Woodlands Rd, Froncysyllte

 

Stabilisation of buildings and adjacent highway bridging over underground culvert using augured piles drilled into the rock face.

Consulting Engineers: Ove Arup & Partners, Wrexham Engineer CR Rhodes/Brian coles.

 

Ffordd Pare Bodnant, Prestatyn

 

Mini piling in peat bog. Remedial work to new housing

Client: Denbighshire County Council Engineers- Adams consulting engineers.

 

Whiteway Dr, Gresford

 

Mini piling adjacent to public sewer for construction of new house.

Consulting Engineers: Adams Consulting Engineers Wrexham.

 

Bishops Palace, St Asaph

 

Reconstruction of 6 metre high x 25 metre long retaining wall complete with reinforced concrete foundations. Underpinning adjacent structures

Client: Jonny Johnston Housing Supervisors: CADW

Consulting Engineers: Doubt Hughes & Crawford- Chester

 

Connahs Quay Power Station

Installation of ground bearing foundation slab.

Client: National Grid

 

Sandy Lane, Chester

 

New double garage comprising driven pile foundations into the bank of the River Dee and remodelling at bank of River Dee, Chester, in conservation area. Traditional brickwork with slate roof, leadwork valleys and lead lined canopy over rear doorways.

Supervisor: Mr A Hoy ‑ Dixon Webb, Chester

 

3 Hough Green, Chester-adjacent to Grosvenor bridge roundabout Chester

 

New 4 m deep manhole to public sewer.

Construction of new manhole and drainage system in 3 lane carriageway, including all sign lighting and guarding with Traffic Management to comply with the New Street works Act. New 4m deep manhole constructed.

Licensed Street works Supervisor: 1 F Gent.

 

Holy Trinity Chapel, Penyffordd

 

Demolition of complete gable. Underpin and prop existing roof structure

Extensive remodeling of church and school room including new facilities on behalf of the combined members of 3 churches in order to form one church.

Architect: Mr. G Stott, Patterson MaCaulav c& Owens.

Engineers- Adams consulting engineers.

 

Bethania Baptist Church, Leeswood

 

Complete refurbishment of church. New steel framed support structure on brick pillars decked with precast concrete beams & ply decking on polystyrene. New reinforced concrete baptism pool, installation of central heating system including integral pumped heating of pool, roof structure strengthened, erection of solid oak staging, and windows renewed throughout, new lighting system designed by Thorn EMI, carpeting & decoration.

Supervisor: Mr Welch, Dixon Webb, Chartered QS.

 

90a New Chester Road, Sutton Weaver, Frodsham

 

 Playroom facility & hardwood conservatory link. Supervisor: Mr Hoy, Dixon Webb, Chartered QS:

 

 

Ewloe social club

 

Construction of a new committee room extension, new television & social area and 2 new bars.

Supervisor: Ian Gent.

 

MS Therapy Centre, Saltney, Chester

 

 New centre & facilities opened by Mayor of Chester. Design and build using lottery funds. Relocation of decompression chamber, reinforcement of concrete floor slab, complete remodeling opened by Mayor of Chester. Client: MS Therapy Centre, Saltney Supervisor: D Brigham, Ian Gent (Design and Build)

 

Clifton Rd, Prestwich, Manchester

 

 Excavation and reinstallation of domestic drainage, installation of new bay windows and associated plumbing works. Supervisor: Doubt Hughes & Crawford

Marlow Ave, Upton, Chester Design & Build mini piling, construction of reinforced floor slab.

 

St Anne’s school Wrexham

 

End driven, 250mm dia.,  steel cased piles for new school classroom.

Design in house with static load testing.Test rig fabricated by Gent Construction including 50 tonne jacks with load cells and micrometer for measuring travel of pile against time.

Client: Wrexham Maelor Borough Council

design: D Brigham ,M.I.C.E, 1 Gent (Design &Build)

consulting engineers: Richard Moorehead And Laing, Ruthin

 

 

Firs school

Chester.

 

Complete Refurbishment and construction

Of new drama room and classrooms including steel work and altering of main timber trusses.

Supervisor: Mr Welch, Dixon Webb, Chartered QS.

 

 

Rookery Farmhouse, Manley, Cheshire.

 

Underpinning of 17th century sandstone farmhouse, including all reinstatement, oak block flooring & decoration. Client sun Alliance Insurance Co. Superviser- SP Doubt Doubt Hughes and Crawford – Chester.

 

 

Lys Castan, Llanbedr, Ruthin

 

Reinforced brick‑clad cantilever concrete retaining wall 21m long x 2.5m high. Underpinning work & landscaping.

