LANDSCAPE & EXTERNAL WORKS
CRA announces 2019
Repair & Refurbishment Award winner
A joint project by Concrete Repairs Ltd (CRL) and
VolkerLaser (VL) was announced as the Concrete Repair
Association (CRA) Repair & Refurbishment Award Winner
at the Concrete Society Awards Dinner on 20 November,
presented by Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke.
The CRL and VL Alliance formed to work on the M5
Oldbury Viaduct was praised for the genuine collaboration
and innovative methodology developed which enabled the
sharing of learning, resources, materials and plant allowing
the project - the largest concrete repair project ever carried
out in the UK - to be delivered on time despite its size and
complexity.
Formerly part of the Midland Links Motorway, the M5
Oldbury Viaduct is a 1.8 mile (3.2km) long elevated section
to the west of Birmingham. The project involved essential
repair works to the concrete decks, deck ends and cross-
head beams.
By forming the Alliance these two large contractors were
able to demonstrate the strength, skills and expertise of
the two parties coming together, allowing the project to be
delivered on time with minimal disruption.
The Award runners up were Currall Lewis & Martin
Construction for the M6 Bescot Viaduct project, which
formed part of the Midland Links Motorway Viaducts and
involved the repair of four bents, including two half-joints;
and Sika for the Howdon SWT project, a refurbishment of a
large sewage works in Tyneside using a fast-setting repairs
programme featuring a ‘bacterio-static effect’ solution.
For further information, visit www.cra.org.uk
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