Case study · Doncaster · Warehouse refurbishment
One team for blast preparation, primer and intumescent protection.
A five-person multi-skilled team prepared warehouse steelwork, applied primer straight after blasting and completed intumescent fire-protective coating in coordinated same-day stages.
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Project film · 43.8 seconds- Project
- Warehouse refurbishment
- Location
- Doncaster
- Coordinated scope
- Preparation to fire protection
- Delivery team
- Five-person multi-skilled team
The client requirement
A one-stop route from exposed steel to fire-protected structure.
HB Tunnelling needed a one-stop solution for warehouse steelwork as part of a wider refurbishment. The steelwork needed abrasive blasting, fireproof painting and coordination around the wider roof refurbishment before the warehouse could be brought into operation. The immediate-primer sequence mattered because newly prepared steel should not be left exposed to contamination or deterioration that could compromise coating adhesion.
What we delivered
Rapid end-to-end delivery, from blast clean to intumescent fire protection.
Each section was completed in carefully planned same-day stages, maintaining continuous progress across the coordinated blasting and coating scope.
One team, complete steelwork package
The documented scope covered steelwork from surface preparation through to primer and intumescent fire protection, avoiding a gap between separate blasting and coating stages.
Abrasive blasting from elevated access
The existing steelwork was abrasive blasted from elevated access equipment to prepare the surface for protection.
Primer straight after preparation
As each section was blasted, primer was applied immediately to protect the prepared steel from contamination or deterioration before the fire-protection stage.
Intumescent protection in sequence
Intumescent fire-protective paint was applied as part of the same coordinated delivery, maintaining continuous progress and reducing unnecessary handovers.
The project film
See the documented delivery sequence.
The 43.8-second film shows abrasive blasting on warehouse steelwork from a red boom lift, followed by protective-coating application from elevated access. Aerial views show the warehouse refurbishment site with painted and unpainted sections before a Premier Blasting identity frame. The film provides project context; method details remain assessment-specific.
The film is provided for project context. The actual method, protection, access and coating scope for a new project remain assessment-specific.
Why the sequence mattered
Freshly prepared steel was protected without delay.
Prepared substrate
Abrasive blasting removed corrosion and previous coatings so the steelwork could move to its protective paint system.
Immediate primer
Primer followed straight after blasting to protect prepared steel ahead of the next stage.
Five-person delivery
A multi-skilled team maintained progress across carefully planned same-day work areas.
Coordinated handover
Preparation, primer and intumescent painting were sequenced as one delivery rather than separated between different scopes.
Visible outcome
Prepared steelwork through to finished painted structure.
Use the comparison control to review the supplied before image and finished-painted aerial view. These images show the documented Doncaster warehouse project and are not presented as Bristol-area work.
Site evidence
Selected stills from the project sequence.
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Plan the next stage
Planning a warehouse steelwork refurbishment?
Request a site visit to discuss steel condition, access, containment, programme and the route from surface preparation to protective coating. Share drawings, photographs or your intended programme to start the assessment.