Flakt Woods, in conjunction with the M&E sub contractor VVB Engineering Services Ltd, has been awarded a EUR600,000 contract to supply the fans for the ventilation system for the contract to upgrade the 113 year old northbound bore of the 1364 m Blackwall tunnel in London. The Blackwall Tunnel runs underneath the River Thames, linking Tower Hamlets with Greenwich, and part of the A102 road. Work includes installing new ventilation fans in the tunnel's four shafts as well as new lighting, upgraded CCTV and new communications systems installed throughout the tunnel. The client, Transport for London(TfL) has also begun installing 26 safe areas or niches inside the tunnel, including emergency phones and fire extinguishers.Flakt Woods is providing 16 of their 160JMFTS vertically mounted smoke vent category: 400 degrees C for 2 hour type fans, as well as JM type axial fans.For more click here, here and uk/18. Visit www.flaktwoods.com/it and http://vvb-eng.com/business-sectors/roads-highways/blackwall-tunnel-northbound-refurbishment/. 31/11