St Pancras Upgrade with dock levellers and loading bay equipment from Chase

Chase Equipment Ltd have recently completed a project for Eurostar at the spectacular and newly refurbished St Pancras station.

Solving the problem of how best to utilise a loading bank with a height of just 900mm - significantly below normal which precluded the use of standard loading bay equipment - Chase provided bespoke 6m long levellers, designed to ensure gradients were kept within regulation.

The levellers were a small part of a modular dock scheme designed and manufactured by Chase, totalling some 64m2 which also included an insulated, clad wall with roller shutter doors to secure the front of the customs controlled area.

Elsewhere on the development, Chase were tasked with designing a raised platform area with island unit to assist in loading foodstuffs into trailers pulled by electric tugs. Setting up a simulation in their Midland factory and heavily testing the system in conjunction with Eurostar prior to build, ensured that the most cost-effective solution could be designed. An antislip surface was specially developed and included, to ensure safe footing for operators, even in the wet.

Chase’s design expertise was further tested when a simple scissor lift that they provided to London and Continental Station Properties required added safety features. Required to move materials from the loading bank to the ground level, Chase designed and incorporated interlocking drop-arm barriers on the lift and upper bank, in addition to installing a small ramp complete with handrails.

Chase’s MD, Derek Sweeney commented, “Although only a small part of the near £800 million re-development, we are proud to have been involved in developing innovative solutions for what has become a major international destination in it’s own right.”

For further information on Chase Equipment visit www.chaseequipment.co.uk