• Nash Peake Works,Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5BT England

INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE

Chimney inspection and maintenance has predominantly been the core business of the Company since its formation. Rafferty’s inspection and maintenance service applies sophisticated technical skills and visual evidencing techniques to assess the condition of any chimney whether brick, steel or concrete, irrespective of processing function. By adopting the philosophy of prevention being better than cure, a chimney that is regularly inspected and adequately maintained will remain a cost effective asset to the client.

As part of our chimney inspection and maintenance service, Rafferty’s also supply crucial servicing to lightning protection systems fitted to all types of industrial chimneys, ensuring that they meet the requirements of current standards.

Our inspection and maintenance service covers all types of chimney structures.

STEEL CHIMNEYS

• Inspected to BS4076, CICIND, HSE GS53 and ATLAS Guidelines
• Visual inspection with written report and recommendations
• Photographic surveys
• Video film inspection
• Lightning protection systems inspected & tested to current standards
• Non-destructive ultrasonic testing technique to determine level of corrosion
• Internal visual or CCTV surveys of refractory brick/gunite, steel and rubber linings
• Chimney design check for conformity to BS4076 or CICIND Model Codes

• Surface preparation& Protective paint coatings
• Welding, stiffening and over plating
• Structural repairs or modifications
• Supply and retro fit of stabilising damper systems to reduce wind excited oscillation
• External cladding repairs
• Guy wire maintenance or replacement
• Fall arrest systems supplied & installed
• Internal wash-downs and cleaning
• Refractory brick linings repaired and rebuilt
• Gunned refractory linings repaired or replaced
• Aircraft warning lights supplied and installed
• Lightning protection systems installed, modified or repaired

CONCRETE CHIMNEYS

• Visual inspection with written report and recommendations
• Photographic surveys
• Video film inspection
• Concrete core test samples to determine compressive strengths, carbonation and sulphates
• Cover meter checks to locate reinforcing and sizes
• Boroscope surveys to determine thickness of concrete, internal fracture, laminations
• Schmidt hammer testing
• Lightning protection systems inspected & tested to current standards
• Internal visual or CCTV surveys of refractory brick/gunite, steel linings. Ultrasonic testing technique on steel linings to determine level of corrosion
• Hot camera internal surveys
• Structural feasibility study & design checks

• Concrete repairs using non shrinkable cementitious materials or epoxy resin based materials.
• Fractures either polysulphide sealed or resin injected.
• Painting using masonry, anti-carbonation or chlorinated rubber coatings
•Fall arrest systems supplied & installed
• Internal wash-downs and cleaning
• Refractory brick linings repaired and rebuilt
• Steel linings repaired or replaced
• Aircraft warning lights supplied and installed
• Lightning protection systems installed, modified or repaired

BRICK & STONE CHIMNEYS

• Visual inspection with written report and recommendations
• Photographic surveys
• Video film inspection
• Lightning protection systems inspected & tested to current standards
• Internal visual or CCTV surveys of refractory brick/gunite, steel linings. Ultrasonic testing technique on steel linings to determine level of corrosion
• Structural design checks

• Brickwork & stonework repairs including re-pointing and replacement
• Fracture repairs using resin injection, helical bars or brick stitching
• Partial demolition and rebuilding, external banding to prevent movement
• Supply & installation of external steel banding to prevent movement
• Fall arrest systems supplied & installed
• Internal wash-downs and cleaning
• Refractory brick linings repaired and rebuilt
• Steel linings repaired or replaced
• Lightning protection systems installed, modified or repaired