Transport Projects
G I Sykes Ltd has ongoing contracts within the transport sector and regularly works for or in partnerships for transport agencies.
Below is a selection of case studies from projects we have completed
Dudley MBC
Dudley MBC contracted G I Sykes to carry out the specialist painting works to the Stourbridge ring road pedestrian subway. The work entailed following a specific design as requested from the client and the paintwork was completed in a specialist anti-graffiti paint.
Job specification
Painting services
- Specialist paint design
- Specialist coating application with anti-graffiti paint
Railway Stations
Client Sisk Rail
Value £1m
G I Sykes Ltd is proud to be working in partnership with Sisk Rail on this 18 month redecoration program of approximately 200 railway stations along three rail networks from London to the Midlands and London to Wales. This project commenced in May 2009 and will continue throughout 2010.
The works undertaken by G I Sykes Ltd include the following:
- Redecoration of internal areas of the railway stations
- Redecoration of external areas of the railway stations
- Repainting of railings, stairwells, signs, bike racks, walkways, benches, waiting shelters and smoking shelters
- Repainting work also to lighting, lampposts, bollards, gates, guttering, car park areas
The NIA Malt House Bridge
Client The National Exhibition Centre
Value £14,000
G I Sykes Ltd was contracted to carry out specialist preparation and application of a protective coating system to the NIA Footbridge in Birmingham city centre.
To gain access to the bridge to carry out the works, G I Sykes hired a canal barge and anchored it in the middle of the canal. Working with its specialist scaffolding contractor it formed a platform from the towpath to the barge and enclosed the working area with monoflex sheet protection to prevent any contamination entering the water.
To prepare the bridge it was shot-blasted all the steelwork to take it back to bare steel, then spray applied a high-build protective coating.
Once one side was completed the scaffold was dismantled and re-erected on the other side to repeat the process. This enabled the company to complete another successful project on time and to the client’s satisfaction with no extra cost over what was originally quoted.
