City Group Managed Services have been awarded a prestigious contract to provide high-level restoration and repair work to Tulketh Mill in Preston, as part of the ongoing preservation of the landmark.
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00:59 - What we've got here is Tulketh Mill.
01:08 It was originally a cotton mill built 120 years ago
01:12 after the cotton mill closed down,
01:14 it went into a period of neglect.
01:16 Was bought again in early 2004 and been developed then since.
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01:24 We've got a chimney here.
01:33 It's a requirement to have a two year inspection
01:36 of the chimney for the condition report.
01:38 And on the last condition report,
01:40 we noticed some deterioration in the restraining bands
01:44 that are kind of like a cooper's barrel
01:47 that go around to keep the chimney's integrity intact.
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01:52 The moment it stands at 56 meters,
01:59 it was reduced many years ago from taller,
02:03 but it's currently 56 to the summit.
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02:10 The team are from a company called Raffertys
02:17 that are based in Stoke-on-Trent.
02:19 We went to a number of contractors for their specification
02:24 on how they do the job and their prices,
02:26 and it was awarded to these guys.
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02:30 The first thing they did was put the ladders up
02:33 to this aspect that you can see behind me.
02:35 They then go up, they had a crane arrive,
02:39 they've put like a crow's nest scaffold around the top,
02:41 and from there, they're using two mobile cranes
02:44 to then lower themselves and to get to the correct height.
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02:50 What we've done is we've removed the 20 restraining bands,
02:59 and what we're going to do is replace them
03:01 with brand new bespoke made restraining bands.
03:05 While we're there,
03:06 while we've got the access equipment in place,
03:08 we're going to repoint the top 20 meters of the chimney.
03:11 The health and safety is fantastic with these guys.
03:15 They've got double harnesses.
03:16 Everything's well taken care of.
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03:20 - So you don't fancy doing it yourself?
03:26 - Oh, no way, no.
03:27 Won't get me up there.
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