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    Installation

    Accelerate project delivery with our professional installation service.

    We offer installation. Our dedicated installation team ensures your project runs smoothly, safely, and on time. With the qualifications, experience, and professionalism needed to deliver a hassle-free experience, we operate across all sectors — from high-rise residential and commercial developments to industrial and civil infrastructure works.

    Our Operations Service team includes IPAF and PASMA qualified operatives, and our Site Managers consistently receive outstanding feedback for their attention to detail. Whether it’s riser void coverings, balcony decking, or complex Glass Reinforced Polymer (GRP) fabrications, walkways and access structures, we provide installation support tailored to your specific needs.

    For high-rise new builds and refurbishments, we offer a full turnkey solution for our riser void fall protection systems. Our team ensures your mechanical and electrical (M&E) interfaces are considered from the outset — asking the right questions early, such as whether risers will be formed before or after installation, whether materials should be pre-cut or drilled off-site, and when your service cut-outs will be required.

    For existing balconies and terraces affected by the ban on combustible materials, we help you achieve compliance with current regulations using our in-house specialists to install Dura Deck Inspire porcelain or Dura Deck Aluminium decking.

    If you’ve commissioned a GRP access structure from us, we can take care of the installation too. The cost depends on location and project complexity, but our expert team is ready to advise and support civil infrastructure works, every step of the way.

    No matter the sector or scale, our installation service brings certainty, quality, and efficiency to your project.

    Installation Steps

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    1 | Information Gathering

    We begin by reviewing issued drawings and, where required, conducting site surveys to collect essential information. This includes measurements, access constraints, substrate conditions, and any safety or equipment considerations.

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    2 | Drawings

    Our team produces detailed drawings that identify structural interfaces, finished levels, and the positioning of any supports or fixings. These ensure your solution is correctly integrated with surrounding elements.

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    3 | Setting Out

    The area is carefully measured using project datums or gridlines. We mark out the installation zone to ensure alignment and accuracy, reducing risk of clashes or rework.

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    4 | Preparation

    Any required support structure or fixing points are installed or prepared, depending on the product and substrate. This could include brackets, bearers, pedestals, frames, or other supporting elements. Everything is positioned and levelled to ensure correct alignment, stability, and finished height.

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    5 | Installation

    We install the core components — such as grating, decking, or fabricated assemblies — with precision. Where required, they are fixed or clipped into place to prevent uplift or movement.

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    6 | Final Adjustments

    If your installation will later interface with services (for example for Riser Flooring), we remain on hand to assist. Our team ensures cut-outs or penetrations are safely made, without compromising the structural or safety performance of the system.

    Dura have been a pleasure to work with on the 20 Ropemaker site. The site team have a great attitude towards health and safety and actively participate on site initiatives regarding this. They are very knowledgeable, always keen to help and collaborate effectively and independently with the other trades on the site where required. Their main supervisors Brett, Tom and Lee are all very capable, competent, diligent, and effective supervisors who manage their workforce well and control their work areas. The GRP risers and gantries produced on site are of a very good quality and are installed to a good visual standard.

    Luke Busette

    Senior Project Manager at Skanska

    Dura Riser proved ideal for the project as they were delivered to site ready-made for quick installation. Dura Riser negates the requirement for heavy lifting equipment and significantly reduce installation costs, as service holes can be cut in-situ without the need for post fixing or hot works permits. The team at Dura Composites offer superb technical and CAD support, and we look forward to working with them on future phases of Elephant Park and on other projects.

    James Wibberley

    Project Engineer at Morrisroe

    Due to the nature and intricacy of the requirements to stabilise and re-enforce the platform steel in our services riser on all ten levels, we had to investigate the market to find an appropriate specialist that we could trust, to ensure the works were carried out correctly and properly. The comprehensive and detailed proposal we received from Dura Composites which identified the weak points in the platform structure and how to overcome them was both commercially and structurally viable, leading Dura Composites to be our preferred bidder during the tender process.

    Once the contract was awarded and the Scope of Works was finalised Dura Composites mobilised within days, kept us continuously informed of their progress, and also identified any Health and Safety risks during the installation. Once the works were completed, they also identified how the additional structural supports would be monitored and maintained. In the view of the proficiency of their installed works, Dura Composites are now a valued part of our Supply Chain and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them for Riser Installation works.

    Paul Petrilli

    Quantity Surveyor at Briggs & Forrester

    We have found Dura Composites to be extremely knowledgeable, informative, accommodating and professional throughout our engagement with them, on this and a number of other projects. Their design service is quick and offers good advice and an efficient scheme, which is then followed up by a professional installation team who are flexible to the changing needs of site conditions on a daily basis and most importantly are willing to work with us to deal with variations and challenges along the way.

    Our end clients are also complimentary of the services Dura Composites offers from a management and Health and Safety perspective. It’s pleasing to see a forward-looking and innovative company who are investing in Research and Development to provide a service tailored to the construction industry for everyone’s benefit by reducing installation time and material costs.

