Top-Down Demolition - Shropshire Flax Mill Deconstruction
Working within the confines of a Listed Building environment, Innovative demolition techniques were adopted by specialist Gnat UK, when...
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Keith
- Jul 31
- 1 min
A BRACE of BROKK 800's Bullying Formidable Foundations!
It's not often that we see two of our BROKK 800's on the same site, but this job needed some serious extra clout! Two of Gnat UK's mighty...
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Keith
- Jul 20
- 3 min
De-bricking a Contaminated Chromium Kiln! - circa 2012!
Seems a lifetime ago, but we still have memories of this challenging de-bricking and decommissioning of a contaminated Chromium Furnace!
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Nick Turnbull
- Jul 20
- 1 min
Top-Down-Robotic Demolition! - Peck, Cut, Clear, Repeat...... x19 floors!
Our Husqvarna and Brokk Robots were deployed to de-construct this 19 Storey tower block in Leeds City Centre, from the Top Down
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Nick Turnbull
- Jun 23
- 2 min
One of the biggest Facade Retention Schemes outside London!
Facade retention, in harmony with top-down deconstruction, preserves Architectural integrity alongside refurbishing the interior structure
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Keith
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Abrasive Cold Cutting in tandem with Brokk 800 tackles 2000 Cubic Metres of Solidified Oil Sludge!
Abrasive Cold Cutting in tandem with Brokk 800 tackles 2000 Cubic Metres of Solidified Oil Sludge!
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Nick Turnbull
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Abrasive Cold Cutting Volatile Pressure Vessels
Deconstruction of a Volatile Pressure Vessel on a Chemical Site, using Abrasive Cold Cutting Procedure
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Keith Hodgson
- Jan 19
- 1 min
Breaking into High Security Reinforced Concrete Bank Vaults - Legally!
We Do Love Confined Space Demolition! Ongoing changes within the banking sector and closure of numerous high street banks is resulting in...
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Keith Hodgson
- Jan 1
- 1 min
Gravity-defying concrete removal on a 40 degree slope
Our Robots, are in their element in confined, difficult to access spaces! We also love the challenge of working in extreme locations!@
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Nick Turnbull
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
GNAT UK.. Sitting Down on the Job..?
So.... There ARE times when it’s OK to Sit Down on the Job! GNAT UK were recently asked to undertake Tunnel Benching Deconstruction Work...
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Nick Turnbull
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
Hydrodemolition meets Diamond Wire Sawing on a Car Factory Floor Refurbishment
This large scale project illustrates how complimentary demolition procedures working together in harmony can achieve great results - in...
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Keith Hodgson
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
Access All Areas!! - We just love Confined Space Demolition!
High-Reach Demolition in Confined Spaces - Our niche speciality! Our equipment is purpose built for selective demolition in confined...
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Nick Turnbull
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
A Safer Alternative to traditional Concrete Demolition
Our Aquajet ERGO Hydrodemolition Systems are ideally suited for demanding refractory demolition work within environments too confined to...
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Nick Turnbull
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
Hydrodemolition on a Slippery Slope!
A number of Technical and Operational issues had to be addressed during this refurbishment project on a major UK Reservoir Extreme...
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Steve Tempest-Mitchell
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Hydroblasting Rebates in a Factory Floor
This project required the accurate cutting and chasing in of 2500 metre long by 100mm wide x 50mm deep Rebates into an existing Factory...
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Nick Turnbull
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
Refractory Kiln De-Construction
Gnat UK's innovative Kiln De-Bricking solution, utilising a specially adapted Remote Manipulator System GNAT UK was tasked to devise an...
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Nick Turnbull
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
NALTA Concrete Hydro-demolition
To compliment our large scale Robotic Hydroblasting Operations, Gnat UK also deploy NALTA Systems - designed to replace hand lances for a...
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Nick Turnbull
- Jul 27, 2022
- 1 min
Diesel do Nicely!
The bulk of our Robotic Demolition Fleet comprises powerful and versatile 3-Phase Electric BROKK and Husqvarna Demolition Robots....
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Nick Turnbull
- Apr 27, 2022
- 1 min
The Art of Diamond Wire Sawing Raw Sewage Flume Pipes
An overhaul of a Major Sewer complex in the heart of Glasgow required the removal of 1.6 meter diameter, 25mm thick steel flumes. Being a...
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Nick Turnbull
- Mar 27, 2022
- 1 min
Hydro-blasting on City Bridge Deck
Bridge Road Deck Renovation This project required Surface Preparation on a Bridge Deck. Situated on a busy, major arterial city road, its...
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