Supervisor: Mr. Ashman, Adams Consulting Engineers,Mold.

 

 

 

Caergwrle Evangelical Church

 

Stabilization of leaning 20m high gable wall with tension ties and anchor blocks in the church basement and associated works including preparation of details/calculations to satisfy Consultants.

Project Engineer & design: Ian Gent.

Supervisor-Bryan Clarke Roberts-Consulting engineers Chester.

 

Ewloe Social Club

 

2 new bars, committee room and television room,

 

supervisor I Gent

 

 

Old Printing Works, Chapel Street, Corwen: premises owned by Gent Construction

 

Conversion development by Gent Construction of old stone building into 2 modern self‑contained, 2‑bedroom flats, with integral garages. Piled foundations to inner walls

Design & supervision: Ian Gent.

 

Marine Road, Prestatyn

 

Rebuilding 3‑storey gable wall under a 'Dangerous Building Notice'. Ties & steel work to support roof. Double expanding anchor bolts to remaining elevations. Supervisor: Mr Parry, Parkman Consulting Engineers.

 

 

Playground John St , Rhyl.

 

New playground – construction of 3.6m high x 40m long reinforced masonry wall with galvonised u.b posts at 5m centres. As subcontractor, main contractor- GH lewis & sons- Ruthin –Site engineer and structural design I Gent client Denbighshire county council.

 

Remetal Aluminium processing plant fenns bank – Whitchurch.

 

Installation of new 250m long underground oil line to main factory boilers- installation of concrete culverts with removable tops within factory and hard standings .consulting engineers-Adams consulting engineers-Mold.

 

Sarn Chapel-Trelogan Nr Dyserth

 

Installation of sewer and water main under carriage way using a mole.  Referbishment and conversion.

 

Land slip on lower road at saint Asaph.

 

Slope stability work to steep collapsed slope. Access only Via (due to foot & mouth restrictions) steep unstable slope with stream flowing down path of access install large capacity land drains to slope and pond via tracked vehicals to lower pore pressures in soil.

Client Dembighshire County Council Consulting Engineers – Ove Arup Wrexham Geo Technical Engineers – Ove Arup.

 

Flood plain Bangor on Dee

 

Collapse of slope adjacent to river Dee. Erection of new 5m high retaining wall supporting upper slopes

Consulting Engineers –Brian Coles Ove Arup Wrexham

 

 

Underpinning celler walls to large 3 storey farmhouse near Mold Alyn School , Mold

 

Excavations in basement , traditional underpinning /propping new drainage

 

Engineers- Adams consulting engineers.

 

 

Groundworks and demolition for 7 houses at Farm buildings @ LLay

 

Working for main contractor , concrete slabs, setting out and casting foundations and installing new drainage system

Main contractor G H Lewis and Sons , Ruthin

 

Canadian pizza factory – zone 2 deeside engineering park.

 

Large re-inforced concrete foundation base for gas silo and construction of 9m pipe bridge over road inc construction of secure compound.

Engineers- T Parry ,Adams consulting engineers, Mold

 

Large 3Storey Extension to Bryn Hyfryd School, Ruthin-C Wynne & Sons , Rhuddlan

 

Groundwork Subcontractors for large unbraced  steel framed building clad with brickwork. Responsible for setting out column and RC base positions , 120  cast in bolts ,500m2 reinforced power floated floor slab and complete drainage installation, including new lift Pit

Project by Denbighshire County Council-client and main contractor -C Wynne & Sons , Rhuddlan

 

New Industrial units and remodeling of old council yard @ FFordd Las , Rhyl -C Wynne & Sons , Rhuddlan

 

Groundwork Subcontractors for  installing all services to new units , pumped drainage system. Responsible for setting out column and RC base positions and piles, cast in bolts , reinforced power floated floor slabs and complete drainage installation.

Project by Denbighshire County Council-client and main contractor -C Wynne & Sons , Rhuddlan

 

 

 

 

New Medical Centre – Plas Menai Medical Centre, Penmaenmawr Road, Llanfairfechan

 

Principal contractors for project responsible for refurbishment and remodeling of large traditional 4 storey load bearing masonry building. Work involved forming a 9m wide 2 lane tunnel under the building , involving propping existing stone walls and installing heavy UC sections as beams, forming new surgeries , reception ,pharmacy, veterinary surgery, new social services offices and installation of lift pits (lifts fitted direct by clients)

Clients– Plas Menai Medical Centre, Architect- MBG,QS- Chris Swale, Llandudno, Consulting Engineers –Brian Coles Ove Arup Wrexham, Electrical and Mech. Consultants –Carpenter Davies Partnership