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Oct 22 Case Study: King George Dock Hydro Demolition Contract No:02/611/06398 Client: Volker Laser Location: Hull Docks Value: Works Ongoing Summary: 3-year Milestone Reached Background Built predominantly as a suspended quayside, North Quay consists of a series of bays on which cranes stand to unload cargo. The Scheme Involves Surveying of defective crane beams Hydro demolition removal of concrete Reinforcement Replacement Cathodic protection Spray applied concrete Carbon

Oct 23 Case Study: The Greyhound Bridge Contract No:02/501/6877 Client: AE Yates Location:Lancaster Value:TBC Summary:245m³ of Concrete Removed Background Greyhound Bridge carries the A683 (Greyhound Bridge Road) over the River Lune. It was constructed in 1911 as a railway viaduct and converted to a road bridge in 1972 with the addition of a reinforced concrete deck on top of the original steel construction. It has 9 spans, 8 piers and is 204.3m long and 12.66m wide. Lancaste

Dec 4 Case Study: Shopping Centre Contract No:02/811/7007 Client:Undisclosed Location:Manchester Value:TBA Summary: Job Completed Background A National Flue Lining Contractor had been awarded a project to install 1 x 96m x 425mm and 3 x 96metre x 475mm diameter Furanflex thermo-setting resin liners into a Shopping Centre in Manchester to serve new boilers in the plant room. The first had been successfully installed. The second flue had collapsed in the flue on commencement of

Apr 12 Case Study: Church Scar Sea Defence Contract No: 02/611/7002 Client: VBA Location: Lytham Value: TBAS Summary: Job Completed Background The main contractor is VBA, a joint venture between VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins are replacing the sea defence walls, as the existing coastal defences are time-expired and currently failing. The current concrete coast defences were built in the 1890’s and have been undergoing emergency repairs every year to prevent a

Apr 12 Case Study: Worsley Delph Restoration Contract No: 02/838/7013 Client: Casey Construction Location: Worsley, Manchester Value: TBA Summary: Job Completed Background 1.3m restoration scheme in partnership with Salford City Council to restore Worsley Delph. The project is supported by the HLF and will enable this Scheduled Ancient Monument to be enjoyed by a wide range of users. The Bridgewater Canal was the first commercial system to be developed in Britain, transportin

Feb 7 Case Study: Concrete Silo Repair and Renovation Contract No:02/513/6864 Client:Balvac Location: Glasdon Dock, Liverpool Value:TBC Summary: Works Completed Background This project consisted of the repair and conservation of seven concrete wheat silos in Glasdon Dock. The silo’s were built in the 1970’s and were in urgent need of repair because the concrete walls were in poor condition, which ultimately would have impacted the effective operation of the site. At over 40m