New Covent Garden Market NVAQ Monitoring

In 2015 Sixense were appointed by Vinci Construction UK to provide a major package of environmental consultancy and monitoring services during the redevelopment of New Covent Garden Market in central London. The scope included construction noise monitoring, vibration monitoring, air quality monitoring and acoustic concultancy services.

The £2 billion 10-year project is designed to consolidate the 200 companies and 2,500 workers trading at the existing Market into a new 500,000 sq ft facility, making way for the construction of 3000 new homes.

New Covent Garden Market, which provides produce for most of London’s restaurants, has remained fully operational throughout the redevelopment works. During the planning phase of the project, market traders raised concern of the environmental effects of construction on their business. To manage and minimise disruption throughout the construction works, Sixense installed and operated extensive environmental monitoring including over 25 noise, vibration and dust monitors, combining both active and passive dust monitoring techniques.

Services provided by Sixense include the development of a robust monitoring programme following a baseline period to establish potential impacts during the works. Sixense has also been tasked with preparation of Section 61 consent applications and liaison with the local authority throughout the construction process.

You can find out more about the project here.