2008 ICRI Project of the Year Utilizes Ebonex® Anodes

The Restoration of Arkwright House was selected by the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) as 2008 Project of the Year.  This building is a historic landmark in central Manchester, UK, was saved following a unique $9 million repair project completed in 1998 after a 24-month restoration period.  The project was submitted in the Longevity category.

The now 81-year-old Grade 2 listed building had been suffering from corrosion of the building’s steel frame. In 1997/8 the building received a $9M facelift to repair masonry and utilized Ebonex anodes to provide impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) to the structural steel frame.   The cathodic protection system has been continuously monitored remotely for over ten years.  (read more).