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Antennae innovation installation is cause for celebration

Saving time, money and worry on steelwork in Hatfield

Accelerating town centre regeneration in Dudley

Glasgow Airport Investment Area

16 years later, our Piccadilly Circus story goes on

Essex highways: A solution to gully grate theft

Herring Bridge: End-to-end bespoke steel access solution supply

Bell Contracting finds perfect site solution in Armadillo range

The steel of Nottingham Castle

Years of exceptional performance

Clicklift saves housing development time and money

First ever commemorative LGBTQ+ manhole cover takes pride of place

M60 - M62 Smart Motorway

Bespoke access covers for the River of Light

Lord's Cricket Ground

Scotland’s first ever ClickLift installations

M25 hard shoulder improvements

Ensuring a smooth commute between Northern Ireland’s biggest cities

Junction 9 improvements for the M27

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR)

Improving Reliability with Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Unite(d) at Sunderland City Council

Solving Virgin Medias Failing Manhole Cover Issue

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Scotland’s first ever ClickLift installations

Wrekin has successfully completed five ClickLift™ installations as part of trials for two separate housing developments in Scotland, marking the first time the product has been used outside England. ClickLift™ raises Wrekin Highway and TriStar frames to suit the final surface layer without the need for digging out and re-installing.

Campion Homes, Tough Construction, Dawn Homes
Campion Homes, Tough Construction, Dawn Homes
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M25 hard shoulder improvements

Mouchel were contacted by the Highways Agency (HA) and tasked with investigating the most cost effective and reliable way to utilise the hard shoulder of the M25 during peak rush hours. This posed several engineering problems, of which one was to consider the service life of the manhole covers that would now be located in the wheel track of one of Europe’s busiest stretches of motorway.

Mouchel
Mouchel
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Ensuring a smooth commute between Northern Ireland’s biggest cities

The Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland committed to funding a £185m ‘flagship’ infrastructure project to upgrade the A6, with the aim of reducing congestion and improving road safety. Richard Stewart, Regional Director ‑ UK North & Ireland at Wrekin Products, explains how a combination of excellent service and just in time deliveries secured an exciting opportunity to supply Highway® manhole covers and gully grates to such a significant project.

Department for Infrastructure Graham Construction Farrans
Department for Infrastructure Graham Construction Farrans
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Junction 9 improvements for the M27

Wrekin secured the exciting opportunity to supply Unite manhole covers and ironwork installation systems to the county’s most significant infrastructure project in recent history. Hampshire County Council and Highways England have committed to funding a £23m infrastructure project, which will improve the M27 and benefit motorists for years to come.

MJ Church
MJ Church
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Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR)

The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) will provide a new strategic road link to improve travel in and around Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland. It will take through traffic out of the “Granite City”. Linking Stonehaven at its southern end with Tipperty at the north, the bypass had been built by the Connect Roads consortium, consisting of Balfour Beatty, Carillion and Galliford Try (Morrison Construction).

Transport Scotland /Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils
Transport Scotland /Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils
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Improving Reliability with Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is responsible for maintaining and improving Dudley’s roads and highways, which consist of a network of some 600 miles of both major and minor roads. Wrekin's Unite range and Unipak mortar were used in the improvement of the quality of roads around the Dudley area.

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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Unite(d) at Sunderland City Council

Sunderland City Council is responsible for the maintenance and repair of most roads and bridges in Sunderland. Like so many highway authorities, it had been receiving complaints from residents about noisy manhole covers. They immediately suggested Wrekin Products’ Unite manhole covers, which in addition to eliminating displacement under heavy traffic, as J T Dove explained, offer a range of other benefits.

Sunderland City Council
Sunderland City Council
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Solving Virgin Medias Failing Manhole Cover Issue

Virgin Media were experiencing serious problems with a manhole cover situated in a bus lane on Essex Road in Islington. Complaints from local residents and business owners were escalating and relationships with the local authority were becoming strained. Wrekin Products proposed the use of their Unite™ manhole cover and frame together with the UniPak™ bedding system.

Virgin Media
Virgin Media
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