Up and Under

Its inspection services are varied and include highway principal and general inspections, railway detailed and visual examinations, building surveys, bridge inspections, scour surveys and inspections, resilience inspections, security-related surveys and inspections (including intruder resistance testing) and asset audits. The team includes individuals with BICS Inspector and Senior Inspector competencies and rail STE competencies.

Material testing services give a comprehensive picture of a structure’s condition and, combined with inspections, determine a structure’s strength, durability and future threats. Key services include cover meter survey, determination of rebar size and spacing including Ferroscan, determination of chloride ion content, carbonation testing, tendon examination and exposure, endoscope examinations of panel fixings, ultrasonics, tensile testing and soil and rock sampling.

Structural investigation services are available, whether to determine the size of reinforcement bars in a deck for a bridge assessment or a detailed structural investigation to enable a safe demolition. Key services include borescope investigation, trial pits, acoustics, ground-penetrating radar, cladding investigation and more.

Up and Under can undertake a wide variety of repair, maintenance and refurbishment work relating to building and bridge maintenance, geotechnical engineering services, masts and towers, marine and coastal engineering, rail repair and maintenance and fall arrest and height safety.

Access issues are also addressed with a variety of options, such as tower scaffolds, mobile elevated work platforms, rope access, underground video, electronic location and remote operated vehicles. All work is backed by ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety), ISO 14001 (environmental), Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS – Network Rail pre-qualification) and Investors in People (commitment to staff development) standards.

The business’s safety team offers safety training courses covering subjects such as working at height and in confined spaces.

Clients include those within sectors and organisations such as mining, gas and petroleum, landfill site operations, local authorities, conservation, ecology, surveying and engineering consultancy.