As part of our involvement in a larger project – providing groundwork services to an extension project for Seaford College – we helped the main contractor find a solution to an electrical challenge. During our excavation work on-site, we discovered a high voltage cable in the footprint of where we were working.
With the right expertise and knowledge on our team, we were able to safely overcome the challenge and work with SSE and the main contractor to ensure the extension project wasn’t delayed too much.
The utility service trenching and excavating was stopped while we co-ordinated with electricity provider SSE for a power diversion. Once this was in place, we carefully excavated the trench to gain access to the cable before moving it. The SSE team then reconnected it and we backfilled the trench before continuing with the construction work.
The extension consists of three storeys – one underground – that will house offices, a gym and ballet studio for the independent school in West Sussex.
