With 4 endangered Amur tigers coming we were tasked with doing the groundworks for their tiger house and 3 enclosures. Works started with clearing what was Mystic East to make space for the new building/ enclosures. Tarmac was broken up and removed from site as well as lots of excavated arisings to suit the new levels. Due to the fast approaching arrival of the tigers the main focus in the early stage of the project was the tiger house. The groundworks included bulk excavation, storm and foul drainage, formwork, steel reinforcement and concreting a floor slab 250mm thick. After this was completed we moved onto enclosure A, B & finally C preparing the enclosures ready for the fencing contractor to install the fence.
As well as the enclosures we constructed various concrete bases to support the tunnels that connected each of the enclosures. Foundations were also constructed as the base of the main log flume drop to support the new themed tiger head. After all the fencing and theming has been completed our last job was the resurface the area with tarmac ready for opening to the public.
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