Hackney Primary Care Trust

Project Requirements

Big Foot Systems were chosen to assist with the design of the roof support products at the Primary Care Trust when concerns were raised about the integrity of the roofing membrane. Initially, plinths & steel beams had been specified to support the roof plant, however, the use of traditional fixed roof supports would have meant that any future repairs to the roof surface would require the plant to be decommissioned. The potential risk of decommissioning services was seen as having an unacceptable impact on the Trust’s operations. The initial plinth design was therefore rejected in favour of the more flexible Big Foot Systems.

The total weight of plant on the PVC roof was understood to be in excess of 9 tons with several AHU’s weighing approx 2.5 tons each. The Big Foot technical team worked with the architect, building services engineers and structural engineers to design a complete roof support system for all roof plant and associated plant services.

In addition, Big Foot Systems were able to offer a tailored packing solution to allow the easy movement of the framework around the site. The delivery of Big Foot was simply craned up onto the roof top without the need for excess manual handling or breaking down of pallets.