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Helifix SockFix Anchors – Kay Street Bridge
Works have begun on Kay Street Bridge, a road bridge in Ramsbottom which is being widened to create a pedestrian footpath. Substantial stabilisation works are required to allow this extension of the bridge to be successful. Part of these stabilisation works involved the installation of Helifix SockFix Anchors. SUKR were appointed to undertake these works. […]
Carbon Fibre Plates – Manchester Airport
Following appointment by Manchester Airport Group (MAG), concrete repair and coating refurbishment works were undertaken by SUKR to return the affected parts of the structure at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 Carpark back to a condition factor of 1.0. Along with this, SUKR carried out structural strengthening to six of the supporting beams to M&G (Meet […]
Window Replacement Scheme
SUKR have been involved in a number of window replacement schemes for various companies. This particular example comes from a project we have been working on in Nottingham. Various properties in the area have been getting new windows and doors installed, as a result, lintels and cills have required repair and support. This is an […]
Remembrance Day Clean Up!
Granville Park Memorial in Aughton was in need of a clean up before the Remembrance Day services this November. Specialist UK Restorations arranged to undertake these works free of charge for Aughton Parish Council. Aughton is local to both of the company directors at Specialist UK, so they felt this was a good opportunity to […]
Case Studies
Malthouse Lane Flats
Built in the early 1960’s, two storey Malthouse Flats are housing association properties that had developed structural problems. The masonry cracking was identified as being the result of subsidence due to inadequacies in the foundations. The client commissioned a detailed ground investigation and, during excavation works, contractors discovered some cellars belonging to terraced houses that […]
Concrete Slab Repair East Riding Leisure
East Riding Leisure, Bridlington is a £25 million development replacing the original building whose fabric and infrastructure was deteriorating to such a level that the ongoing maintenance requirements dictated the site was no longer sustainable as a going concern. During construction an issue was discovered with the recently installed Sports Hall slab, with several sections […]
Grade I Listed Building – Manchester College
Manchester College had on its campus a Grade I Listed building which consisted of a disused Victorian swimming pool. The college wanted to develop the building while retaining the listed structure and many of its features.
Beza Street Bridge, Leeds
Beza Street Bridge is a three span structure carrying Beza Street over the railway line between Leeds and Castleford. Visual/detailed examinations of the structure had identified significant areas of defective concrete (cracking/spalling/delamination) to the plinths of the intermediate piers. The principal cause of the concrete defects was identified as excessive chloride contamination due to de-icing […]
