With more complex and substantial machining demands for projects, Ekspan now operate a state-of-the-art Hurco DCX3226i CNC machine, an essential addition to their in-house manufacturing facilities.
USL Ekspan is the UK's largest quality bearing supplier and installer to meet demands both in the UK and worldwide.
USL Ekspan install an extensive range of mechanical and elastomeric expansion joints and seal joints to CD358 standards.
Bridge jacking and temporary works are an essential part of most bearing replacement and refurbishment operations, ensuring works are carried out safely and efficiently without affecting the integrity of the structure.
The importance of carrying out bearing and expansion joint inspections by proficient and competent engineers who understand their functionality can often be key to maximising a structure’s lifespan and avoiding major, unexpected, emergency repair costs.
USL Ekspan have carried out a number of projects for swing bridges and foot bridges. From design, fabrication of all structural components, to trial erection and final installation. Details of these type of bridge installations can be supplied on request.
USL Ekspan, working for principal contractor Eric Wright Civil Engineering in collaboration with their design partner GHD, provided ECI design for 4no bespoke permanent uplift link bearings, that will support the back spans. Each bearing, machined and fabricated in-house, weighs a little under 3 tonnes.
The delivery of these very complex uplift bearings, as well as the structure’s main support bearings (450 T capacity spherical bearings manufactured in accordance with EN1337-7) were all produced in stainless steel to limit the amount of future maintenance required and sit within the architect’s vision of a complete stainless steel structure.
This project has been extremely challenging not just the design intensive huge uplift requirement, but also the build of the bearings within the space constraints provided. Whilst this was an exceptional challenge, it was extremely rewarding to see the finished product in the factory ready for dispatching to site.
These bearings have subsequently been dispatched to site and are now situated in the final position whilst Eric Wright complete their works.
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For more information please contact +44 (0) 113 8418861 or email info@uslekspan.com