Deconstructing Large Panel System (LPS) High-rise Buildings

Summary

Your invitation to witness live, reverse engineering deconstruction of 1960’s-era high rise, redundant housing stock, large panel system tower structures, that had inherent poor design & connectivity issues, as witnessed in the 1968 Ronan Point Disaster.

The workshop will be delivered in three parts:

Classroom:

1. Examination of the historical flaws in LPS structures / consequences

2. Detailed overview of best practice methods for their safe deconstruction

Site Tour:

3. Guided tour of live site, showcasing best practice deconstruction, in action at the Avenham Towers Deconstruction project

FURTHER DETAILS

Date/Time:

4th June 2026, Arrival from 1:15pm for a 1:30pm start.

o 1.30pm - Arrival & Lunch

o 2.00pm - Workshop Starts

o 4.00pm - Workshop Closes

Workshop Agenda

· Welcomes & introductions

· Video incite of the Ronan point disaster 1968

· The consequences of non-strategic/ planned deconstruction (reverse engineering using cranes).

· How to reverse engineer the safe demolition these potentially poorly built and weak LPS structures

· Use of designed propping systems to allow safe deconstruction using cranes

· Overview of the technical and intense temporary works involved

· Site Visit – Guided tour of live Avenham Tower Demolition Site adjacent to classroom area

· Q&A and final comments

· Close

Speaker:

Tony McKever: Senior Contracts Manager – Rhodar

Tony has over 45 years’ experience in construction, demolition, and civil engineering, working as an Engineer, Project Manager, and Contracts Manager. He has delivered projects in highly regulated sectors, including nuclear, and across a wide range of environments such as commercial, industrial, energy, infrastructure, education, healthcare, residential, and retail.

His expertise includes high-reach demolition, tower crane reverse engineering, LPS dismantling, floor-by-floor techniques, asbestos removal (licensed and non-licensed), and utility M&E commissioning and decommissioning.

Tony is the Senior Contracts Manager for the Avenham Towers demolition project, to be toured during the session.

This Workshop would be highly beneficial to the following roles:

o Engineers

o Construction managers

o Temporary works Designers

o Project managers

Location/Parking:

Rhodar Welfare Village (green highlighted building in the attached image)

St Austin’s Place

Preston

PR1 3RQ

Nearby public car park -

Stoneygate car park

Manchester Road

Preston

PR1 3YH

Circa £4.00

PPE Requirements:

Each delegate must attend with own five point PPE;

- Hard hat

- Hi-viz

- Gloves

- Light eye protection

- Safety boots

Please note: this event is for over 18's only.

This learning activity can contribute to your annual CPD return and should be logged accordingly.

Contact:

Please contact Bee Younis should you have any questions or concerns.

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 07747536482

How can we help you get the most out of this event? We want to ensure accessibility for all of our members. Please contact us in confidence prior to attendance and we will do our best to answer any questions and support any additional needs you may have.