Multi-storey car parks are (MSCPs) are an integral and increasingly important part of the UK infrastructure. Indeed, many businesses and shopping complexes would not be able to function without them. The parking standards of the past, however, are no longer acceptable. Today, car park users demand safe and secure facilities finished to a very high standard. This, in turn, has created a growing need for car park operators and owners to regularly inspect, maintain and improve their parking facilities.

Many MSCPs suffer from concrete deterioration, structural defects and safety shortcomings due to poor design and construction and low standards of maintenance and repair. Most problems are caused by corrosion of the concrete reinforcement. Whilst MSCPs were designed to normal building standards, experience has shown that the environment is more akin to the exposure of bridges. De-icing salts deposited by vehicles can significantly reduce the durability of these structures.

The mechanisms of reinforcement corrosion and other car park deficiencies are fully understood by Concrete Repairs Limited (CRL) who is recognised for providing the UK’s most comprehensive MSCP structural refurbishment service. The company’s fifty years of experience in such specialist construction techniques has enabled it to evolve a meticulous, professional and nationwide service to the parking industry.

CRL’s comprehensive car park refurbishment services include condition surveys, concrete repair, cladding repairs, structural strengthening, joint sealing, corrosion control systems, deck waterproofing, protective and decorative coatings, new lighting and signage, CCTV security, ticketing systems and vehicle barriers.