National Galleries Case Study

We received a call from Bill Darling of the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh enquiring if we could help them out with water ingress into the building. After further telephone calls to Bill and his plumber Bill Fordyce, we received the relevant information that was required for us help.

The reason for water ingress into the Galleries was a hole in the lead rain water conductor pipe. This lead rain water conductor pipe takes the water away from part of the Galleries’ roof. The plumber had tried all sorts to try and stop the water leaking into the building, but was unsuccessful. The area where the lead pipe was situated was inaccessible and also contained very expensive paintings. One painting alone was valued at £50million and this was only on loan to the Galleries. So we were under immense pressure not to make any mistakes. We also only had one window of opportunity to carry out these works as the weather forecast was for heavy torrential rain.

Bill Darling and Bill Fordyce were in a predicament. They asked if we had any thing that could repair hole with minimal disruption.

After telephone conversations with our Drain Lining counterparts (Brawoliner) in England and Germany, it was decided that the best way to tackle this problem was to use our Flexi Drain Lining Sock. Engineers attended site and works were carried out to the complete satisfaction of the National Galleries.

That night as forecasted the rains came and the Galleries were dry, and the works were carried out with minimal disruption to the Galleries and public.