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Eastern Gateway
Huge quantities of steelwork and vast amounts of earthmoving are involved in the creation of one of the UK’s first inland ports, which will offer half a …
Tay Bridge refurbishment wins national award
Following a 20-year refurbishment of the Tay Bridge, the UK’s longest railway structure, the work has been recognised as an outstanding achievement and …
Footbridge installed over M20 motorway
A fully assembled single span footbridge weighing 45t has been installed over the M20 in Kent during a night-time closure of the motorway. Fabricated and …
Fabricating the Irwell Valley Bridge
The Irwell Valley Bridge is a single span road bridge, over 200 ft long, comprising seven trapezoidal box girders. Each girder was fabricated at the works in …
Two bridges installed in 11 hours on A14 upgrade scheme
Forming part of Highways England’s A14 Huntingdon to Cambridge Improvement Scheme, Cleveland Bridge installed two 1,050t bridges in just 11 hours. Known as …
Award: The Ordsall Chord Viaduct
The Ordsall Chord Viaduct includes the first network arch bridge to be built in the UK, and the first asymmetric (tapering) network arch anywhere in the world. …
Commendation: Approach Viaduct South, Queensferry Crossing
Opened in August 2017, Transport Scotland’s Queensferry Crossing is both the UK’s tallest bridge and the world’s longest three-tower, cable-stayed …
Commendation: Brooklands Museum Aircraft Factory and Racetrack Revival
Rather than constructing a new steel structure, this project was all about renovating and relocating an existing historic Grade II listed hangar. Brooklands in …
Commendation: Somers Town Bridge, London
Crossing the Regents Canal in London, Somers Town Bridge meets the structural demands with the very minimum of materials. Designed for cyclists and pedestrians …
Tata Steel’s Celsius® sections approved to NHSS
Tata Steel’s Celsius® range of hot-finished hollow sections have achieved external certification to the National Highways Sector Scheme 3B (NHSS 3B). Since …