    Paul McNamara

    Contracts Manager at MH Getjar Ltd

    The Dura Riser products were easy to install on this project and were delivered to site in numbered kit format already made to size, so it was simple for us to fit each one as the concrete was poured. The durable anti-slip grating prevents objects and debris falling through and has a strong, anti-slip surface, so follow on trades will benefit from a great safety solution that’s easy to work with when it comes to installing the services. From our point of view, it was great that hot works permits weren’t required and that the Dura team gave us all the advice and support we needed to make the risers safe in an efficient and cost effective way.

    Danut Bojian

    Construction Manager at Ardmore Construction

    The platform was delivered and installed as planned. We’d like to commend your installation team for a proactive approach and professional attitude.

    Andrew Gaft MSc MIET MAPM

    Project Manager at J. Murphy & Sons Ltd

    FAQs

    We offer professional installation across all sectors — including high-rise residential, commercial, industrial, transport, and civil infrastructure. Wherever your project is based, our team brings consistency, safety, and quality to every installation.

    No. We only install our own d² Dura Composites product range. These products are unique, patented, and engineered to deliver low embodied carbon and high performance. Installing them using our specialist team ensures every component functions exactly as designed.

    Using our in-house team ensures a seamless, high-quality installation every time. We understand composite product benefits better than anyone and deliver them with precision, speed, and safety. Our service includes:

    • Pre-installation support: A Dura Composites expert can attend your site to provide toolbox talks, installation guidance, and hands-on training.
    • Programme certainty: Our systemised approach reduces on-site time, avoids rework, and de-risks your schedule.
    • Accurate site data: We offer Drone and Laser Scanning services to produce detailed 3D models of your site, supporting accurate design and install.
    • Ongoing support: Our Preventative Maintenance Inspection (PMI) service helps extend asset life and reduce long-term costs.

     

    Our installation operatives are IPAF, PASMA, and CSCS certified, and are highly experienced in installing composite systems in complex environments. Site Managers receive consistently strong feedback for their professionalism, planning, and problem-solving.

    Yes. We coordinate closely with your team to maintain site safety, access compliance, and operational continuity.

    Absolutely. Our systems are engineered to meet or exceed current fire, safety, and performance standards. Our installation team ensures products are fitted exactly as tested and certified.
    We also support compliance through:

    • Pre-install toolbox talks and training
    • Accurate site data capture via Drone and Laser Scanning
    • Preventative Maintenance Inspections aligned with insurance and safety best practice

     

    Our turnkey service for riser void fall protection includes everything from early-stage coordination and pre-drilled materials to final on-site installation. We’ll engage early to check riser sequencing, M&E integration, and programme timing to help you avoid clashes and rework.

    Installation costs depend on factors such as project location, product type, complexity, access arrangements, and duration on site. We provide tailored quotes based on your requirements.

    The earlier the better — ideally at the design or planning stage — so we can factor in logistics, sequencing and access requirements. However, we’ll always do our best to accommodate tighter timeframes.

    Yes. Our d² products are pre-engineered for repeatability and rapid assembly, making them ideal for off-site and modular construction. We can deliver to site pre-cut, pre-drilled or in kit format to suit your build sequence.

    We offer state-of-the-art Drone (aerial photogrammetry) and Laser (LiDAR) scanning to create 3D models of your site. This helps validate dimensions, plan access, and avoid delays. Our certified drone operators comply fully with CAA regulations.

    Yes. Our Preventative Maintenance Inspection (PMI) service offers a full audit of installed systems including condition assessment, depreciation analysis, and corrective recommendations. Many clients also benefit from potential insurance savings through documented inspections.

    Our Specialists

    Our High Rise specialists have the best system in the industry for Riser void safety – including design, material supply, and installation.

    • I’m responsible for overseeing and managing our Operations Service Team who undertake the installation of Dura Composites high-performing sustainable d² range of products and solutions at our clients’ sites.

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      Tom Kemp

      Operations Service Manager

    • I have extensive experience of a range of composite installations as well as using our purpose designed framework and grating to add safety to some of the UK’s most famous buildings.

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      Brett Stocking

      Site Operations Supervisor

    • I supervise installations across diverse projects. An award-winning Health and Safety champion, I combine technical excellence with a proactive safety-first approach, ensuring compliance and quality on every site.

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      Charlie Pullen

      Site Operations Supervisor

    • I’m a highly experienced supervisor specialising in balcony installations, fabrications and risers. I consistently deliver safe installations while efficiently coordinating teams in fast-paced construction environments.

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      Jamie Jackson

      Site Operations Supervisor

    • With the best product offering in the industry, we take a holistic view of riser safety design, removing the need for riser shaft management tools such as daily inspections.

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      Martin O’Connor

      Operations Technical Design Manager

    • I look after the welfare needs of our on-site installers, making sure they have everything they need to deliver fantastic results for our customers. The scale of the tall buildings we work in always amazes me!

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      Clare White

      Operations Coordinator

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