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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
Chester Railway Station
Chester Railway Station is a busy Grade II* listed building at the centre of historic Chester. The station is under going a £10m restoration & refurbishment programme. SUKR was instructed to carry out the stone restoration of the window and door heads situated on the main platforms. This involved careful restoration and cleaning of the […]
Little Salkeld Viaduct, Cumbria
Little Salkeld Viaduct, also know as Dodds Mill Viaduct, is to be found in the Eden district of Cumbria, a few miles to the North-East of Penrith. The Viaduct consists of 7 arches, is 60 feet in height, and 134 yards long. As part of Network Rails Asset Management strategy, the London North West route […]
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is a collection of Grade I & Grade II* listed buildings and a Scheduled Ancient Monument dating back to before the 1200’s. It is home to the only intact crucible steel furnace in the world. SUKR has been working closely with local conservation officers to rebuild and restore a number of chimney […]
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 […]