Issue 17

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the UK remains a rapidly changing and uncertain landscape. Coronavirus has impacted every avenue of our lives and altered the way we live.

Hello everyone and welcome to the second “The Chair Writes” from the Structural Alliance. The first thing I would like to say is that I sincerely hope that you and […]

COVID-19 has unfortunately delayed the qualification process and although CITB have issued a holding notice on the funding available, we have not stood still and 9 assessors have been [...]

Engineers with responsibility for managing UK highways structures can now quickly specify galvanic anode patch repair protection, without preparing a Departure from Standard, by incorporating [...]

A multi-storey car park in Swansea is receiving a major facelift using Flexcrete’s concrete repair and protection products. Foreva Concrete Repairs, a subsidiary company of Freyssinet, is [...]

India Building is a commercial building with it’s principle entrance in Water Street, Liverpool. Mainly an office building it also contains an internal shopping arcade and the entrance to an […]

Vector provided material, equipment and technical services to impregnate post-tensioned tendons on the Rawcliffe Bridge over Dutch River in Yorkshire. The work was completed over 5 weeks with [...]

Transitional masonry, clad steel frame construction was an engineering feat of the late 1800s.  Originating as a ‘fire-proof’ construction technique which utilized steel frame elements encased in [...]

During lockdown Concrete Repairs Limited (CRL) were fortunate to be awarded a new project through our Area 10 Highways England (HE) Framework. The works took place on the Helsby Viaduct […]