Case Studies
from #think360

Client: Facilities management partner, in support of the principal contractor Location: Pilgrim’s Quarter, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne Scope: External builders clean of facades, frames and glazing, plus internal snagging cleans Duration: August to December 2025, 105 site visits Team: IRATA qualified rope access technicians, typically 3 per day, peaking at 9 Challenge Pilgrim’s Quarter…

1. Challenge E.ON’s 11 MW rooftop PV array at Alexandra Dock sits directly beside a busy grain berth. A year of constant gull activity had left the modules heavily encrusted with guano, reducing generation, accelerating surface degradation and posing a slip hazard for maintenance staff. The second photograph (02 June 10:45) shows the severity: almost…