From The Ground Up
Housebuilder
Groundworks needs of housebuilders – tackling climate change and satisfying upcoming regulations.
Ride The Concrete Wave
Concrete Magazine
F51, the world’s first multi-storey skate park, featuring the only suspended concrete bowl in the world.
Lightening The Load
The use of expanded polystyrene (EPS) as a structural fill material for transport and infrastructure projects.
Keeping a Stiff Upper Rib
Concrete Magazine
The benefits of including ribbed slabs within a concrete frame design.
Bespoke Formwork - using five-axis cutting technology
Concrete Magazine
Achieving complex concrete features, finishes and shapes using five-axis technology.
Ely Southern Bypass, Cambridgeshire
Construct Yearbook
Cordek provided a bespoke formwork solution for the construction of complex geometric details of the viaduct’s supporting piers.
Royal College of Pathologists, London
Construct Yearbook
Cordek devises a formwork system with bespoke trough moulds to allow the construction of ribbed concrete floors.
Farringdon Station Escalator Shaft 2, London
CONSTRUCT Yearbook
Cordek provided a formwork solution to enable the main contractor to cast the 'knuckle' intersection between the escalator shaft and the levels above and below.
Stair Core, Battersea Power Station, London
CONSTRUCT Yearbook
Cordek propose a re-useable formwork solution to pre-cast the two spiral staircases within Phase One’s residential block, Circus West.
Guidance on BS 8485
Building Engineer
Redevelopment of Brownfield sites has led to an increased need for Ground Gas Protection – Cordek provides a summary of updated guidance BS 8485: The code of practice for the design of protective measures for methane and carbon dioxide ground gases for new buildings.
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Crossrail’s Tottenham Court Road Station, London
CONSTRUCT Yearbook
Cordek helps to solve challenging formwork issue at Crossrail's Tottenham Court Road.
Baltimore Tower, London
CONSTRUCT Yearbook
Cordek designed a quick formwork fix for Canary Wharf’s Baltimore Tower.
2012 London Olympics Diving Boards
Concrete Magazine
Cordek describes the planning, design, forming and construction of the iconic Dive Platforms at the London Aquatics Centre.
Spencer Dock Bridge, Dublin
Concrete Engineering International
Cordek helps to create the curves for Dublin’s distinctive Spencer Dock Bridge.
The Dream, St Helens
Concrete Engineering International
Cordek’s expertise helped to make a Dream become a reality when working on this highly prestigious piece of art in St Helens.
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Concrete Engineering International
See how Cordek helped create The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre, a stunning piece of architecture on the West Coast of Ireland.
