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Work underway for Luton Airport fast transit system
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Steelwork erection is now underway for a
new Marks & Spencer store at Eclipse Park
in Maidstone.
Working on behalf of main contractor
Gallagher Group, H Young Structures is
fabricating, supplying and erecting 600t of
structural steelwork for the project.
The 7,808m² store is due to open in the
summer of 2020 and will sell clothing and
home products as well as having a foodhall
and M&S café. The store will create up to
300 jobs in the local area.
M&S said it identified Maidstone as
the ideal location for this major new store,
which will be the largest new store opening
in 2020, and designed to be ‘inspirational’,
drawing people from a wide catchment
area.
The design of the store is said to be
attractive, with smart, clean glazing and
cladding and Kentish Ragstone walling.
Pat Gallagher, Chairman of Gallagher
Group, said: “We are delighted to welcome
Marks & Spencer to Eclipse Park. Marks
& Spencer choosing Maidstone for the
location of this new store is a major vote of
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Steel Frame Stability Course
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Tuesday 8 October 2019
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confidence in Kent’s county town.
Sacha Berendji, Retail, Operations and
Property Director at Marks & Spencer,
said, “As part of our transformation plan,
we’re reshaping our store estate to respond
to the needs of the modern consumer.
In Maidstone, we’re creating a shopping
experience fit for the future by investing in
our new store at Eclipse Park.”
Located close to Junction 7 of the
M20 motorway, Eclipse Park is one of
Maidstone's most modern office, retail and
hotel business parks.
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Tuesday 15 October 2019
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Thursday 7 November 2019
UK Steel Construction Day 2019:
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Caunton Engineering has been awarded
the contract to fabricate, supply and erect
structural steelwork for a new Bio Power
facility being constructed by Burmeister &
Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC).
The gasification facility in Hooton
Cheshire will be fuelled by locally-sourced
waste, using up to 240,000t of refusederived
fuel each year. The facility is
expected to generate more than 200 GWh
of electricity annually.
The steelwork needed for the project
comprises over 800t and consists of
framing for a boiler house, turbine hall,
fuel storage depot, and a fuel unloading
building, along with all associated
secondary steel.
BWSC has been awarded a full turnkey
build contract as well as a contract to
operate and maintain the facility for 15
years.
The plant is scheduled for completion in
the second half of 2021.
BWSC has previously built nine
biomass-fuelled power facilities in the
UK and Caunton Engineering supplied
steelwork for six of these projects.
Steelwork erection has commenced for a
new viaduct that forms an integral part of
the £225M Luton fast transit system, which
will link London Luton Airport with Luton
Parkway railway station.
The fully automated and driverless
transit system will be approximately 2.1km
in length and will provide a journey time
between the station and airport terminal
of less than 5 minutes.
From a new dedicated station adjacent
to Luton Parkway, the system will be
elevated on the viaduct until it reaches the
A1081 where it will cross via a new bridge.
Beyond the bridge, the route will be at
ground level or in a shallow cutting, before
finally entering a tunnel under the airport
taxiway.
Working on behalf of main contractor
VolkerFitzpatrick-Kier joint venture,
Severfield is fabricating, supplying and
erecting 830t of steelwork for the eightspan
viaduct.
In cross section the structure is three
plate girders wide at the station end, but it
then tapers down, between piers two and
three, to only two girders wide. Overall it
consists of 25 main longitudinal plate
girders, which have a maximum length of
42m and weigh up to 36t each.
As well as the viaduct, which is
expected to be fully erected by November,
Severfield is also supplying the steelwork
for the system’s two stations.
Steelwork contractor chosen for Cheshire energy plant
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When complete, it will total over 16
acres of Grade A commercial development
and deliver more than 27,800m² of
commercial office accommodation,
including 150-bed hotel with conference
facilities.
Steel starts for flagship M&S store in Kent
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