Latest News
Covering soft ground
Photo courtesy of Rob Lines, South Downs Orienteers. The challenge When Mole Valley Orienteering Club approached us about ground protection mats at the Holmbush Estate near Horsham for the British Middle Distance Championships event in mid-March, we were happy to help. We met their mapper, Mike Elliot, on site to determine the right ground protection mat and layout on…
Up, up and away
There are many ways to attempt to lift a road plate, from hooks in corners, magnets and suction lifters, through to engineered solutions such as threaded holes for lifting eyes. Even the latter requires careful use and diligent and regular inspection in order to monitor threads used repeatedly in roadside environs. But honestly, if you’ve…
Bogmat Focus
Bogmats, Ekki mats, timber mats – call them what you will. Despite the development of a raft – pun intended – of modern polymer, GRP and alloy systems, there’s something about solid lumps of timber bolted together with HT studding that will always have a low tech ruggedness that is hard to beat. Especially where…
20-tonne boiler exchange
A regular client had a job calling for a 30 metre runway to cover a cracked and distressed boiler room service corridor in order to skate out a couple of heavy old boilers. To facilitate this we dispatched 15 pieces of 2m x 2m x 25mm anti-skid road plates, plus a teletruck and operator who…
Emergency lane control on historic Sussex bridge
A goods vehicle struck the masonry wall on the westbound lane of a bridge in Midhurst, causing a major issue on the important A272 road link. Highways contractors did a very temporary mitigation, but a semi-permanent solution was required pronto. As is often the way, simply locating the equipment – in this case six temporary…
Manhole overboard!
After the prolonged wet weather followed by a cold snap this winter, we’ve had a spate of folks in trouble because of collapsed manholes to contend with. Not the most glorious of missions but, nevertheless, to do a ‘proper job’ you need the right kit. A couple of bevelled-edged 3m x 1.5m Anti-Skid Road Plates will resolve just…
Temporary lay-down area
A regional water company has to complete a major refurb of a waste water treatment works. As is often the way, this site is both remote and surrounded by prime agricultural land, but there is no room on site to bring in and hold the men and equipment required to enable the extensive works. Negotiations…
A grey day, but never a dull moment
Our service division – being the multiskilled and resourceful sorts of chaps they are – are never shy of saying yes to a challenge. So we’re never short of weird, wonderful, old and new bits of kit in the yards and workshops for a bit of love and attention. I was a bit surprised, though,…
Making a way
There is a Latin expression “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam” which means “I shall either find a way, or make one.” A national-scale civil engineering company had a drain to put in a road that was the only way in and out of a large housing development in Kent. Due to existing gas and water…
Temporary Car Park
Even at the height of festival season we were able to install this scheme for a temporary car park in the north of England. This enabled the client to boost their warehousing and logistics workforce, by 200 allowing them to deal with a seasonal uptick in demand. Photos care of Carl Somner.