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GLRE Manchester operates nationwide, delivering high-level commercial cladding, glazing, curtain wall, building envelope and facade maintenance, repair and refurbishment solutions.
Our IRATA qualified rope access teams are ready to provide a wide range of rope access services including rope access maintenance and repairs, leak investigation and repair, cladding repair and replacement, joint and sealant replacement and pointing and design and installation of bespoke cladding and capping systems, manufactured in-house to specification.
Leaks from cladding and curtain walling can lead to significant problems for many other aspects of the building. Repairing and maintaining the entire building envelope is therefore essential to ensuring business runs smoothly for the duration of the building’s life or an individual lease by protecting all elements of the structure and M&E systems and ensuring the best standards of health and safety for users and visitors.
At GLRE Rope Access Manchester we provide comprehensive building envelope inspections and reports, full or targeted seal repairs and replacement with long-term warranties and ongoing maintenance services ensuring business is unaffected by defects or degradation of the glazing and cladding.
With our experience in rope access, as well as mechanical and fixed access platforms and qualified, experienced operators and erectors in-house, we are able to safely and effectively access and complete repairs in any location with minimum disruption and delay.
GLRE Rope Access Manchester are able to replace any cladding or façade panel there is. We have an in-house team of designers and a comprehensive manufacturing facility to design and fabricate pressed or rolled aluminium cladding panels, including new bracket and frame systems and with a wide range of bespoke and standard extrusions and sealing joints
and sections inclusive.
Our trusted supply chain partners can provide a match for nearly every form of cladding or façade panel, from coloured or photovoltaic glass to granites and marbles and our comprehensive access capabilities allow us to complete your replacement or upgrade project safely and efficiently.
Safety is paramount in rope access works and as a result, and due to the high level of training and experience required to attain IRATA level 3 status, rope access is extremely safe.
Working lines, connections, harnesses and equipment are self-inspected by every technician and inspected and approved each shift by the level 3 supervisor. In addition, all working and safety lines, connections, protectors and every other component and aspect of the project and method are reinspected and verified by the level 3 supervisor after every break from work, whenever rigs are moved or reconfigured and in the event of any circumstantial changes, such as weather or busier periods.
In addition, rope works are always fully isolated, with hard barrier cordoning and signage and often implementing IRATA qualified ground marshals at every work location.
All our rope access equipment, including ropes, harnesses and all connectors, ascenders, shunts and associated components, are stored at our factory in strict, secure and monitored units and inspected regularly by level 3 supervisors and independent HS&E consultants, all as per IRATA international guidelines.
Our site and operations team are highly qualified in all aspects of HS&E law and practice, including IRATA but also holding NEBOSH, IOSH and many trade and operation-specific certificates and qualifications.
Industrial rope access is a professional form of abseiling, and/or difficult high-level access using specific ropes and equipment, conducted by highly qualified technicians who have passed the rigorous levels of training provided and accredited by the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA).
Any and all multi-level buildings, commercial or residential, and sometimes single-storey buildings as well, for instance in tackling complex canopy systems where other forms of access are impractical. Quality rope access provision is now widely accepted as an industry standard, hassle and disruption free and safe method of high-level access when undertaken by qualified and experienced professionals.
Industrial rope access provides a wide range of safe access solutions to many building issues and defects occurring at height. These range from high-level glass damage to missing and faulty seals and components, peeling or faded external finishes, cladding defects or problems with pests and vermin at height.
Rope access is often called upon to tackle defects in enclosed spaces such as lift shafts or industrial duct work where more cumbersome access techniques are impracticable. In addition, it is often safer, less disruptive and more cost-effective to use rope access than, for instance, large-scale, fixed scaffolding.
An initial survey by a IRATA Level 3 qualified supervisor or experienced project manager is required in order to assess initial requirements and design appropriate rope rigs. Following this, meticulous risk assessment must be provided and rig-design and control measures implemented. A qualified team of IRATA technicians will then undertake the works, consistently following struct IRATA safety guidelines.
If emergency works are required the Level 3 supervisor will design the rig, risk assess and implement on the emergency attendance and the team carry out the works once this has been prioritised.
Rope access works vary in scope and duration as much as any other type of work. Typical shifts are in line with other forms of access and repair works, although IRATA qualified technicians are generally very dedicated professionals who work extremely diligently and to high standards.
A single make-safe or pest deterrent installation can be completed in a matter of hours. The duration of ongoing contracts is limitless and specific to the contract at hand.
Safety is paramount in rope access works and as a result, and due to the high level of training and experience required to attain IRATA level 3 status, rope access is extremely safe.
Working lines, connections, harnesses and equipment are self-inspected by every technician and inspected and approved each shift by the level 3 supervisor. In addition, all working and safety lines, connections, protectors and every other component and aspect of the project and method are reinspected and verified by the level 3 supervisor after every break from work, whenever rigs are moved or reconfigured and in the event of any circumstantial changes, such as weather or busier periods.
In addition, rope works are always fully isolated, with hard barrier cordoning and signage and often implementing IRATA qualified ground marshals at every work location.
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