Special Projects

From time to time something out of the ordinary pops up creating a buzz about the place. These set new challenges for the team in many ways dependent on weight size shape etc The photos below where the latest to test our flexibility.

Totem Project for Corbet Hospital, Birmingham

The Totem Poles are solid Purple Hart Ex 350mm x 500mm x 5000mm in length with a weight of 500Kg each the months of the year are CNC cut into each face. We solved the problem of turning them by manufacturing 1200mm wheels from 38mm MDF withspecial jigs to keep the faces flat.

These now reside in an art work outside Corbet Hospital Birmingham, view the photographs in our portfolio.

	Totem Concept Diagram (PDF file)
	Totem Design Diagram 1 (PDF file)
	Totem Design Diagram 2 (PDF file)

Ormskirk town centre gateway project

Rushworth is proud to be part of major city planning project for Ormskirk town centre. This exciting proposal is for a modern sculpture to form a new gateway to Ormskirk town centre. The eyecatching sculpture will stand at the end of Aughton Street at its junction with Park Road, forming a new gateway marker to enhance the recent improvements to Aughton Street.

The photograph shows the proposed sculpture superimposed to scale on a photograph of Aughton Street. The project is awaiting planning confirmation. The sculpture will be constructed from bronze and timber, with bronze bases. The timber is of the hard-wearing 'purpleheart' variety, which will weather over time, and will be coated with anti-graffiti paint. At the top of each marker there will be a 'seed' made of pierced copper, which will be illuminated at night, symbolising regeneration and growth, The gateway will stand 8 metres high - a similar height to the buildings at the Park Road end of Aughton Street.

The sculpture has been designed to be in scale with the nearby buildings, trees and street lights. Councillor Ian Grant, portfolio holder for planning, said: "This proposal is for an eye-catching, attractive feature which will complete all the recent improvement works in Aughton Street and the town centre."

Gateway Design Diagram (PDF file)