A1 completes multi-million pound chimney project

A1 Flue Systems has completed a multi-million pound project at the iconic Battersea Power Station in London.

In February this year the Ollerton-based firm announced that it had won a contract to install chimney systems inside two of the four 113-metre tall wash towers and chimneys at the Grade II listed building.

The chimney sections that link the Southwest chimney to the station’s satellite energy centre have now been installed and commissioning and steam tests have been conducted on the system, resulting in a small plume rising from the chimney on the London skyline.

A1 Flue Systems managing director John Hamnett says that smoke rising from the wash tower is the culmination of nearly ten years’ work for the company.

He said: “Battersea Power Station has been a huge project for A1 Flue Systems – one that has been a decade in development – so to see steam finally coming out of the top of the wash tower is a very proud moment for us.

“It’s the result of a lot of hard work by our dedicated teams of engineers, manufacturers and installers at A1, who have worked hand in hand to produce a modular chimney system that could be built in sections at our factory in Ollerton and then craned into position on site.”

The chimneys were refurbished and rebuilt as part of the redevelopment of the decommissioned coal-fired power station, which now includes residential properties, shops, restaurants and office space.