Acciona London, England
Edmonton EcoPark is at the heart of a £1.2 billion transformation of how North London manages its waste. When cladding design delays put the interior fit-out of its new administration block at risk, lead contractor ACCIONA turned to Westgate Global for a temporary weathertight solution.
Flexiscreen simplified fitting at height, met stringent health and safety requirements, and allowed interior fit out to continue at pace while the cladding installation continued.
When cladding design delays threatened to stall the interior fit-out of a new administration block at a major infrastructure project at Edmonton EcoPark, lead contractor ACCIONA needed a weathertight temporary solution, fast.
Since opening in 1971, the EcoPark has diverted 21 million tonnes of rubbish from landfill. Today, it sits at the heart of North London Waste Authority’s (NLWA) £1.2 billion redevelopment programme, which includes building the greenest Energy Recovery Facility in the country. ACCIONA began construction in 2022, with commissioning targeted for around 2029, making every milestone critical.
Delays to the cladding design meant the permanent facade of the EcoPark’s new administration block could not be installed on schedule. With project milestones critical to meeting the commissioning date, ACCIONA needed to press ahead with the interior fit-out. Without a weathertight envelope, internal works could not safely proceed.
The solution needed to cover three storeys, withstand the conditions of a large active construction site, and remain in place for up to 12 months until the permanent cladding was ready. It also had to meet stringent health and safety requirements, including avoiding hot works and minimising disruption to the fit-out programme. The shrink wrap used elsewhere on site couldn’t meet these requirements, and the scaffolding required would have taken up valuable floor space, preventing fit-out works from proceeding.
After being approached by ACCIONA, Westgate Global specified Flexiscreen as the temporary weathertight solution for the admin block. The system offered clear benefits over the shrink-wrap solution used elsewhere on the site: greater durability and robustness over the extended installation period; a small footprint; easy fitting; and no requirement for hot works, a significant benefit on a high-compliance site.
The lowest level of the three-storey admin block sat approximately 40 metres above ground. Flexiscreen was suspended from the concrete slab floors and tensioned to the floor below, allowing the entire installation to be carried out from within the building. This removed the need for external crane access or for working at height on the outside of the structure, which, at that elevation, would have introduced additional health and safety complexity.
Installation was phased over two months by Westgate Global’s qualified, certified crews, with no hot works and no additional scaffolding required. This kept health and safety approvals straightforward on a high-compliance site, and left the interior clear for the fit-out to proceed unobstructed. With the Flexiscreen system providing long-lasting, durable, robust weather protection, ACCIONA was able to maintain programme momentum on a project where every milestone counts.
“The key challenge at Edmonton EcoPark was finding a solution that would provide reliable, long-term weather protection while allowing the internal fit-out to progress without delay. Flexiscreen was ideally suited to the project, offering a durable, robust weathertight envelope without the need for hot works, external access or additional scaffolding. By installing the system entirely from within the building, we were able to minimise disruption, simplify the health and safety process and give ACCIONA the confidence to keep the programme moving while the permanent cladding design was finalised.”Peter Reed Technical Sales Executive, Westgate Global
Heat load containment 30 October 2026
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