Many of the access covers required were too small to facilitate inside-hinges without blocking access to the chamber below. To navigate this issue, our steel team worked tirelessly to design a bespoke access cover featuring outward facing hinges – which was more difficult than imagined when ensuring health and safety standards were met. As the chambers were also different sizes, we provided differently sized access covers to meet individual requirements.
Rich Lovatt, Fabrication and Installation Manager at Wrekin, said: “It was an interesting project, providing us with many interesting design challenges to tackle. It was a great opportunity for us to flex our creative muscles when looking at solutions for the unique designs required. The contractor, Wills Bros, which we have a longstanding relationship with based on many positive experiences, appreciated when we showed we were willing to go back to the drawing board again and again until we created the perfect bespoke solution.
“Ultimately, we managed to turn the project around with a two-and-a-half-week lead time – which was impressive considering the products don’t simply come off the shelf.”
