Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Principal inspection · Rope access
A full tactile inspection of one of the UK's most complicated footbridges, delivered early.
No structure out of reach.
Specialist inspection, access and maintenance for road, rail and infrastructure. Based in the heart of England, delivered nationwide.
Who we are
Trusted Access exists for the structures everyone else works around: the soffit over open water, the culvert nobody can stand up in, the cable high above the deck. We plan the access, put qualified hands on the structure, and hand back evidence engineers can act on.
Qualified to
- IRATA
- PASMA
- IPAF
- LANTRA
- RYA
- CSCS
- CITB SSSTS
Stoke-on-Trent, working nationwide
What we do
From the sky to the riverbed.
Every structure is a vertical journey. Our teams work it top to bottom, from the first drone pass to the last dive below the waterline.
From the air
Drone & UAV inspections
High-resolution UAV surveys that cut cost, closure time and disruption. Eyes on the structure before anyone leaves the ground.
Tower topAbove the River Tyne
On the deck
Bridge inspections & assessments
General, principal and special inspections across road and rail, with traffic management, permits and access arranged on your behalf.
On the ropes
Specialist rope access & scaffolding
IRATA-qualified teams put an engineer's hands on steel, concrete and masonry that machines can't reach. At height, over water, after dark.
Rope descentTyne Bridge, Newcastle
On the water
Pontoons, boats & water safety
Floating access built over live watercourses: pontoons, boats and rescue cover for work above and beside the water.
On the roadNationwide, from Stoke-on-Trent
And everything in between.
Structural investigations and NDT across concrete, timber, masonry and metal. Retaining wall inspections, scour assessments of foundations and waterway structures, building inspections covering cladding, fixings, delamination and spalling, and culvert and confined-space work by man-entry and CCTV.
Your trusted access partner.
Selected work
Every frame on this site is our own team on our own jobs. A few of them, up close.
Cleddau Bridge
Enhanced general inspection · Rope access
Rope access proved as a repeatable way to inspect a major estuary crossing, with no disruption to the public.
Contact
Let's talk access.
Tell us about the structure: what it is, where it stands and what needs doing. We'll come back with an honest read on the access.