Brookes Specialist Contractors Ltd., Manchester, UK (www.brookesltd.co.uk), a customer of Metallisation Ltd. (Dudley, West Midlands, UK), completed an anti-corrosion project using Metallisation equipment. Brookes won a contract with Anglesey Aluminium to protect the reinforced concrete beams on the Anglesey Aluminium Jetty in Wales. The offloading jetty is an essential asset for Anglesey Aluminium as it enables them to take delivery of raw materials directly into its UK aluminum processing facility. Being exposed to the harsh environment of the sea, the natural presence of salt has contaminated the concrete over time and has resulted in the corrosion of the steel reinforcing bars. The salt seeps into the concrete and erodes the steel reinforcing bar causing cracks and spalling in the concrete and eventually leading to the potential for failure of the structure. The Anglesey Aluminium Jetty had deteriorated quite badly and was in need of urgent repair.
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