Flagship Projects

• Roped Access & maintenance to Cardiff Castle
• Rope Inspection & Repair
• Rope Access Tower Block Inspections
• Rope Access Inspect & Repair the Tallest Free-Standing Structure in the UK
• Rope Access Safety Work to Buildings for the Health & Safety Executive
• Abseiling skills used to clean Royal Albert Hall Organ
  
• Delamination NDT to Jet Engine Test Facility For Rolls-Royce
• Inspection & Investigation Works, 65 Tower blocks London Borough Council
• Investigation To Glazed Units and Fixings, Prada Museum, Madrid
• Paint and Coating Condition, Flood Light Towers, Blackpool FC
• Investigation Of Brick Slips and Brick Panels On 64 Tower Blocks

Abseiling skills used to clean Royal Albert Hall Organ

Leading roped access specialist, HRS Services has just completed a contract to clean and inspect the 9,999 pipes on the grand organ at the Royal Albert Hall.

Also known as the "Voice of Jupiter", the organ was completed in 1871 and was originally built to be one of the finest, largest and tonally most comprehensive instruments in the world. Following its recent refurbishment completed in 2004, it can now re-claim its position as the largest in the UK.

All the 9,999 pipes have to be periodically vacuumed to ensure that dust does not accumulate and their surfaces wiped clean to remove any marks and ingrained dirt which could otherwise dull their finish.  Conventional access methods for this work, such as scaffolding were both costly and intrusive, so HRS Services was commissioned to use its rope access skills to complete the task.

Using HSE 'Good Practices' techniques as set out in IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trading Association) guidelines, technicians from the Sheffield based company were able to position themselves around the pipes, allowing them to carry out the work. A series of close up photographs were also taken - these allowed the Maintenance Team at the Royal Albert Hall to inspect parts of the pipes, normally hidden from their view.

By starting immediately after the audiences had left and working through the night, there was no interruption to the day-to-day activity in the hall. The three man team  completed the contract in three days.

All the HRS equipment is portable and extremely lightweight, allowing rapid set up and removal times. This speed and flexibility, combined with the safest method of working at height, makes rope access the preferred choice for difficult sites.