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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 […]
Bran Sands ETW, Middlesborough
Specialist UK Restorations were appointed by BAM Nuttall to address a number of issues affecting the existing reinforced concrete Final Settlement Tanks (FST’s) at Bran Sands Effluent Treatment Works, for Northumbrian Water Limited. Vertical cracks were present through the full section of the FST launder channel walls at regular intervals, and these cracks in conjunction […]
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 […]
Stonework – Cumber Lane Bridge
Situated on the busy Liverpool-Manchester railway link, Cumber Lane bridge was highlighted for an overhaul due to Health and Safety reasons. Both parapet walls did not meet the new legislation relating to pedestrian trafficked bridges whereby the walls had be set at a height of 196cm. This meant that the top 2 layers of existing […]
