Fairfield Engineering Solutions

Fairfield Engineering Solutions (FES) is a multi-disciplinary engineering team providing turnkey Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) solutions for our client’s infrastructure. FES delivers a comprehensive set of services, from front-end engineering design to delivery, commissioning and ongoing maintenance. The Engineering Team has successfully delivered bespoke bridge projects and bridge control systems for over 30 years. With experience in design, delivery, commissioning, and life-cycle maintenance, the team has worked on some of the UK’s most iconic Moving Bridges. Fairfields can provide a solution, no matter what stage of its life cycle the bridge is in; from initial design and implementation of a new system, the appraisal and improvement of an existing system, to the replacement of an ageing or obsolete system. The multi-disciplined engineering team add value to projects with coordination of design and delivery of all, or any part, of the following: • Structural & civil interfaces • Mechanical drive systems (hydraulic or electrical) • Bridge control systems • Jacks, wedges, resting blocks and locking pins • Traffic control (barriers, wigwags and gates) • Navigation lights • CCTV & PA systems Bridges come in many shapes and sizes and often require bespoke solutions for safe and reliable operation. Fairfield Engineering Solutions have provided solutions on many different types of bridges, including: • Hydraulic motor-driven bascule bridges • Hydraulic ram operated lifting bridges • Electric motor and gear-driven lifting bridges • Electric motor-driven swing bridges • Hydraulic motor-driven swing bridges • Winched swing bridges • Winched deck bridges • Winched lift bridges • Winched draw bridges All aspects are viewed objectively to establish the best solution commercially and technically, utilising equipment and solutions best suited to the user regarding safety, reliability, and operational practicality.