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Lloyd’s of London – Cooling Tower FRP Lining Repair

Lloyd’s of London – Cooling Tower FRP Lining Repair

06/03/25
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The client – Lloyd’s of London Cooling Tower Lining

It’s essential for brokers to keep their cool on the market floor, so when Vistech Cooling Systems needed a cooling tower repair for the landmark Lloyd’s of London building, they called in Sui Generis.

1. Lloyd’s of London, cooling tower fibreglass lining.

The problem – cooling tower repair

The towers are essential for keeping the air conditioning running smoothly at the world’s leading insurance market – so only cooling tower linings from the UK’s leading industrial lining expert would do.

2. Cooling systems on the landmark Lloyd’s of London building.

The solution – fibreglass lining

The task was a major one: we needed to apply 310 m2 of fibreglass lining to three towers, but it ensured the internal surfaces will be in excellent condition for years to come.

3. 310 m2 of fibreglass lining required to three cooling towers.

A quality cooling tower lining

Vistech Cooling Systems were delighted with the quality of the GRP lining applied by Sui Generis.

The Director of Vistech Cooling Systems was particularly impressed.

He said: “Sui Generis was very responsive and completed all tasks on time. It is essential to trust a sub-contractor as they need to fit in around our schedule. Sui Generis did everything we asked of them and we would definitely work with them again.”

If you also need high quality fibreglass linings, applied with precision and finished to the highest standard, call Sui Generis today.

4. Sui Generis started by grit blasting the cooling towers’ internal surfaces.

Grit blasted

Sui Generis started by grit blasting the cooling towers’ internal surfaces, then preparing the structures for fibreglass lining. We had to pull 160 metres of hose up the side of the building before we could begin.

5 & 6 Fibreglass lining applied.

Final surface preparation

Noisy work at Lloyd’s of London needs to be conducted when brokers are not in the building. So the surface preparation was completed at weekends to ensure nobody working at Lloyd’s would be disturbed.

7. Surface preparation completed weekends to ensure minimum distruption.

Fibreglass lining

Once the surface had been fully prepared the Sui Generis fibreglass lining was applied. Each of the three towers was upgraded separately to ensure the building was fully air-conditioned at all times.

8. Once fully prepared the fibreglass lining was applied.

Fibreglass lining

310 m2 of fibreglass lining was applied, ensuring the internal surfaces of the towers would be in good condition for years to come. Internal cooling pack platforms were replaced with fibreglass grating to complete the long-term upgrades.

9. Each tower upgraded separately to ensure the building was fully air-conditioned.

10. Fibreglass lining applied.

11. Fibreglass lining applied.

12. Internal platforms replaced with fibreglass grating to complete the upgrade.