Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG), via Pendrich Height Services (Pendrich), has returned to Blackpool Tower, where its specialists have been providing replacement steel components.
Blackpool Tower was opened to the public on 14th May 1894, so it is now 131 years old. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Blackpool Tower stands 518 feet (158 metres) tall. It is a world-famous, hugely popular tourist attraction, visited by around 650,000 people every year.
The tower’s design is widely acknowledged as being ahead of its time. As a writer for the BBC noted: “In heavy winds the building will gently sway; what a magnificent Victorian engineering masterpiece.” It is the only Grade I listed building in Blackpool.
In 2018, Pendrich was appointed as the main contractor to provide external structural repairs to the tower, followed by ongoing planned maintenance. All work was successfully delivered, approved by the heritage committee prior to being undertaken. Any parts of the structure that were renewed had to be replaced with like-for-like materials.
In this recent contract, Pendrich’s specialists produced a number of steel components, including the cast iron spheres, pictured – which were cast to match the originals. Pendrich deployed a team of its experienced steeplejacks and rope access engineers to remove and replace the steel components.
