Rattle Ghyll runs through the heart of Ambleside from the hill sides above and helps give the town its quitessential charm. In order to control the growth of the native vegetation, regular maintenance…

Holy Trinity Church, Brathay contacted us to report a missing slate on their pyramidal roofed bell tower. This was visible from the ground but owing to the height of the tower would be excessively exp…

We were called to central Manchester to assist Roundhouse Properties Ltd in their development of a prominent listed property on Princess Street. A number of roof windows including two dormer windows r…

We were called with a report of internal ingress at Holme Eden Hall, Warwick Bridge. This fine example of a Grade II listed calendar house (so named having 365 windows, 52 chimneys, 12 passageways, 7 …

Re-decoration works were required to Sizergh suspension bridge in order to protect against further weather related deterioration. In order to preserve the ecosystem of the river below, contamination c…

St. Mary’s Church, Ambleside required a full pointing and stonework survey of their 52 metre bell tower and sandstone spire. This survey, alongside a drone survey and orthophoto modelling were r…

Our client required external window re-decoration on a penthouse flat in Kendal. As a number of the windows are located 4 storeys up directly above the River Kent on one aspect and above the busy road…

All Saints Church, Burton in Lonsdale required the fitting of bird netting to its belfry windows to eliminate the nesting of birds in the bell room. As conventional external scaffold access would have…

Since our first instruction from Anglo American plc in 2004, Abco has carried out many and varied works for this client. Anglo American has its Group Headquarters in Carlton House Terrace, Central Lon…

Our client engaged Abco to carry out pressure jet washing to the external surfaces of the London headquarters of Anglo American plc in central London. This building is predominantly clad in Portland s…

Sedgwick House clock tower stands in a commanding position above the village of Sedgwick. This local landmark was showing significant signs of age related deterioration and needed immediate restoratio…

Marcon instructed us to carry out make safe and remedial works to defined areas of defective concrete to the 1960’s tower blocks of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust’s Wycombe Hospital site.
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