Waverley Station
Recently completed contract on behalf of Story Contracting & Scot Rail
Macrete design and manufacture reinforced and prestressed concrete units for railway infrastructure, and have supplied to numerous railway projects throughout the United Kingdom. These can be viewed in the projects section.
Macrete can provide a system of concrete match-cast beams for 48-hour bridge construction, particularly useful for railway bridges. Complete structures can be trial erected in the factory before delivery. Brick-faced or plain arches are produced to match existing bridgework, or for installation in new bridge structures.
An experienced design team is available to liase with customers from the earliest stage of an enquiry.
Macrete delivers to any location across the UK. For over 20 years Macrete have been supplying to railway possessions where the contractor's pre-agreed programme has always been achieved.
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Recently completed contract on behalf of Story Contracting & Scot Rail
Precast arch spandrels supplied to Skanska BAM jv
Full bridge re-construction at Thorndell Viaduct, Sussex for BAM Nuttall Ltd.
Macrete Ireland Ltd recently supplied PCC arched culvert units to Salmons Brook culvert, Edmonton, north London.The unit dimensions were 3.500m x 2.900m x 2.000m. The main contractor was Volker Stevin Ltd on behalf of Network Rail.As you can see from these pictures, the site team had to overcome significant weather and ground water conditions in order to install the units.
Macrete Ireland recently supplied 10nr cill beams, 36nr portal units and 33nr canal walls to the ongoing work on the EGIP package. The materials were supplied to BAM Nuttall Ltd on behalf of Network Rail.The deliveries took place over the Christmas and New Year period and the BAM site team overcame significant weather challenges to deliver the works on time.
Macrete Ireland Ltd supplied 6 Nr precast concrete standard cill beams and 16 Nr precast concrete composite deck beams for the reconstruction of Hoole Road bridge in Chester. The bridge is a 15 span Victorian era viaduct, the components manufactured by Macrete were for the replacement of spans 6 & 10.
Macrete Ireland Limited recently supplied Bridge Beams to Galliford Try Water & Rail at Station Road, Stechford, Birmingham. The beams were enhanced with the addition of Staffordshire Smooth Blue Solid Brickwork to the parapets, before leaving the Macrete Works.
Refurbishment works on Sutton Park Cattle Arch Bridge were carried out by Birse Rail Ltd. Macrete supplied Birse with 8Nr Precast Concrete Arch Units, designed with staggered joints. The arch units where trial erected in Macrete's yard in Toomebridge prior to going to site.
A busy weekend as this 130 tonne bridge deck channel beam is installed at Aylesbury Vale Buckinghamshire on behalf of Network Rail.
Our latest product takes its' first step on the long journey to site. This 130 tonne bridge deck channel beam is destined for delivery to Aylesbury Vale Buckinghamshire on behalf of Network Rail.
Macrete have supplied a complete sectional pre-cast road-over-rail bridge using beams and cill units to AMCO Rail for installation at Luckington Road, Acton Turville in South Gloucestershire
Macrete Ireland Ltd are supplying PCC roof beams and staircases to the ongoing works at Tottenham Cort Road Station on behalf of Vinci BAM Nuttall jv.
Macrete Ireland Ltd have recently supplied PCC elements to Wawensmere Road.
Macrete Ireland Ltd have recently supplied con arch units and associated PCC elements to EGIP Walton Road.
Macrete Ireland Ltd have recently supplied con arch units and associated PCC elements to EGIP Hallbrae.
Macrete Ireland Ltd have recently supplied con arch units and associated PCC elements to EGIP Gain Road.
Macrete Ireland Ltd have recently supplied con arch units and associated PCC elements to EGIP Main Street.
Macrete Ireland Ltd have recently supplied PCC TY5 beams and cills for the refurbishment works at Teignmouth Station, Devon
Macrete Ireland Ltd have recently supplied the following PCC products for the refurbishment of Craggie Bridge near Inverness.
Macrete Ireland supplied various precast concrete components to Stoksay cattle arch, in the picturesque valley of the River Onny, just north of Ludlow in Shropshire. The components were supplied on behalf of GWESPA (now Carillion Civils) for Network Rail.
Macrete Ireland supplied various precast concrete components to Stoksay cattle arch, in the picturesque valley of the River Onny, just north of Ludlow in Shropshire. The components were supplied on behalf of GWESPA (now Carillion Civils) for Network Rail.
The contract requirements were 25 Nr precast concrete culvert units c/w corresponding inlet and outlet units. The contract value was £210,000 approx. The work was done was behalf of the principle contractor Alfred McAlpine plc.
Macrete Ireland Limited were chosen to supply Bridge Beams and Parapets with integral red brick cladding by Galliford Try Rail on their contract at Bedford Road Birkenhead.
Macrete Ireland Ltd. supplied 2Nr Cill Beams, 2Nr Crash Protection Beams, 2Nr Ballast Wall Units, 2Nr Walkway Extension Units and 1Nr Run-On Slab to May Gurney for works at Ladgate Lane, Middlesborough.
Leominister Industrial Estate, Access Road, Southern Avenue, Leominister, Herefordshire. Supply of PCC Beams and Cast on Parapet units for John Mowlem & Co. Plc.
Rail Overbridge DPB 100, Station Road, Whitacre. Supply of PCC Portal Units and Beams for Galliford Try Construction.
12 No. Precast Parapets & 5 No. Precast Portal Units, provided for the Felixstowe to Nuneaton Upgrade for Galliford Rail.
Railway bridge for Nuttall's recently erected, involving 11 No. Box Beams, 2 of which with cast on parapets and 8 No. Bearing Units. Total Wt of job Approx 167.2 T
Techspan CTRL 420 Arch Units
TY Prestressed beams, cill units, edge beams, all cast and trial erected for Galliford Try Construction.
39T Cill Beams and 28T Prestressed Box Beams for Galliford at O/B 142 near Brettell Lane
This replacement deck for Birse Rail consisted of precast concrete bearing units, and prestressed concrete beams, with precast concrete parapet units, as shown below.
Macrete Ireland supplied the following components for the replacement of existing 100 year old Petts Hill bridge on the Ealing/South Harrow border in West London.