Essential Drugs Company Limited (EDCL)


Client Details:

Essential Drugs Company Limited (EDCL) is a 100% state owned Pharmaceuticals Company in Bangladesh. In the year 1962 it was functioning under the then Central Government in the name & style of Government Pharmaceuticals Laboratory (GPL) and subsequently it was renamed as Pharmaceuticals Production Unit (PPU) in the year 1979. In the interest of Public Health & smooth running of the organization, it was registered as a Public Limited Company under the Company’s Act-1994. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh is its controlling authority. It was established in 1983 with the main objective of setting up an advanced pharmaceuticals industry in the Country for the local production of medicines and to supply these products inside the Country for public health and for Export. EDCL has developed a strong position in Bangladesh in Govt. Sector and is well positioned to sustain its growth and have a sound platform to serve export markets.


Project Details:

The EDCL Factory Building at 395-397 Tejgoan Industrial Area, Dhaka is about 45 years old structure. The Roof of this hall is RCC roof about three inches thick RCC folded panels. Over the period of time various waterproofing systems have been tried to make the roof waterproof. The system used was from conventional IPS to brush applied elastomeric waterproofing membrane. The water-tightness of the roof could not be achieved to it satisfaction and with time and exposure to the elements has failed to give water-tightness to the roof, resulting in leakages and seepage of water into the RCC roof slab. This seepage of water has added to the corrosion into the slab and the concrete is spalling and has become week. It was thus looking for a system that could assure water-tightness to the roof and also one does not have to disturb the existing surface of the slab, to prevent damage to the structure.
 

Scope of work:

  • Waterproofing
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Anti-Slip Flooring
  • Polyurethane Flooring

 

iE’s  Solution:

Considering the complexity of the job with earlier done various layers of existing on substrate cannot be removed and life expectancy, 1.2mm thick Liquid, cold-applied elastomeric waterproofing membrane(Master Seal HLM 5000) was selected. Master Seal HLM 5000 is elastomeric waterproofing membrane. Considering the situation of doing the treatment over the prevailing surface the Master Sesl HLM 5000  was loosely laid over the roof with mechanical fixing at the end terminations using fasteners with certain customized detailing.