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Contents About Us Clients Specialist Bridges Access Nuclear Chimneys & Flare Stacks Building Rail Maintenance [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

About Us We are a family run business performance and reduce interface and hence operating both domestically and minimise risk. internationally, offering a range of services including high level access We also work internationally and have agents solutions, chimney inspections and with offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait and Oman. repairs. Within these locations we have all specialist plant and equipment stored and ready for a Otherwise known as PCR, when established we quick mobilisation. Our operation in the Gulf were a small firm focusing solely on the States involves working on tall structures such construction and maintenance of industrial as chimneys and flare stacks; to maximize the chimneys working throughout the United Kingdom. marketing and procurement, we have for the past 20 years formed an excellent relationship As time moved on we began entering new markets, with our partners Rezayat Trading Company, and over a century later are now considered who have offices in Al Khobar, Riyadh, Jeddah, experts in; Kuwait and Doha. Repair and maintenance of tall structures Repair and maintenance of road and rail bridges Specialist access Nuclear decommissioning We aim to offer clients an integrated working Our History relationship and provide comprehensive site service capabilities, all to agreed programmes, It all started in 1918 budgets and quality requirements. We employ a core multi-disciplined workforce with Founded by Mr Percy Charles Richardson over a extensive practical experience. All of our site century ago, we have continually diversified and activities are covered by comprehensive gained a trusted reputation among many high documentation to comply with both the customer profile clients whilst our traditional values remain requirements and those directed under the ISO at the core of everything we do. 9001, 14001 & 18001 Quality Assurance Scheme. Our contracting methods are pro-active and flexible in order to maximise the benefit to our clients. Strategic alliances are actively sought where appropriate to enhance contract [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

Bridges PCR carry out extensive repairs and maintenance to a wide range of bridges including steel highway bridges, steel rail bridges, cable suspension bridges, steel viaducts and masonry or concrete bridges. Repair and maintenance activities include rivet replacement, web stiffener strengthening, top and bottom flange strengthening, installation of splice plates, resin bonding steel plates, installation of bridge bearing, jacking of bridges, shot-blasting and painting steel bridges using ICATS operatives, provision of slung scaffolds, working in tidal zones, concrete repairs, and ventilation of work area when painting and shot-blasting. We are accredited to London Underground and covering projects in the Power, Highways and Rail Network Rail and have in house PTS Operatives, sectors. Scaffold is designed as per the National while our compliance and affiliation accreditors Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) include: BSI (ISO 9001), Linkup and ORR. We have guidance to TG20:08 and checked by independent verification to RISQS, certificate number 059033. verifying authorities. All scaffold is erected to comply with TG20:13 and SG04:10 Preventing Falls We provide NACE 2 and ICorr 2 Inspectors and can in scaffolding. Our CISRS accredited (Construction supply NACE 3 and ICorr 3 Senior Inspectors Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme) basic and [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

advanced scaffolders can provide temporary Moving bridges access solutions to a wide range of projects. Bridge refurbishment We are approved Cintec installers to Level 4 which Footbridge and sign gantries allows for the installation of strengthening anchors up to 6 metres. Ancillary structures in steel associated with bridges, footbridges or sign gantries (e.g. The RQSC allows certified users to work on the grillages, purpose-made temporary works) following:- Parapet replacement; systems in mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium incorporating Bridges made principally from plate girders stainless steel wire rope, acrylic and toughened Bridges made principally from truss-work glass. Our team of engineers can take Bridges with stiffened complex plate-work (e.g. architectural concepts and preliminary designs in decks, box girders or arch boxes) from conception to manufacture and Cable-supported bridges (e.g. cable-stayed or installation. suspension) and other major structures (e.g. 100 metre span) [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

Specialist Access We provide a wide range of access solutions for structures such as cable suspension bridges, viaducts, road and rail bridges, tall buildings, cooling towers, chimneys, flare stacks and communication towers. Industrial rope access has been used for many years to access difficult to reach locations without the use of MEWPs and cranes and is considered a more cost effective means of access. Our success is based on thorough training and strict work guidelines in accordance with IRATA that deliver an unrivalled safe working record year after year. Within our core team are level 3 supervisors who have an in depth knowledge of all aspects of rigging and rescue from height. We also provide suspended cradles which lifting log. On completion of the installation the comprise of two electric hoists connected to each cradle is weight tested and inspected by a third end of an aluminium cradle; each hoist is party lifting house. connected to two suspension wires with one Bespoke access systems are designed by our acting as a fail safe wire in case the main wires engineers and independent designs checked by fails. All suspension wires are hung from a weight third parties. Access solutions include aluminium tested roof beam or moveable gantry. Before use work platforms suspended from traversing beams each cradle is weight tested and logged into a site built into the platform and hung from the structure and temporary works, suspended cradles hung from moveable gantries. Other access techniques include abseiling and boson’s chair operatives. We also employ from within the company riggers, slingers, steeplejacks, IRATA technicians, confined space and appointed persons. Our access technicians are trained in line with IRATA and ATLAS standards. [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

