often considerable, sometimes weighing well more than 10 tons, and usually, this machinery needs to be removed via, specialist demolition companies, such as South Wales Demolition Ltd.

 

Demolition of buildings with ferrous and non-ferrous metals

We have invested in demolition machinery, such as specialist and highly equipped demolition hydraulic excavators, adapted to offer site clearance and factory demolition services. For example, our demolition company could be removing a redundant printing press one week, the following week we could be removing a production line or perhaps a giant shoe metal silo.

We have the demolition experts’ staff on hand to safely remove any non-ferrous and ferrous metals within the city.

 

Factory clearance services

Are you currently looking for a factory clearance company in Wales?

Our business can come along and clear the contents of the factory in a short period.

Do contact us today. We have demolition excavators ranging in size from 3 tons up to 30 tonnes in weight. Therefore, we can remove most redundant machinery and send it to be recycled.

 

Commercial and industrial demolition experts

Throughout the city, we operate a demolition service that can offer to demolish any commercial building, whether a gigantic factory or a single light industrial unit.

 

We also recycle all of our metal.

Therefore, one hundred per cent of nonferrous and ferrous metals can be entirely recycled. This is great for the environment, and our clients as by using us, we will ensure that all the metals are recycled.

Do contact us for a no-obligation quote today

If you are looking for an industrial demolition company, contact us today, and we can offer you a no-obligation quote.

Do you offer site clearance and metal recycling services within Cardiff?

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When you think about the vast number of industrial buildings dotted all around Cardiff, demolition and metal recycling companies are always in strong demand 365 days of the year and needed by many different companies.

Often, redundant old machinery is no longer used and is therefore now taking up space within factories and warehouses. Therefore, it needs to be recycled, and a scrap metal recycling business needs to carefully dismantled by hand with specialist demolition equipment fitted with powerful excavators fitted with Jaws.

 

Metal Recycling

This recycling work is therefore, varied as it can vary between, let’s say, removing an old steel hopper, conveyor belts or perhaps a huge metal silo outside the building. We also need a company that can separate the waste, such as the non-ferrous from the ferrous metals, and take them for recycling at the scrap metal recycling facility.

We can demolish and recycle the following metals:

  • Steel
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Aluminium

 

30 years experience demolishing steel buildings in Cardiff

With over 30 years of experience demolishing non-ferrous and ferrous metals, we are highly skilled in demolishing entire steel structures, such as a large steel-framed car showroom. On the other hand, the company might want our demolition team to come in on the weekend and remove some redundant and old machinery, such as a rusty old hopper within a Cardiff factory, that needs to be unbolted from the floor and carefully loaded into a skip by a 360° excavator. Our demolition company can offer this demolition service.

Metal recycling services in Wales

Therefore, if you are looking for a demolition and dismantling business with enormous experience—we have over 30 years of experience demolishing steel buildings and offering metal recycling—then do contact us at South Wales Demolition Ltd. We can bring skips, trucks, and excavators to quickly remove scrap metals that are taking up space within your warehouse or building.

 

Site clearance

Sometimes, a manufacturing business will be busy manufacturing items until the end of their factory lease within commercial premises in Cardiff. Therefore, there will often be a lot of manufacturing machinery within the building, and the company might need this removed as soon as they have finished their manufacturing operation. This might leave us, let’s say, a week to remove old hoppers, metal silos, conveyor belts and other machines using our demolition excavators.

This machinery might be cumbersome; for example, huge caste iron well-engineered machinery might weigh well over 7 tonnes sometimes.

We have a range of demolition Hitachi excavators to help with site clearance and metal recycling

There are some pieces of machinery, especially those made of cast iron, which are so heavy that some companies cannot remove them.

However, this demolition company (South Wales Demolition Ltd) has a range of powerful hydraulic 360 Hitachi excavators, which can enter any factory unit or work alongside commercial structures to demolish any metal structure safely.

This could be, for example, a large water tank that a structural engineer has now deemed unsafe because the supports have become highly corroded through rust. The metal bolts may, therefore, be heavily rusted, and the metal RSJ might need cutting by our demolition excavators.

We can, therefore, bring in our excavators and our expert team demolition staff to safely demolish the steel building by removing any non-ferrous or ferrous metals from the building.

Our demolition machines can cut through copper, lead, aluminium.

Working out of hours

Another reason our demolition company is regularl contacted within Cardiff is to remove a piece of redundant machinery needs to be removed outside of hours the company is working.

