Olympic Cycle Route at Box Hill The men’s and women’s Olympic road races will both be using Box Hill as part of the Olympic road circuit. The men will climb box hill (Zig Zag road) nine times, the women two times. It is a good hill climb 2.5Km, averaging 5%. It only climbs 125 metres,…
Marrams Shelter in Cromer, is just one of many sea shelters dotted along the coastline of Cromer. Around half a million tourists descend on Cromer’s sandy beaches every year. The shelter is a pre second world war landmark and has offered refuge for locals and holidaymakers since the 1930’s. Now, as a result of being…
Not everybody takes our advice on concrete repairs! Lego vs Concrete “This Lego installation was inspired by Jan Voormann’s ‘Dispatch Work’ which I chose to bring to the streets of Toronto for the first time. Combining strong colour’s with themes of childhood, travel and the nostalgia of memories, the piece was intended to provide a bridge…
This listed historic aircraft hanger was used during the 2nd World War. In 1989 this building was coated and in 2005 it was repaired. Despite repairs to the felt over-coating on the pitched corrugated asbestos cement roof, there were still a number of leaks present. Rain had penetrated the roof joints, particularly around the roof…
Bradford Court, is a large multi-storey housing block, which has recently undergone a flat roof refurbishment. The project used the Elastaseal waterproofing system. The existing asphalt roof had been the source of several leaks. A number of flats on the top floor were out of use. The Housing Association could not rent these flats out due…
Following a site visit to the Berney Arms Windmill, and works identified in previous surveys, it was agreed that the mill is showing signs of neglect. There are large areas of blown brickwork caused by ingress of water over a number of years. This is due to the lack of, and cracking of tar…
Following a discussion with the maintenance team at McLaren regarding their hospitality trailer that was showing signs of leaking, Promain suggested the use of Bedec Superflex as a remedy. This product was put forward as it offers amazing elastomeric qualities. This is a must when coating a roof that will constantly be moving. When the…
Toyota Material Handling approached Promain looking for a hard wearing low odour floor paint. They had been using a well know brand for many years and feeling disappointed with the performance. They took the advice of the technical department and applied Rustoleum Pegakote. Introducing Rust-Oleum Pegakote Pegakote is a two pack low odour water based…
When St Laurence’s Church in Slough was robbed of the original lead lining from its roof valley gutter, its parish warden was determined to find an alternative rather than replace the metal and risk thieves striking again. The 12th century church in the parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey is the oldest building in the borough. It is…
The existing paint coatings at Chalfont Park House were removed from the render prior to redecorating with the Keim Granital system to offer a proven cost effective solution to long term external decoration. Keim Granital has over 20 years proven performance on buildings in the UK and there are examples of Keim in Europe that…