Chimneys & Flare Stacks PCR have been involved with the Middle East was a good location for future work involving Chimney’s and Flare Stacks and Chimneys and Flare Stacks since this prediction has been realised with many contracts being won in the likes of Saudi Arabia, our establishment in 1918 and Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the UAE. We have recently completed the renewal of 14 today see’s us as being one of the flare tips to guyed and demountable flare structures on a 4 week turnaround in KSA, which UK’s foremost contractors in this required an in depth project management team and a highly motivated workforce. field. Our experience allows for innovative approaches to client’s projects requiring height work and maintenance. Typical repairs and maintenance include; Renewal of brick linings Rebuilding of concrete windshields Rewelding and overlay of steel linings Concrete repairs and coating of chimney windshields Flare tip renewals Within our company we employ temporary works designers, appointment persons and project managers, which enable us to undertake Plant shutdowns with a degree of confidence. In the 1990’s our market research suggested that [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

Nuclear The emerging nuclear Since the 1980’s PCR have decommissioning industry was continuously carried out a wide identified in the early 1980’s as an appropriate market sector into range of services across the which many of the core skills and Sellafield Site and other locations throughout the United Kingdom. disciplines could be readily transferred. We currently employ a multi disciplined workforce with extensive practical experience of operations within the constraints of the nuclear decommissioning industry, conversant with the associated hazard of Alpha, Beta Gamma radiations, Beryllium, chemical combination and asbestos. Supervisory personnel are IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) trained, and the company has currently processed NVQ’s in nuclear decommissioning for its workforce. All site activities are covered by a comprehensive documentation system to comply with both the customer requirements and those directed under ISO 9001 Quality Assurance Scheme. [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

Rail PCR are RISQS accredited and have multi-skilled, in-house PTS operatives. We offer clients within the rail industry a wide range of services including scaffolding, shot- blasting and painting of structures such as steel bridges, strengthening works, refurbishment and track replacement. All PCR employees involved with working in lead conditions are registered to comply with the Control of Lead at Work regulations 2002, and are monitored by a HSE appointed doctor. Within our in-house team we employ Scaffolders, Riggers, Platers, Welders, Bricklayers and General Operatives. Structural steel replacement Removal of rail timber decks and replacement with new steel decks Waterproof decking Erection of suspended scaffolding and purpose made suspension platforms Installation of artificial stone (Bagrat) Installation of tie bars & Cintec Harke anchors Shot blasting & painting including sponge blasting Masonry block renewal Grouting voids and fissures using foamed concrete Bat Surveys Masonry re-pointing Provision of hydraulic work platforms [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

Building Maintenance Using our ability to access tall structures we have a great deal of experience in cladding and glazing systems. With a proven track record of providing access to areas of mesh. almost any tall building regardless of height and Periodically removing areas of mesh panels profile, we employ trained height workers who are were required. competent at installing cladding and curtain Means of access to carry out the maintenance walling. Previous projects have involved removal work by industrial rope access or suspended of Georgian wired glass, asbestos seals and cradles. aluminium frames and mullions via specialist suspended cradles. Exposed existing purlins shot We also offer clients our services to inspect and blasted and repainted with a coating system repair aviation lights, including aircraft warning giving a 25 year life span. FILON Supasafe (triple lights and helipad LEDs. We provide access when reinforced) roof-lights then installed; these are required and our electricians are qualified to Level manufactured from polyester resins and glass- 3 award for Electrical Installations BS7671:2018 fibre, with two additional reinforcement layers (18th Edition). compared with conventional GRP roof-lights. The range of structures worked on include Power Station buildings, Oil Storage Tanks, Vessels and Tall Buildings. Just some of the activities covering building maintenance include; Tension checking the springs and bolts Applying grease routinely Installation of reinforcing plates to weakened [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

Clients PCR have worked as main contractors and sub contractors for clients such as Transport Scotland, EDF Energy, Network Rail, Murphy and Balfour Beatty on a number of projects since 1918. We have capabilities to work on multi million pound, highly complex projects. Main Contractor Sub Contractor [email protected] www.pcrichardson.co.uk

Head Office PC Richardson & Co (Middlesbrough) Ltd Courville House 34 Ellerbeck Court Stokesley Business Park North Yorkshire TS9 5PT T: 01642 714791 E: [email protected] F: 01642 714387 www.pcrichardson.co.uk Company registration number - 196308