It is unsafe and often impossible to remove, let’s say, a 10-ton piece of machinery whenever staff walk around the building
9 to 5.

Therefore, often, our demolition excavators and expert staff are needed to work out of hours, so as soon as the business premises are vacated, we can start work on bolting and removing any unwanted machinery from the building.

 

Machinery clearance

Therefore, within Cardiff, from Lamby Way, through to the industrial buildings in Cardiff Bay, there will often be a lot of redundant machinery that needs to be demolished and recycled. We can recycle all of that metal, whether made from copper, lead, or aluminium, and we can send it for recycling. 100% of that metal can be reused, which is brilliant for the environment.

Metal recycling in Cardiff

 

Therefore, if you want a dismantling and demolition business to demolish old machinery within the building and send it for recycling, please get in touch with us today.

We work seven days a week to remove that old machinery for you.

Scrap metal recycling in Cardiff, South Wales

We are a demolition company with over 30 years of experience; we can offer site clearance and recycle non-ferrous and ferrous metals within Wales

How are steel buildings demolished?

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All buildings need to be demolished with great care, especially steel-framed buildings. There’s a good reason for this: There is simply great weight to each section of RSJ, angle iron, and metal support brackets. The smallest of sections, therefore, falling the wrong way can damage surrounding buildings, the excavator driver, or indeed the general public.
Demolishing steel-framed buildings is a task that demands utmost care and precision. It’s not a job for just any equipment. Specialised demolition equipment designed to handle the immense weight of each RSJ, angle iron, and metal support is needed.
How are steel-framed buildings demolished?
Large excavators fitted with metal shears are used to demolish most steel buildings. If the building is very tall, a high-reach excavator must be used to bring the building down safely.
What type of demolition equipment is required?
Demolition excavators, cutting gear, oxygen, propane, and often scissor lifts are used to demolish a building.
Each building will be different, so a unique method statement and risk assessment must be prepared for every demolition contract. Where possible, excavators, that is, demolition excavators, should be used to demolish the building, rather than through manual demolition.
What is a high-reach excavator?
A high-reach excavator is a large machine fitted with an extra-long arm that can be fixed or the arm can sometimes be extended to the top of a building.
High-reach excavators are used to demolish large steel buildings, as the end of the excavator can be fitted with a cutting shear.
This shear will cut through the steel sections.
What is a demolition shear?
A demolition shear is simply a demolition attachment fitted to the end of an excavators arm, It’s then used to cut steel, using hydraulics and the power of the excavators’ pumps to move the hydraulic fluid.
Often, on large demolition sites, where there’s a lot of steel to be cut, so often there’s a larger excavator fitted with a larger shear. Sometimes, part of the excavator’s arm is completely removed to turn that section of the arm into a very large and powerful metal shear.
In scrap metal recycling yards, you will often see excavators with metal shears cutting the steel into smaller sections. This same method is applied on large demolition sites, where huge excavators are used to demolish a factory, and then more powerful metal shears cut the scrap into smaller sections.
What types of steel buildings does your business demolish?
We can demolish redundant metal buildings, such as factories, retail premises, and car showrooms. We can demolish factories and warehouses.
Can you demolish fire-damaged buildings?
Yes, we can certainly demolish fire-damaged steel buildings. We understand the extra care and caution required in such situations, as the metal will be weakened and the building’s fall will be less predictable. However, our experienced team and specialized equipment ensure that the demolition is carried out safely and efficiently, providing you with reassurance about our commitment to safety.
Can you demolish warehouses?
Yes, we can most certainly demolish warehouses of any size. We have the demolition excavators to demolish any steel building.
How do you cut an RSJ?
A metal RSJ can be cut in one of two ways: mechanically via a large demolition excavator or cutting gear.
When it comes to cutting an RSJ, there are two methods at our disposal. The first is mechanical, using a large demolition excavator. The second method involves cutting gear, which consists of propane and oxygen. The intense heat generated by the oxygen is then used to cut through the RSJ beam, ensuring a precise and safe cut.
How much experience as a demolition company do you have of demolishing steel buildings?
With our extensive experience in demolishing many metal factories, car show rooms, and warehouses, we have the expertise and the right demolition equipment to handle any size steel building, giving you the confidence in our capabilities.
Aside from demolition, we also offer factory clearance services. If you need old machinery dismantled and recycled, we can handle that for you, relieving you of the burden of managing multiple tasks.
How can we arrange for a quote to be provided?
If you require a commercial building to be demolished, call us today.
We demolish commercial buildings across South Wales.
If you would like a free quote, then please call us:
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