When Powerhire were contacted by a leading contractor for the supply of generator power to support a £26 million housing redevelopment in East London we were only too pleased to accept. With generator power across three different sites for the regeneration throughout East London, we felt we were becoming specialists in the supply of temporary generator power for this type of project and client!
The £26 million East London development is part of a strategy for low-cost housing to relieve overcrowding and cut the East End’s waiting list for houses, the longest in London, with 20,000 families queuing for properties.
It is thought to be the local authority’s first purpose-built low-cost rental housing scheme with its own sustainable source of electric power.
This ‘brownfield’ site will be home to 148 new ‘affordable’ dwellings, part paid-for with a £6.9m ‘gift’ from Boris Johnson’s housing fund at City Hall. 45% of the13 houses and 135 flats will be suitable for families in a mix of three and four bedroom properties, while 10 per cent of the units will also be accessible by wheelchair.
Generator power was required for a forty month construction period to support several tower cranes across the site. Powerhire’s team of engineers and drivers delivered both the 100kVA and 200kVA of temporary generator power to site in late October 2015. And, as standard, our service engineers will visit site every 8 to 10 weeks to service the generators, ensuring continued client support in generator power productivity throughout the hire period.
