BAUSCH + LOMB FCE Phase 6
Client: Bausch + Lomb Ireland
Architect: C.J. Falconer & Associates
Project Status: Completed Q4 of 2016
Location: Waterford, Ireland
The essence of this project was to increase production capacity. Some existing internal functions needed to be reorganised and additional building area was required. The project was of a fast-track nature. This project was split into 2 phases.
The first phase was the internal reorganization and expansion of the clean space over 550sq. m. A new 170 sq. m first floor mezzanine plantroom was constructed to host an array of mechanical and electrical services including cooling water, chilled water and ventilation plant. All this was within the existing footprint of the building.
The second phase of the development involved an expansion of the building footprint, on the eastern side. The expansion included;
Clean Space
Air Lock
Loading Bay
Production Office
Interconnection to Area 8
At the heart of the project, there was construction beside live production areas. The design and execution of the project had to ensure no disruption to manufacturing.
Synergy Engineering Ltd was responsible for the design of the mechanical, electrical and fire protection services. During construction, Synergy Engineering monitored construction for quality. Synergy Engineering provided ancillary certificates, associated with the services, for BCAR.
The project commenced whilst construction of FCE Area 8 was ongoing. The project was completed in Q4 of 2016 and took less than a year from initial design to handover to the client..