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The Specialist Team from Matrix are celebrating after securing a £90,000.00 Triflex waterproofing contract in Newton Abbot with Ridge and Partners. The works will require suitable preparation works to be undertaken to the existing communal walkway areas of Market Walk, including uplifting the existing paving slabs and bedding mortar.
Following the application of the Triflex BBS system, which is a fully reinforced liquid applied buried membrane, the paving slabs are to be reinstated onto a new 50mm thick cementitious screed. specialist@matrix.uk.com
The Specialist team from Matrix is celebrating after landing further works in Jersey. Having secured the contract to repair and refurbish the podium area serving Hue Court in St Helier, a second contract has been awarded to redecorate and clean Green Street multi-storey car park, also in St Helier.
The Hue Court refurbishment project required meticulous planning and sequencing as the podium area is the only way to and from many of the tenant occupied properties. Noise also had to be carefully monitored to avoid disturbing the occupants of the flats.
The Green Street project provides a great opportunity to continue working in St Helier as work at Hue Court finishes in December. specialist@matrix.uk.com
Matrix have gained membership to the Concrete Repair Association (CRA) and Corrosion Prevention Association (CPA) reinforcing themselves as one of the leading specialists in the UK. Both associations were established to help ensure a better understanding of concrete repair and corrosion preservation techniques of reinforced concrete structures and masonry clad, steel framed buildings.
Election to the CPA reflects our current drive to bring added value, cost effective corrosion monitoring and control solutions to building managers and owners throughout the UK. We have completed at least 5 No. corrosion related refurbishment projects this year. Our customers continue to benefit from new and innovative, value-engineered solutions that we have incorporated into our repair portfolio.
We are also delighted to have an associate membership with the CRA having been involved in this specialist market for over 20 years. specialist@matrix.uk.com
The demand for the nationwide Continued Professional Development seminar’s delivered by Matrix and supply chain partner CPT Limited continue to exceed expectations, with many of the UK’s leading Structural Engineers and Building Consultancy practices requesting office based presentations.
“We believe that the seminar content is utterly compelling”, comments Tim Whittaker from Matrix “particularly for practices involved in the management, maintenance and repair of reinforced concrete structures. The unique Duoguard solution, which is introduced and explained throughout the CPD seminar, can significantly extend the life of these structures where corrosion has been identified but at a much more affordable level than traditional techniques and with absolutely no on-going maintenance. From a proactive asset management and future-proofing point of view, the performance of the installation can also be monitored and re-accessed, providing end user clients with total peace of mind”
Practices who have attended Matrix/CPT seminars to date include Mott MacDonald, Tony Gee and Partners, Halcrow Yolles, Malcolm Hollis and Mouchel. specialist@matrix.uk.com
Matrix have once again demonstrated that delivering quality at an affordable level does not mean compromising where Health and Safety is concerned. This has recently been recognized by Wates Interiors during a Specialist Works project in Horsham, where Matrix have been voted ‘Safe Contractor of the Month’.
The liquid roofing scheme which began in July is being managed for Matrix by site based Pawel Kolodziejczyk. Pawel who has been with Matrix for almost 3 years comments “the project is quite tricky from a programming point of view and there are numerous overlaps with other trades and contractors. However, whilst we are keen to progress as quickly and efficiently as possible, I always make sure that we conduct ourselves in a safe and considerate manner, and I am delighted that Wates Interiors have recognized our efforts”. specialist@matrix.uk.com
Following in the footsteps of our Parking Team who have secured a £3/4m contract to refurbish Swan Walk car park in Horsham, our Specialist Team are delighted to have been awarded a £120,000.00 insulated liquid roofing project 400 yards across the road!
Known as the old Royal Sun Alliance building due to its previous occupants, the roof of the 8-storey office block is to be completely stripped back to the original deck, before being waterproofed with a liquid applied coating. Once the roof is fully watertight, a geotextile filter membrane and new insulation laid to falls will be installed. Loose laid ballast, in the form of cleaned cobble stones and paving slab walkways will then be reintroduced to protect the roof build up and provide designated maintenance routes.
New and re-conditioned AHU's, chillers and M&E services will the be positioned/reconnected prior to the new occupants taking possession of their refurbished and watertight offices. specialist@matrix.uk.com
Two operatives from our Specialist Team have recently been thanked personally for their assistance whilst working on a project. A representative from the client, Homes in Sedgemoor commented:
“I would like to express our thanks and gratitude to you for acting promptly and assisting the residents and emergency services in the way that you did. Your actions demonstrate the sort of care and understanding that exemplify good contractors and I would like to place on record our appreciation of your actions."
Whilst we continually focus on our tenant liaison procedures and always endeavour to ‘exceed our customers expectations’, we are truly proud of the conduct of our employees on this occasion. specialist@matrix.uk.com
Having completed a number of schemes in Scotland over the last few years, our Specialist Team have recently been awarded a large inspection and testing contract at Gargunnock Bridge over the river Forth near Stirling, Scotland. The £50,000.00 scheme which will see the surveyors carrying out extensive half cell analysis, cover and carbonation tests as well as dust sample extraction is due to take 4 weeks and begins in mid March.
Our concrete condition survey and testing teams are having a great start to 2009, much of which we attribute to our friendly, professional and added-value independent service. specialist@matrix.uk.com
The Specialist Works division of Matrix has been instructed to carry out extensive testing and investigations to a World War 2 reinforced concrete hangar in Wiltshire. The 100,000 sqft building built in c.1938 currently operates as a huge storage facility for a distribution business and is suffering from widespread concrete deterioration.
The concrete testing and investigation, much of which will be conducted from an elevated boom lift includes chloride dust sampling, carbonation depth testing, half cell potential analysis and cover depth measurements. Internal and external components of the unusual portal-frame type construction, known as a Type D Hanger, will be surveyed to determine the primary reasons for the deterioration, with a comprehensive report produced with repair recommendations.
The Specialist Works division of Matrix provides a nationwide concrete testing, investigation and analysis service, supported by dedicated teams focused on concrete repair, corrosion control and the application of protective coatings. specialist@matrix.uk.com
A second liquid roofing project has recently been completed for Newport County Borough Council at Gwent Crematorium. After completing works earlier this year for the same client, Matrix were awarded a further contract to waterproof and thermally upgrade a number of separate flat roof areas using the Liquid Plastics Decothane and Cold Fusion™ system.
The existing felt and asphalt surfaced flat roofs were cracked and split, particularly at details. The application of the cold applied liquid roofing system has enabled all details and areas susceptible to water ingress to be fully waterproofed beneath a homogenous and seamless membrane. specialist@matrix.uk.com
Matrix has recently completed a large communal walkway concrete repair and waterproofing project in Highbridge, Somerset for Homes for Sedgemoor. The £150,000.00 12 week scheme managed by the Specialist Works division of Matrix involved the fast-track application of Triflex BFS to the existing mastic asphalt walkways in conjunction with mass concrete repairs and localized corrosion control.
With each walkway providing access to individual properties every tenant was invited to a pre-contract presentation and workshop, where the scope of works was clearly explained and tenants were given an opportunity to vote on the colour of the new walkway finish. Matrix’s Tenant Liaison Officer comments ‘We were keen to make sure the tenants felt they were a part of the decision making process, and understood that their safety, comfort and well being was our primary focus. The post contract tenant feedback has been excellent, and we look forward to further opportunities with Sedgemoor’. specialist@matrix.uk.com
