EP Services

Tall buildings, structures, shafts and flare-stacks (above and below ground) require specialised access. This may be for inspection, alteration or maintenance purposes.

Due to the awkwardness or heights of the inspection works the client may not be able or be authorised by insurance to carry out such tasks.

Our experienced Technicians/Managers are keen to undertake these tasks liaising with the client to fulfill their requirements, eg. Carbonation, core drilling, reinforcement location tests on concrete. Masonry inspection checking for loose or spalling materials or misalignment, erosion and corrosion, weather damage, structural faults, etc.

Ultrasonic/NDT testing of materials in situ.

Materials inspection, eg. Steelwork, joints, welds, insulation and weather cladding.

CCTV and video filming or photographic surveying - including two way radio connections between the camera technician and ground level monitor screen, where required.

Full written reports with photographs, etc. and if requested details of recommendations for Planned Maintenance submitted.

Clerk of Works functions have also been carried out by our qualified and experienced staff. Providing supervision of contracts inappropriate for clients own resources, thus ensuring tender specification and economic compliance.

Introduction to EP Services Ltd

EP Services Ltd. operate within a wide cross section of industry across the UK, with an experienced workforce active within the industry, whose working knowledge and experience spans over 35 years of active on-site management  and working practices.

To further enhance the company goals and objectives EP Services Ltd. obtained accreditation to BS EN 9002 in 2000.

The company also gained membership to the National Federation of Master Steeplejacks & Lightning Conductor Engineers together with membership of the Steeplejack Training Group Association.

Health and Safety

The Directors of the company are still active during on-site contracts, which is essential to enable us to fully appreciate the particular site requirements and procedures.

Company's on-going training plan:

• Risk Assessment &CDM management certificated.
• CITB Trained & Registered Operatives
• CSCS Approved Operatives
• C.C.N.S.G. National Safety Passport
• Appointed Person accreditation (Lole Regulation approved operatives).
• C.I.T.B Slinger/Signaler
• First Aid Certified operatives

Surveys

An Annual inspection survey for steel, concrete, or brick chimney stacks will build a history of ever changing structural stability.

It will help companies to establish planned cost over a period of time for the maintenance of fabric of the structure, and planning to establish a planned regime to formulate a calendar of periodic remedial works as required.

• Laddered Visual Examination - Full written report - digital photos - recommendations
• Video Surveys
• Non destructive ultrasonic testing to ascertain corrosion levels
• CCTV external & internal inspection with ground mounted monitoring facilities
• Test Lightning Protection Systems to BS6651 : 1999 & Cenelec Codes
• Concrete testing systems, reinforcing, depth on concrete coverage
• Carbonation testing

Maintenance Steel Chimneys

Structural steel chimneys and flare stacks require annual maintenance inspection due to the nature of construction and usually highly areas in which they operate, N.D.T thickness tests to plate work and chimney stack fabric including welds, Bolts to flanges, base plate mountings if free standing, support steel work, guy rope systems.

Inspections should generally be in-line with HSE guidelines GS53.

• Inspection to GS53
• Fabrication & erection of Roll ring Damper Systems
• Surface preparation
• Painting
• Welding fabrication
• Aluminum Cladding
• Insulation
• Guy Wire Servicing, Wind load calculations, Renewals
• Refractory repairs - rebuilds
• Steel linings
• Lightning Protection to BS6651 : 1999 & Cenelec Codes.

Concrete Chimneys

Reinforced Concrete structures particularly those exposed to aggressive atmospheric conditions require regular inspection to monitor inherent conditions associated with concrete such as carbonisation, shrinkage, fissures and cracks, also accelerated corrosion of reinforcement and possible delaminating of cover to rebar.

Chimney stacks suffer equally internally, where conditions are acidic generated by gas filtration to the inner windshield and areas where gases condense on the relatively cool inner face.

All these monitoring during planned maintenance inspection and possible remedial works carried out to ensure a maximize life cycle for the structure.

• Structural/surveys
• Concrete repair
• Fracture injection repair systems refractory systems
• Refractory Brick-work
• Steel linings replaced repaired
• Lightning protection to BS 6651 & Cenelec codes
• Gas seal repair & renewal

Brick and Chimneys

Brick chimney stacks are not now as common, require careful inspection to ascertain overall structural stability, external brickwork should be examined to determine any movement to bed joints, cracking, fissures, and general deterioration of mortar. Internal sectional refractory of brickwork linings require replacement, and remedial repair, also gas seals between corbel set-backs require inspection and repair periodically.

• Brickwork - Pointing
• Repairs to Step cracking (Halifax approved Contractor)
• Fabrication and erection of External Restraining Steelwork
• Refractory repair-renew
• Gas seal renewal and repair
• Painting systems
• Steel lining replacement and repair
• Lightning Protection to BS6651 : 1999 & Cenelec Codes.