Engineering delivered on landmark infrastructure
From the Thames crossings to the Humber estuary, explore how 3RS Engineering delivers temporary works, jacking, replacement and fabrication on structures that can’t fail.
A track record on structures that can’t fail
A selection of civil, marine and mechanical engineering projects delivered across the UK and Ireland — many on live, high-consequence assets where access, programme and safety are everything.
Tower Bridge Bascule Strengthening
Procurement and manufacture of materials, manufacture and precision machining of new components, removal of existing pawl bearing pads, removal of existing rivets, drilling and fixing new T-Piece strengthening plates and new pawl bearing pads
Salford Rise Bearing Supply & Installation
Design and manufacture of bridge bearings, design and implementation of temporary jacking support to bridge beams, structural levelling of bridge on jacking cylinders, bearing installation and grouting, de-jacking of new bridge and removal of temporary works
Ramsgate Port Pontoon Refurbishment
Temporary works design and implementation, structural jacking, manufacture, and replacement of Bankseat wheels, pins, bushes and cheek plates, manufacture and replacement of brow link bearing, manufacture and replacement of dolphin donut wearing pads, manufacture, and replacement of 4x Bankseat mooring chains and MPI inspection and weld repairs to pontoon bearings
Port of Dublin
Project management, craneage and lift plans, removal of existing clevis and gimble pins, removal of the existing RORO cylinders onto heavy haulage, lifting and placing new RORO cylinders into position, installation of new pins into clevis and gimbles
Newhaven Port Berth 1 Linkspan Refurbishment
Project management, bearing design, manufacture and replacement with temporary works, manufacture, painting and replacement of 60no new Linkspan bridge beams, manufacture, painting, and replacement of 18no new Linkspan deck plates with anti-slip resin, design, manufacture and replacement of hydraulic cylinders and replacement of the Linkspan guide wheels and rails
Port of Milford Haven Pilot Pontoon
Project management and co-ordination, supply of vessel craneage, removal of existing pilot jetty pontoon and gangway, including subsurface diver cutting, installation of new H Piles, installation of new pontoons, installation of new ladder, installation of new gangway and upper platform landing area
Manchester City FC North Stand Cable Installation & Tensioning
Assembly of 14no Daver Cables for the new North Stand Roof Support, including dimensional setting out, installation of cables to roof and tensioning of cables post installation to allow temporary works to be removed
M25 J28 Temporary Propping & Monitoring
Design, installation and implementation of temporary props and jacking cylinders on the Grove Bridge, structural monitoring and data logging, structure weighing and removal of temporary works on completion of integral bridge installation
M25 Gade Valley Bearing Installation
Technical appraisal of temporary works design and buildability, procurement of structural jacking system, temporary works installation and structural jacking - both vertically and transversely; and installation of structural free pot bearings and longitudinally constrained guide bearings
London Eye Pier
Temporary works design, new pin and bush manufacture, installation of permanent and temporary works, structural jacking, pin and bush replacement, safety boats and access provisions
Humber Bridge DEMAG Joint Maintenance
Project management, lifting and haulage, removal of two existing plate trains, installation of temporary road plates, removal of pendular plate pins and bushes, machining of feet, installation of new feet, installation of new bushes and pins and reassembly of plate trains, and re-installation of two plate trains in one weekend shift
Humber Bridge A-Frame Replacement
Project management, temporary works implementation, bridge jacking, removal of existing A-Frame steelwork, installation of new A-Frame steelwork, bearing replacement and replacement of crash barrier
Denton Pontoon Finger Access Installation
Design, manufacture and installation of new mild steel upper and lower access platforms and 15m aluminium brow, redirection of services to accommodate access, supply of safety boat, scaffolding and craneage, removal of existing ladder and timber fenders
Coldhams Footbridge Bearing Replacement
Design and manufacture of bridge bearings, design and implementation of temporary jacking support, liaison with Network Rail for Form2 & 3 sign off on TWD, bridge jacking, hydrodem removal of bridge bearings, installation of new bridge bearings, reinstatement of concrete, bearing grouting, bridge de-jacking and removal of temporary works and scaffold access
A414 New River & River Lea Type 5 Joint Replacement
Procurement of new Type 5 Expansion Joint planks and manufacture kerb kick ups and new cover plates, removal of existing joints and installation of new Type 5 expansion joint planks and installation of TechJoint Permatrack nosing material, including cover plates in Contraflow Traffic Management
A2 Honeywood EMR80 Joint Replacement
Undertook the supply of new materials and expansion joint, removal of existing Type 6 expansion joint and phased installation of new 23.8m long Type 8 EMR80 expansion joint in night-shift traffic management closures over both carriageways of the A2 Honeywood Junction
A2 A282 Viaduct EMR150 Joint Replacements
Undertook the design development of the expansion joint system with OIL and CPS, supply of materials and expansion joints, removal of existing Type 6 expansion joints and phased installation of two new 21.4m long Type 6 EMR150 expansion joints in night-shift traffic management closures
A1 Rowley Bridge Temporary Works Installation
Manufacture and installation of temporary fail-safe stools and elastomeric bearings to support the existing bridge decks at the three bridge piers. Works included ferroscan assessment of the existing bearing shelf reinforcement, concrete repairs, bearing installation, stool installation, flat jack installation & energising and grouting of the assemblies into position
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