Temporary Works

IKM’s engineering team undertake the design of a wide range of temporary works systems to support clients in both new build works or with ongoing maintenance operations.

Our experience in supporting onshore renewables, infrastructure, industrial and redevelopment projects means we understand temporary and enabling works requirements & restrictions and identify where time and cost savings can be made.

Temporary Works Consultants

Our temporary works consultants offer full lifecycle support to tier 1 and 2 contractors. IKM’s proactive approach ensures the efficient design and delivery of temporary and enabling works solutions tailored to complex engineering challenges that seamlessly align with any permanent works onsite.

Propping and temporary strengthening of existing bridges/structures/buildings.

Excavation design and support. Including design of open cut excavation, sheet pile solutions and specification of proprietary products.

Temporary access tracks and haul roads. Access from public road networks, temporary haul road design & construction route access to worksites.

Pipeline and cable protection. Including protection systems for crossing or loading of buried services.

Mobile crane access & crane pad designs. Including assessment of ground conditions and advising on ground improvements for safe crane operations.

Temporary Crossings & Culvert Design and Assessments. In cases where crossing local water features and ditches is a requirement for site access.

Engineering Design Services

Slope stability analysis
Excavation support including open-cut and shored excavation
Cantilever sheet pile walls
Retaining walls including mass gravity structures (such as gabion walls), embedded retaining walls and reinforced earth structures
Piling mats & working platforms