London Underground, United Kingdom
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Project: Internal CMS cladding
Location: Holborn Station, London, UK
Client: London Underground Ltd / Transport for London
Engineering Consultants: QinetiQ
Main Contractor: QinetiQ
Handover: 2008
Holborn station in Central London is one of the British capital’s key transport interchanges. Serving 36 million passengers a year, it connects the Central and Piccadilly lines on the London Underground network. At 110 years old, it is one of a number of deep level stations which require regular upgrade and maintenance to ensure the highest levels of safety.
To cover and protect the station’s vital cable management system and upgrade the internal tunnel cladding along underground platforms and walkways, lead consultant QinetiQ tasked BFG to develop and fit a lightweight solution using a specially formulated fireproof composite material.
In addition to being graffiti resistant, BFG’s FRP composite panels were required to meet the world’s most stringent flammability, flame spread, smoke toxicity and smoke density standards, complying with London Underground’s specifications – Section 12 of the UK’s Fire Precautions Regulations – and tested to BS 6853 standard.
CNC tooled to achieve high degree of profile accuracy, then contact moulded and gel coated to match the colour and texture of the existing surroundings, the composite panels are also RF transparent, unlike metal cladding which would have interfered with the station’s communications system.
Location: Holborn Station, London, UK
Client: London Underground Ltd / Transport for London
Engineering Consultants: QinetiQ
Main Contractor: QinetiQ
Handover: 2008
Holborn station in Central London is one of the British capital’s key transport interchanges. Serving 36 million passengers a year, it connects the Central and Piccadilly lines on the London Underground network. At 110 years old, it is one of a number of deep level stations which require regular upgrade and maintenance to ensure the highest levels of safety.
To cover and protect the station’s vital cable management system and upgrade the internal tunnel cladding along underground platforms and walkways, lead consultant QinetiQ tasked BFG to develop and fit a lightweight solution using a specially formulated fireproof composite material.
In addition to being graffiti resistant, BFG’s FRP composite panels were required to meet the world’s most stringent flammability, flame spread, smoke toxicity and smoke density standards, complying with London Underground’s specifications – Section 12 of the UK’s Fire Precautions Regulations – and tested to BS 6853 standard.
CNC tooled to achieve high degree of profile accuracy, then contact moulded and gel coated to match the colour and texture of the existing surroundings, the composite panels are also RF transparent, unlike metal cladding which would have interfered with the station’s communications system.
