Demolition starts on US$45 million hospital project
24 July 2024
Demolition works have commenced at the University Maternal and Child Hospital complex in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, as part of broader €41 million (US$44.5 million) expansion project that will include the construction of a nine-storey tower, that will be devoted to paediatric medicine.
Excavaciones Graval was subcontracted to the project by UTE Ampliación Materno Infantil consortium. (PHOTO: Epiroc)
The UTE Ampliación Materno Infantil consortium, which comprises FCC Construcción and Satocan, has begun taking down the hospital’s old maintenance and laundry building, with the hospital remaining operational throughout the works.
Described as “a significant milestone in the hospital’s transformation” that will address the “urgent demands from professionals and users”, the demolition of the old maintenance building signals the beginning of Phase B of the project.
Local demolition and C&D waste recycling company Excavaciones Graval, which has been subcontracted to the project, recently deployed two Komatsu crawler excavators - a PC290LC and a PC490LC, to the site.
The machines are being used along with various attachments from Epiroc to carry out the selective dismantling works.
These include two CC 1600U CombiCutters for cutting concrete structures, reinforcement, and metal profiles; a BP 2050R Bulk Pulverizer for concrete pieces on the ground, such as pillars, floor fragments, or beams; the MG 1500R and MG 400R MultiGrapples for material selection and loading; and one SC 2500R Scrap Shear for metal structure cutting.
Excavaciones Graval is utilising two CC 1600U CombiCutters from Epiroc to carry out the dismantling works, along with numerous other attachments. (PHOTO: Epiroc)
Upon completion of the demolition phase, works on the new nine-storey tower - which will be integrated into existing hospital buildings - will begin.
Informally called the ‘Paedriatics Tower’, it will house specialised medical units for neonatology, oncology, and haematology, as well as areas for infant hospitalisation, paediatrics, and the breast unit.
The works are expected to run for 32 months, with the Paediatric Tower scheduled for completion in 2026.
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