Turks Retaining Wall
Client
East Sussex County Council
Description
Works comprised of:
Duration
8 Weeks
Church Acre Bridge
Client
East Sussex County Council
Description
Church Acre bridge is listed and located across one of the many drainage channels criss-crossing the Pevensey Marshes, a triple SSI site.
The bridges on the marshes were originally the responsibility of the Environment Agency but they recently passed into the care of East Sussex County Council. The Council have instigated a programme of inspecting and repairing as necessary the many bridges on the marsh.
Church Acre bridge required extensive repairs and strengthening to the brick arch brickwork, re-pointing, and the installation of sheet pile training walls to each side of the bridge aprons. The parapet was also increased in height to comply with present day regulations and new copings installed. The bridge is now in a fit state for the 21st Century.
Duration
8 Weeks
Brighton Palace Pier
Client
Brighton Marine Palace & Pier Company
Description
The contract involved working underneath the listed structure to replace the sea worn pre-cast concrete planking that makes up the pier deck. As the Pier is a busy tourist attraction, works had to be finished before the traditionally busy period of Easter, whilst maintaining all services to the adjacent fish and chip kiosk.
The specialist formwork / reinforcement was completed by our in-house carpenters / steelfixers and the concrete was pumped in to replace the edge beam. The existing steelwork paint was cleaned and repainted to slow down erosion from the sea.
Duration
52 Weeks
Job Title
Coastal Protection & Structures Maintenance Term Contract
Client
Brighton & Hove City Council
Description
Construction and maintenance of coastal structures such as groynes, sea walls, rock catch fences and shingle beds, as well as inland structures such as bridges, retaining walls and arches.
Techniques utilised include reinforced concrete, shotcrete, resin mortar, brickwork, re-pointing, core drilling, fencing, and joint sealing.
We have also done extensive repairs to sea-front railings, as well as paving and access reconstruction work as part of this contract.
Duration
2008 – 2015 (Ongoing)
Job Title
Horse Eye & Downs Bridges
Client
East Sussex Highways
Description
Downs Bridge
Replacement of existing footbridge under a weekend road closure. Ancillary works included service diversion, footpath diversion, new drainage and fencing works.
Horse Eye Bridge
The 8 week project involved coffer damming off the bridges, clearing the silt from the river beds, taking down and rebuilding the parapets, strengthening the river banks and re-pointing the arch structure.
Matching bricks were specially sourced to ensure the integrity of the original design was maintained.
Duration
8 Weeks
Job Title
i360 Sewer Diversion
Client
Mackley Construction
Description
The construction of the i360 – Brighton and Hove’s 170m high viewing tower and major visitor attraction – involved diverting Southern Water’s main 5’ diameter combined sewer, which serves the City and runs along the seafront’s Lower Promenade.
The project involved the construction of four (4) manholes and 130m of new 1600mm diameter sewer – the live cut-in to the existing sewer was fraught with risk and achieved using large inflatable bungs with a bypass pipe through the middle to divert the flow into the new sewer and then back into the existing sewer whilst the two manholes were built. The construction of the two in-line manholes and installation/removal of the bungs can be seen on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibfpViImVnw
Duration
24 Weeks
Job Title
Brighton Marina Cliff Bank Stabilisation
Client
Brighton & Hove City Council
Description
Re-profiling the top third of the cliff face using a long reach excavator and retaining the lower section using soil nailing techniques.
Chalk from the excavation work was distributed on the beach as a further erosion control measure.
Duration
12 Weeks