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Mayorhold MSCP, Northampton Mayorhold MSCP was “X-listed” by the former President of RIBA. C-Probe as specialist sub- contractor has designed a 25-year corrosion management solution that was installed as part of a wider structure upgrade by Makers Parking in partnership with Northampton Borough Council that has transformed the building. The scheme received the Project of the Year 2006 from the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) in November 2006. 
BOK Tower, Florida The Historic Bok Sanctuary in Lake Wales, Florida is 40 miles south of Orlando. It occupies approximately 250 acres consisting of botanical gardens, a singing tower, an estate and hiking trails. Construction of the gardens started in 1921 as a vision of a wealthy editor from Philadelphia named Edward Bok and were completed in 1926. The tower is 205 feet tall, has of seven floors and is constructed of a steel frame encased in masonry. Cracks developed in the coquina brick largely in the areas of the horizontal spandrel beams. Although the cracking and distress was only about 10% of those areas, the locations were throughout and somewhat random in pattern. Furthermore, more highly distressed areas showed signs of bowing or displacement from the beam and masonry backup. In 2006 over a 12 week programme the Tower was repaired and received impressed current cathodic protection involving Ebonex discrete anodes and C-Probe's AchillesICP power, control and monitoring. The completed system is controlled and managed remotely on AiMS.
37, Fleet Street, London The project at Hoare’s Bank on Fleet Street in London was a challenge involving the ingenuity of the design team, the ability, care and attention of the contracting team and the technological ability of the suppliers to achieve a long-term corrosion managed solution to the Owner’s problems. The building is historic being built in 1827-1830 and has been the home to the Bank ever since. Being Grade 2* listed meant that all measures to be taken were the subject of scrutiny by the conservation specialists at the City of London. The problem the Owner faced was corrosion of wrought iron dog-cramps and pins fixing sandstone blockwork of the load-bearing masonry façade. The effect of environmental damage over time meant that they could expect piece-meal replacement/ removal of the ironwork over time without the comfort of knowing the end aesthetic appearance. In order to do this a comprehensive and technological approach to façade and component assessment was undertaken involving a multiple cross correlative approach using different techniques to assess moisture retention, component quantification and component condition. The final installation of the ICCP interlinked over 500 discreet iron components to form a single cathode being protected by 400 interlinked discrete anodes – all of which were installed externally with the conservation specialist insisting on no change to the aesthetic appearance of the building. Moreover the façade had to retain it bronze (honey) color after the works were undertaken.
85, Fleet Street, London The former Reuters building on Fleet Street was the subject of an extensive internal and external repair and refurbishment programme over 2006. C-Probe acted as specialist corrosion management sub-contractor to PAYE Stonework & Restoration for the implementation of an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system to protect the structural steelframe of this presitgious office complex in central London. The building received over 6,500 Ebonex anodes drilled into the facades from the external and is controlled in 28 AchillesICP zones to all of the 9 levels of the building. AiMS is used to report, control and manage the installation remotely over the Internet.
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