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%….
BBC Countryfile Marrams Shelter Rescue
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,…
Concrete Repair
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…
Rustol from Owatrol
Owatrol Rustol available from Promain Paints, is used to control Rust for good. With its technological qualities, it always shows a top efficiency, therefore making it a reference among the “anti-rust“ products. With its unique formula, it is the key to any rust problem. Owatrol Rustol In Three Words “Easy /…
High-Durability For The Protection of Offshore Wind Farms
The offshore industry has learned the hard way that the harsh offshore environment can quickly expose inadequate protective coating systems. Future offshore wind installations will differ in many ways from those currently in place. They will be significantly larger in turbine size, up to ten times further offshore than current…
Aircraft Hanger, Phoenix Estate
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…
Certifire Approval For Fire Upgrading Tor Coating Systems
Tor Coatings available from Promain has become the world’s first provider of fire upgrading protective coatings to achieve Certifire status. Introduction Certifire is a globally proven third party certification scheme for construction products with fire performance. It is designed to give confidence to specifiers, building owners and enforcement authorities. It…
Bradford Court Roof Paint
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…
Berney Arms Windmill
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…
Owatrol D1 and D2
Did you know products such as Owatrol D1 and D2 have been specified as part of regular maintenance on paddlers? The New Medway Steam Packet Company was formed in 1919 out of the old Medway Steam Packet Company. This had been in operation since 1881 and traced its origins back…
