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With ever more complex canopy designs becoming more common, access for repair and replacement is now often not simply a case of providing a tower or cherry picker to get the job done safely. GLRE Manchester provide bespoke access solutions to replace top-hung, point-fixed assemblies, cuboid and parabola designs and specialist, coated and treated glass systems, as well as more straightforward, single-pitched rain canopies.
Where access is hindered by location or obstruction, often the safest and most cost-effective method of access is to use industrial abseiling and fall restraint from above, avoiding disruption, heavy plant and scaffolding.
GLRE Manchester are able to solve leaks, provide difficult-access cleaning, replace damaged glass or whole canopy assemblies safely, swiftly and economically.
Most canopies are designed solely to prevent wind and rain. When seals or components fail, a swift no-nonsense approach is required, with safe, discreet access and guaranteed results. GLRE Manchester are able to provide priority access and repair works without the need for long lead times on plant or scaffolding or the disruption to entrances and frontages that towers and platforms create.
Where an existing canopy looks tired or degraded, Rope Access Manchester can design, manufacture and install a new canopy assembly which often provides an aesthetic upgrade to the whole building façade without the need for large scales refurbishment and reglazing.
New steelwork and supporting structure are included in the design, and we consult on anchoring options, brise soleil requirements and glass treatments in order to offer the best performing upgrade on the market.
As with all difficult-access glass replacement, GLRE Manchester have extensive glass lifting capabilities enabling large and outsized glass replacements with a small works footprint. From mini-cranes and robots to mobile truck-mounts and city cranes, access and glass lifting, works completed and the entrance reopened often in just a few hours.
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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