MIDFIX were engaged by the main M&E subcontractor on this large and complex project to design, engineer, and supply heavy duty support frames and bracketry for the main corridors, the entire basement plantroom area, plus boiler rooms and plantrooms in three rooftop areas. We were also commissioned to design high level busbar supports, containment bracketry, and AHU frames.

Project Brief:  “Can you design bracketry to support 10kN of cable on trays and ladders supported vertically spanning steels 6-8 metres apart?” an electrical contractor recently asked. Solution: Skye Jennings provided a deeper insight: “Designing bracketry to support 10kN of cable containment whilst spanning distances from 6.6m up to 7.9m between steels of varying sizes […]

Project Brief: Design and manufacture support frames for heavy-duty cable containment within a tight deadline. CAD technician Fergus Moran had been briefed to design support frames that could safely support heavy-duty cable containment 3.5 metres off the ground. He takes us through the key moments and challenges that he overcame when creating these designs. “After speaking […]

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We were asked by a client to design a support frame that could safely support cable containment weighing nearly 1.5tons and running 6 metres above ground.

Project Brief: as part of a recent hospital development within the midlands, MIDFIX was asked to design and engineer a support frame to support heavy cable containment on a rooftop. At first glance, the project seemed relatively simple, design a support frame that could support heavy cable containment; however […]

How we built the Rocket – Freemans Common Core Riser MIDFIX utilises the latest off-site manufacturing principles to build a core riser for prestigious university development in the East Midlands.  We were recently engaged by a client to build a core riser for prestigious university development in the East Midlands. The riser would supply core services to […]

MIDFIX designed and manufactured these bespoke maintenance access platforms for installation at a commercial site in Manchester. The platforms were going to be positioned next to air handling units (AHUs). To enable future servicing and maintenance of the AHUs, sections of the access flooring had to be removable.  The material we deployed is a heavy-duty […]

Project overview: Anglian Water invested £15m in a new water treatment works designed to secure water supplies as well as to improve water quality for homes and industry around the Haverhill area in Suffolk. They required above-ground pipe support across the whole site and for the supports to withstand weather conditions. What did MIDFIX provide? […]

This anaerobic digestion (AD) facility located in Shropshire treats up to 50,000 tonnes of food wastes and agricultural waste per annum. The biogas produced is used to generate electricity and then provided to the National Gas Grid for domestic energy use. We were commissioned by Watermark Systems to aid in designing a pipework support system […]

Project Brief This was a £5.3m project to upgrade an Anglian Water water recycling facility on a site in Essex. The works included over 250m of above ground pipework that required an adjustable and modular solution. MIDFIX was appointed to design, engineer, prefabricate and deliver the full range of pipework supports. Our Solution The project […]

Project Brief This £20m new build hotel in Stoke-on-Trent is an eight-storey tall building, featuring 140 bedrooms with a gym, bar and bistro. MIDFIX was appointed by the contractor to design and manufacture several plant and equipment support frames for the rooftop space, where access for maintenance was a critical requirement. Our Solution The support […]

Project Brief This scheme was a fast-track new build project which took 18 months from inception to completion at a university in the West Midlands. MIDFIX was appointed by a building services contractor to design and manufacture a height access solution to enable safe and easy access for maintenance personnel to access the building’s air […]