On ALL contracts below we were Principal
Contractor.
BULLHOLME LOCK
Title: Bullholme Lock
Client: British Waterways
Value: £33,000
Scope: Bullholme Lock stands at the entrance to the Aire and Calder
Navigation which is used for commercial and recreational purposes.
The entrance to the lock is difficult to navigate and the point had
been ‘rubbed’ many times by commercial vessels resulting in failure
of the masonry. We accurately measured each stone and cut/dressed
replacement stones before starting works on-site. Timber fender were
installed for the commercial craft to rub.
Bullholme Lock remained fully operational throughout the works.
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL RETAINING WALL
Title: Christchurch Primary School
Client: Oldham MBC
Value: £35,000
Scope:The existing retaining wall was failing and cracks had begun to
appear in the school buildings. We installed temporary works to
support the buildings before constructing a masonry faced reinforced
concrete wall.
KILN WATERFRONT
Title: Kiln Warehouse
Client: British Waterways
Value: £188,000
Scope:Kiln Warehouse had been refurbished and was in use by as British
Waterways when we began the construction of a reinforced concrete
tied pile-capping, together with hard and soft landscaping to
complete their new regional headquarters.
Formwork was erected and stripped from floating pontoons, subject
to water levels in the River Trent.
LIME BANK STREET
Title: Lime Bank Street Retaining Wall
Client: Greater Manchester Council
Value: £43,000
Scope:The
existing retaining wall was failing due to scour, we
drove sheet piles to guard against future scour and
rebuilt/re-faced failed sections of the wall. The embankment
was re-graded to reduce pressure on the wall.
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