Humber Bridge
High sensitivity sites · Lift installation
andwis lifts was approached by The Humber Bridge Board and their lift professional to provide a modernisation package for the two specialist lifts in the Hessle and Barton Towers of the Humber Bridge. These lifts serve the full height of the towers and provide access for the engineering staff who conduct safety and essential maintenance works on the Grade 1 Listed bridge structure and as these units were nearly 40 Years old and reaching the end of their useful life, major works were required.
andwis lifts submitted a proposal and programme to carry out the full modernisation of the lifts in late 2019 and appointed as Main Contractor to carry out the lift works which included the replacement of all major components with state of-the-art technology bringing the equipment up to the current Health and Safety Standards and to ensure reliability for many years to come.
The special and confined dimensions of the Bridge Towers brought two interesting and challenging engineering features in that the lifts have the highest travel of any project installed or modernised by andwis lifts to date and probably the smallest load carrying capacity. Carrying out this highly technical modernisation was further compounded by the COVID-19 outbreak, but through excellent cooperation and help from the client and professional throughout the works programme, andwis lifts staff continued to work throughout the Pandemic to ensure the down time of the lifts was minimised.
In May 2019 andwis lifts were approached by The Humber Bridge Board and TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman to provide a modernisation package for the two engineers lifts in the Hessle and Barton Towers of the Humber Bridge, the lifts were approaching 40 Years old and were reaching the end of their useful life. A cost to carry out the full modernisation of the lifts was submitted and in October of 2019 Classic were appointed as Main Contractor to carry out the lift works.
The works included the replacement of all major components with state-of-the-art equipment to bring the lifts up to the current Health and Safety Standards and to ensure reliability for many years to come.
The lifts serve the full height of the towers and are used for the vital maintenance of the Grade 1 Listed structure.
The lifts have the longest travel of any lift installed or modernised by andwis lifts and are probably the smallest load carrying capacity, these two features ensured the project was both interesting and challenging.
Carrying out this highly technical modernisation was further compounded by the Covid 19 outbreak, andwis lifts continued to work throughout the Pandemic to ensure that the down time of the lifts was minimised.
Thanks to the client and professional for their help and cooperation throughout the works but not forgetting the Classic Team who turned this modernisation into a successful engineering project despite the many obstacles.
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