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Westfield Shopping Centre

The Westfield Group developed the shopping complex for £1.6 billion and became one of London’s largest covered retail developments at 2.6 million square feet with 5 floors.

Surespan designed and manufactured a large floor access hatch for the Westfield Shepherds Bush shopping centre in London.

Located in Westfield’s large bright and airy atrium, Surespan designed and manufactured a double leaf flush floor hatch to fit a structural opening of 21ft 4″ by 14ft 9″.

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2 About Surespan
3 Products supplied

Introduction

Surespan designed and manufactured a large floor access hatch for the Westfield Shepherds Bush shopping centre in London.

The Westfield Group developed the shopping complex for £1.6 billion and became one of London’s largest covered retail developments at 2.6 million square feet with 5 floors.

About Surespan

With over 30 years of experience, you can rely on Surespan to offer a market-leading bespoke access solution. To find out more information, visit our website or contact our helpful advisors.

Products supplied

Located in Westfield’s large bright and airy atrium, Surespan designed and manufactured a double leaf flush floor hatch to fit a structural opening of 21ft 4″ by 14ft 9″.

The hatch can withstand an axle loading of 2500 kilograms and the recessed lid features a 2″ deep pan suitable for 1″ of granite infill.

This floor access hatch is operated in sequence by hydraulic cylinders, with an electrically driven power pack.

South Clyde Energy Centre

Surespan supplied a bespoke hydraulically operated double-leaf access cover package for the South Clyde Energy Centre, a major Energy-from-Waste facility under construction in Glasgow.

Centenario Ratones Lithium Plant

Project snapshot Project: Centenario Ratones Lithium Production Plant Location: Salar Centenario Ratones, Department of Los Andes, Salta Province, Argentina (3,800m above sea level) Client: Eramine Sudamérica S.A. (subsidiary of Eramet Group, France / Tsingshan, China) Delivery model: Direct supply, Ex Works. Client arranged logistics to Argentina. Scope: 2no. SRHE/50/DL electrically operated double-leaf roof access hatches (5000 x 5500mm structural opening), with electrical control boxes, battery back-up, key switch controls, painted finish, removable lifting eyes, spare actuators, and 5 days supervisory installation attendance. The project The Centenario Ratones plant is one of the most significant lithium projects in South America. Operated by Eramine Sudamérica S.A. — a joint venture between French mining group Eramet (50.1%) and Chinese steelmaker Tsingshan (49.9%) — the plant uses advanced Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology to produce 24,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year from brine pumped from beneath the salt flat. Representing an investment
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