Precision Cold-Cutting & BROKK Debricking within the Complex Geometry of a Large Refractory Vessel
A highly complex project: precision abrasive cold-cutting on a massive industrial vessel, followed by a full robotic debricking of its interior.
GNAT UK specialises in controlled demolition for complex and constrained environments, offering a unique system of robotic demolition, hydrodemolition, precision cutting, and cold cutting. They focus on reducing risk and maintaining programme in challenging scenarios, such as confined spaces, live operational environments, and areas with reduced manual handling requirements. Their method-led approach ensures early method definition, minimising uncertainty and rework.
The company's expertise is built around control, combining multiple demolition techniques tailored to specific project constraints rather than applying a standard approach. They are particularly adept at working within infrastructure, water systems, industrial sites, and live operational environments where access is limited, structures are sensitive, and sequencing is critical. GNAT UK encourages early engagement to define the safest and most efficient outcomes, integrating buildability input and programme considerations into their method development.
Their services are designed to address the challenges posed by restricted access, live assets, and structural sensitivities that often make conventional demolition methods unsafe or impractical. By offering specialist capabilities, GNAT UK provides precise, safe, and controlled demolition solutions, ensuring that projects in demanding environments are delivered effectively and with minimal disruption.
A highly complex project: precision abrasive cold-cutting on a massive industrial vessel, followed by a full robotic debricking of its interior.
Decommissioning of a Turbine Hall is proceeding smoothly, thanks to GnatUK's skilled HILTI concrete wire-sawing team, bulk concrete sections cut, craned out and removed in sequence.
Seven Brokk robots stripped 200 tonnes of contaminated brick lining from six rotating kilns at an Elementis chromium plant over six months.
Client · Elementis
A pair of GnatUK Brokk 800s with Atlas Copco hydraulic peckers cutting through heavily reinforced concrete foundations.
Brokk robots and Hilti track saws cleared a sealed Beeching-era railway arch to open a new pedestrian walkway, finishing three days early.
Shropshire
Husqvarna DXR140 robots on mast climbers deconstructed a 21m, 500-tonne reinforced silo from the inside out at the Grade I listed Ditherington flax mill.
A diesel and a 3-phase electric Brokk 800 were craned into a basement to peck out heavily reinforced concrete foundations in record time.
Leeds
Husqvarna and Brokk robots deconstructed a 19-storey Leeds city centre tower from the top down, working alongside Bobcats to clear concrete and rebar.
Abrasive cold-cutting opened a safe access route into a volatile oil tank so a Brokk 800 Diesel could remove over 2000m³ of solidified sludge.
A Husqvarna DXR140 robot with hydraulic pecker safely deconstructed concrete screed inside an Archimedes screw trough on a 40-degree incline.
A compact Brokk 60 broke out tunnel benching inside a 1.5m diameter sewer for Active Tunnelling Ltd, eliminating the HAV risk of hand-held breakers.
Client · Active Tunnelling Ltd
Aquajet hydrodemolition robots and Hilti wire saws worked in tandem to isolate and refurbish concrete plinths in a North East car factory.
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Robotic demolition, hydrodemolition, diamond drilling and cold cutting, defined and delivered as a single controlled system for confined, live and high-risk environments. Their listed services include Demolition, Concrete works, Civil engineering, M&E contracting and Plant hire.
Gnat UK Ltd is registered at RICHMOND, DL10 4FB, in North East.
Gnat UK Ltd states that it works across Nationwide.
Companies House lists Gnat UK Ltd as active.
Gnat UK Ltd works in Industrial, Infrastructure and Energy.
Gnat UK Ltd was incorporated on 2005-10-12.
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