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Rope Access (Industrial)

Zenith has its own Rope Access division providing safe, reliable and cost-effective rope access solutions to the meet the exacting demands of working at height. Zenith is a member of IRATA.

Our comprehensive range of services include Inspection, Maintenance, High Level Cleaning, Painting, Installation, Confined Space, Offshore.

Maintenance & Repair

Zenith specialises in carrying out repairs throughout all industrial, commercial and residential sectors. We provide all of the trades and skills required to maintain and repair buildings and structures. We work for the world’s leading companies ranging from petrochemical, power, steel and cement to academia, hospitals, local courts and much more.

Concrete – Painting

Where access proves onerous, Zenith specialises in the painting of structures including industrial chimneys, natural draught cooling towers and other tall structures. We implement a variety of specialist access techniques to provide safe and cost effective solutions.

Concrete Repairs & FRP Repairs

Zenith provides a comprehensive concrete repair service for reinforced concrete structures including small area repairs, crack injection, spalling repairs, FRP repairs including the reinstatement of larger defective areas.

Utilising a combination of specialist access and standard access, designed by our structural engineers, we install safe temporary works to be enable time saving and cost effective solutions.

Erection Works

We have a wealth of experience in providing all of the skills and trades necessary to carry out the erection of complex structures including section replacement. We employ specialist access to safely overcome the most demanding of tasks.

Maintenance – Steelworks

Zenith has a wealth of experience in this essential field of activity. We have decades of experience in the maintenance and repair of structures across steelworks including industrial chimneys, natural draught cooling towers, flares and other tall structures.

Guy Wire Services

Zenith provides a comprehensive guy wire service for structures such as flare stacks, steel chimneys and masts. In addition, we specify and supply complete guy wire requirements.

Our dedicated team of fully qualified inspection engineers also facilitate all on-site access requirements throughout the full length of the guy wires. Following the survey, all of the information obtained is fed back to our Structural Engineers who compile detailed inspection reports complete with recommendations.

Please refer to the list below for our full range of guy wire services.

  • Inspection
  • Maintenance & Repair
  • Dismantling
  • Lubricating
  • Retention
  • Supply and Replacement
  • Verticality
  • Magnetic Inspection (LMA and LF)

Magnetic Inspection (LMA and LF)
Of particular note is our Magnetic Inspection (LMA and LF) service. Electromagnetic tests provide valuable additional information on the condition of wire ropes and are regarded as a useful addition to the visual inspection, particularly, where difficult access precludes a meaningful visual survey.

The permanent magnets induce a magnetic field around the rope, any defect within the wire rope creates a stray field, and this is detected and recorded on the data logger.

Demountable Flare Stacks – Riser Replacement & Erection

We are proud to offer our clients a complete riser replacement and flare tip replacement service on flare structures for the petrochemical industry, including all structural engineering requirements.

We are heavy lifting equipment specialists and we operate worldwide and our portfolio of clients include the world’s leading oil and gas companies. Often working under tight time constraints, Zenith has a reputation for safety, efficiency and attention to detail.

In-house, we provide all of the specialist structural engineering, site management, project execution and extensive know-how.

Zenith can design and supply a comprehensive range of replacement rigging equipment including winch supply.

Flare Tip Replacement

  • Flare Tip Replacement without the use of helicopters or cranes.
  • Tip replacement using crane or Zenith’s purpose made lifting frame.
  • All required rigging studies and temporary works design.
  • Partial Rebuilds
  • Tip supply
  • All required supply and installation of tip components
  • Supply and installation of thermocouples
  • Removal and supply of all pilot lines, steam lines & expansion bellows
  • Cladding and insulation works
  • Supply and Installation of ladders and gantries
  • Grit blasting and paint application.
  • Qualified PCN operatives for UT, DPI & MPI inspection works
  • Qualified site welding capability to:

BS EN 1090-3: 2019

BS EN 1090-2: 2018

BS EN 1090-1: 2009 and A1:2011

  • Main Riser design and supply

Steel Chimney – Erection

We design and erect new steel chimneys, replacement liners for both steel and concrete chimneys, ducting design and installation, access ladders and platforms. Repairs and maintenance also fall within our remit, and where this is not feasible we undertake the demolition of the existing chimney.

This is in itself a complex operation as the chimneys can be up to 6500mm in diameter with each section running to 50m in length. Coupled with the fact that the chimneys are often in the proximity of other plant and facilities, this places considerable emphasis on completing the process with the minimum of disruption and the greatest of care.

  • Inspection
  • Maintenance & Repair
  • Dismantling
  • Guy Wire Services
  • Inspection
  • Lubrication
  • Retention
  • Replacement
  • Verticality
  • Magnetic Inspection (LMA and LF)

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