Railway Steelwork

Swann Engineering Group has over forty years of industry experience in delivering structural solutions to the transport and telecommunications markets.

We deliver bespoke structures to the UK’s complex rail infrastructure including tram networks, light railways and underground cross-city networks. Our in-house specialist teams are supported by continuous investment in design, manufacture, installation and maintenance to the latest European and international standards using up-to-date software analysis tools.

We have worked collaboratively with our clients on a wide range of rail sector projects including the West Coast Mainline, HS1, Eurotunnel, Port of Felixstowe, Transport for London, and the Rail Innovation Development Centre.

We are committed to supporting Rail Digital Technology delivery programmes enabling the increased capacity for passengers and freight whilst maintaining a strong emphasis on innovation, research, development, and sustainability.

Further details for each of our projects can be found in our Rail Expertise brochure, which is available for download on request.

Design & Survey

Partnering lead design organisations in meeting civil asset design and assurance requirements for construction of works undertaken on civil engineering infrastructure. Services include design checks on steel structures, foundation designs, geotechnical investigations, tower structural and condition surveys, remedial and strengthening designs, plus tower extension designs.

Manufacture

Renowned for the quality of build and design durability, our production facility has the capacity to manufacture over 100 towers and columns per month. All structures are CE compliant with BS EN 1090 to a minimum standard of Execution Class 2. Where required, all our structures can also be provided with the relevant accessory steelwork and cable management products. We are happy to work with our clients to refine our structures to meet exact requirements and employ an ongoing innovation programme to ensure our towers are best in class.

Structural Installations

Our regionally based rigging teams have installed over 300 towers nationally in the past 12 months, as well as tower upgrade and strengthening works. We are used to working in difficult and remote locations and have experience in a wide range of build techniques including hand builds. We are experienced in dealing with complex rooftop and tunnel/bridge deployments including installation of feeder management.

Planned Inspection & Reactive Maintenance

Our rigging teams provide planned and reactive maintenance cover on a 24/7 national basis. We have experienced planning and coordination teams that utilise our proprietary software platform to ensure the most efficient service, including fault diagnostics and real-time reporting. We can provide full asset capture and evaluation and have over 5 million site images on our system, covering some 25,000 sites in the UK. We have delivered maintenance contracts for Network Rail, HS1, and the East London Line.