MFD was asked by Portsmouth Water to conduct surveys on a selected sample of their sites to determine whether they were compliant with Government and Water Industry Security Standards.
The surveys were conducted and a detailed report produced, listing the typical requirements for each type of site. Estimated costs were provided as an indicator of what the company would need to set aside to bring their sites up to the required standards within the current and next Asset Management Periods.
The design of hostile vehicle mitigation at British Airports Authority (BAA) Terminal 5 was prepared by MFD, and was to prevent unauthorised vehicular access into the terminal building. When MFD was initially approached the construction of the terminal and landside facilities were nearing completion.
MFD considered the form of barrier system to be use and the most effective positioning, which maintained the accessibility, function and bespoke architectural design of the terminal. However, the real challenge was to design, detail, procure and install the barrier system, with the absolute minimum disruption, in the final 6-weeks prior to the Terminal’s official opening. This, we are please to report, was achieved and in accordance with BSI PAS 68 requirements.
MFD was engaged to design hostile vehicle mitigation for part of the Scottish Parliament complex. The key challenges for the scheme, which were resolved with the installation of crash-rated PAS68 bollards, are summarised below:
Providing counter-terrorist measures to protect a number of high profile, high-risk, buildings/premises, including blast protection, CBR mitigation, counter-terrorist measures, physical mitigation and electronic security services. Project values range from £4.2m to £140m.
The Defence Training Review is the largest PPP project in the UK to date with construction values approaching £1billion. The capital works component of the project provides the living, training and leisure facilities in St Athans for over 10,000 people. MFD has been selected to provide all the security and specialist design to ensure the projects meets the MoD’s specialist requirements.
Refurbishment of an 8-storey central London office block for occupancy by a government department. MFD was responsible for all aspects of the building design and management of the project, from concept to handover, including architectural, structural, M&E, physical security and electronic security.