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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
Wetherby EWI and Render Systems – Aldi UK
After successfully completing a handful of both refurbishment and new build stores throughout 2015 SUKR were selected to be part of Aldi’s 2016 UK Framework agreement. Our scope of works for these projects consists of installing up to 900 m2 per store of Wetherby’s latest lightweight external wall insulation systems (EWI) onto steel framed systems […]
Scarborough Spa, North Yorkshire
Scarborough Spa has under gone a £6m refurbishment programme. SUKR are very proud to have played such an important role in this project which has gained much public & media attention. SUKR worked in partnership with engineers and material manufacturers (Sika) to put together a programme of works for the complete refurbishment of the car […]
The Old Post Office, Rochdale
Manchester based Sustainability Inc commissioned Specialist UK Restorations to undertake façade restoration works to The Old Post Office, a Grade II listed building on The Esplanade in Rochdale, Manchester. The Georgian Post Office was designed by the Post Office’s own architect, Charles Wilkinson. It had been proposed as early as 1911, but due to World […]
TK Maxx, Render and Structural Repairs
SUKR were appointed as Principal Contractor by Workman LLP to complete a variety of works at TK Maxx in Birkenhead. SUKR were responsible for the design and installation of the following scope of works: Site Management, H&S and scaffolding. Structural repairs to tie the rear and gable elevation using the Helifix Helibeam and CemTie systems. […]
