Project case study
Pumping Station Access System Installation
Client
Wastewater utility framework contractor
Location
Leinster, Ireland
Sector
Water Industry · Wastewater
Duration
4 weeks design + fabrication, 3-day install
- 30+ years delivering projects like this
- Free site survey
- Quote within 48 hours
30+ years
Engineering experience
EN 1090 / EN ISO 14122
Fabricated to standard
Quote within 48 hours
Free site survey
Drogheda based
Working Ireland-wide
Overview
NR Engineering delivered a complete access and lifting package for a new wastewater pumping station. Scope included a 316 stainless wet well ladder, davit and lifting bracket for pump retrieval, kiosk access ladder and top-slab handrails.
Scope of works
- Wet well 316 stainless ladder
- Top-slab handrail system
- Davit and lifting socket for pump removal
- Kiosk access ladder
- Installation and operator handover
- Inspection certificate and load plate
Challenges
Wastewater pumping stations are confined-space environments with significant H₂S exposure — material selection is critical. The lifting davit also had to be certified for the maximum pump removal load, with a load plate fitted on site.
Solution
All wet well fabrications were 316 stainless. The davit and lifting socket were independently load-tested before installation and supplied with a certified load plate. Site installation was completed inside a single weekend.
Materials used
Fabrication process
All wet well components were TIG welded in our stainless workshop. The davit arm was load-tested at certified test loads with documentation supplied to the client.
Installation process
Installation was carried out by Safe Pass and confined-space competent crews working to the operator's permit-to-work. The lifting equipment was load-checked on site before final sign-off.
Project gallery
Results
The pumping station was commissioned on programme with a fully compliant access and lifting package supporting safe pump retrieval for the asset's operational life.
Project context
Sectors, assets and materials involved in this water industry · wastewater project
What this project touched — the facility type, the assets worked on, the steel grades specified and the engineering disciplines applied.
Material
Stainless Steel
Grade 304 and 316L stainless worked in a segregated bay, pickled and passivated for water, food and pharmaceutical duty.
Asset
Pumping Stations
Wet well access ladders, davit sockets, cover frames and pipework modifications for foul and storm pumping stations.
Sector
Wastewater Treatment
Corrosion-resistant steelwork, weirs, screens and handrail systems for wastewater treatment works and sludge handling plant.
Sector
Industrial Facilities
Planned and reactive engineering support for industrial facilities — access, guarding, steelwork repairs and shutdown works.
Asset
Fixed Access Ladders
Permanent means of access fabricated and certified to EN ISO 14122-4, with safety cages, gates and rest platforms.
Capability
Fabrication
Cutting, forming, drilling and assembly in our Drogheda workshop, working from approved fabrication drawings.
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Why NR Engineering
Why engineers and facilities managers choose NR Engineering
Three decades of design, fabrication and installation for industrial, water and construction clients across Ireland — with the paperwork, certification and programme discipline to match.
- 30+ Years
- Engineering and fabrication experience
- 500+ Projects
- Delivered across Ireland
- 40+ Clients
- Repeat industrial and construction clients
- Nationwide
- Drogheda workshop, site teams Ireland-wide
What we guarantee
- Free site survey and measure
- Written quotation within 48 hours
- Fabricated to EN 1090 / EN ISO 14122
- Coded welders, Safe Pass certified crews
- Agreed programme dates in writing
- 24/7 emergency callout for maintenance clients
Client feedback
What Irish contractors and plant managers say about working with us.
“NR delivered our structural steelwork on programme and to spec. Their site team integrated cleanly with our main contractor.”
“We've used NR for hygienic stainless modifications across two pharma sites. Documentation and finish are first-class.”
“Reliable callout, properly skilled crew and a workshop that can fabricate spares when OEM lead times don't suit.”
Next step
Tell us what you need built, installed or maintained.
Send us drawings, photos or a short description. We'll come back with a written quotation — usually within 48 hours — and arrange a free site survey where it's needed.
- Free site survey and measure
- Written quotation within 48 hours
- Fabricated to EN 1090 / EN ISO 14122
- Coded welders, Safe Pass certified crews