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NEWS
IN BRIEF
February 18
Cleveland Bridge opens Newport office
Steelwork contractor Cleveland Bridge is to
open a South Wales office in Newport that
will deliver sales, design, engineering and
project management functions, creating up
to 12 new jobs.
The company said the office will also
provide a hub for the company’s employees
who live in Wales to dedicate their support
to projects in Wales and the South West of
England.
Cleveland Bridge said it has experienced
an upturn in activity in the south of the
UK and Wales, which has contributed to
two consecutive profitable years with the
company reporting profits for 2016 of £4M,
an increase of more than £1.5M on the
previous year.
Among its recent projects was the
design, build and installation of a 228t,
50m-long steel road bridge crossing the
Great Western Main Line in Newport.
This project, undertaken for Network
Rail, was part of a significant overhead
line electrification programme. Fabricated
in the north east of England, it was
transported to South Wales by road
and assembled prior to installation by
Cleveland Bridge engineers in a trackside
temporary works compound.
Cleveland Bridge Head of Infrastructure
Andrew Morris (pictured) said: “South
Wales is strategically important, opening
a large office here will enable us to
strengthen our Welsh team and provide
closer support to the Welsh infrastructure
and construction sectors, as well as regions
such as the South East and South West of
England.
“It will also allow us to take advantage
of the wealth of skilled people from the
area that will help Cleveland Bridge further
grow its market share.”
Following a UKAS assessment, the Steel
Construction Certification Scheme
(SCCS) has successfully become the first
Certification Body to become accredited
to audit National Highways Sector Scheme
3B – Stocking and distribution activities
for structural steel products.
From 15 September 2018, National
Highways Sector Scheme 3B will
be a mandatory requirement for all
companies involved in the stocking
and distribution of structural steel
products for all Highways England
projects, as well as other public bodies
adopting the Highways England Series
1800 specification for structural
steelwork.
For projects that start before 15
September 2018 and finish after this date
it is anticipated that NHSS3B will be a
requirement.
SCCS is pleased to announce that
Kloekner Metals UK is the first company
to achieve certification to this National
Highways Sector Scheme.
Barrie Salter, Business Development &
Marketing Director at Kloeckner Metals
UK, said: “We are extremely excited to be
the first company certified with NHSS3B
by SCCS. This new certification follows
in the footstep of our recently awarded
certificates for ISO 9001:2015 and ISO
14001:2015.
“It furthermore demonstrates that
at Kloeckner we have in place robust
quality management processes to supply
steel products specifically for suppliers /
contractors of Highways England.”
The SCCS is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the British Constructional Steelwork
Association. It was established in the early
1980s to provide a Quality Management
Systems certification service for steelwork
contracting organisations.
SCCS now offers additional certification
and monitoring services for the structural
steelwork sector, including integrated
or separate Environmental and Health
& Safety management systems, Factory
Production Control systems and selected
National Highways Sector Schemes.
For more information about SCCS go to
https://www.steelcertification.co.uk
A new school for a new village on the outskirts of Perth is being constructed by
Robertson and steelwork contractor Walter Watson.
The steel frame for the project, comprising approximately 720t of structural
steelwork, has recently been completed and roofing and flooring installation is now
under way.
Known as Bertha Park, the new 800-acre village is being spearheaded by
Springfield Properties, which secured planning consent for its master plan in 2016.
The construction of the proposed 3,000 homes will continue for the next 30 years,
creating about 450 building jobs.
It is estimated Bertha Park, featuring 60 acres of commercial land accommodating
shops, offices and restaurants, will generate work for 2,000 people.
It is hoped that by building the £31M Bertha Park High School in the early stages
of the development families will be encouraged to move to the village.
“The project is unique in the current Scottish schools programme as it isn’t a
replacement for an existing school, rather it is an entirely new building to serve the
growing population of Perth,” explained Robertson Operations Manager Robbie Kerr.
News
Barnshaws Section Benders said
it has introduced a beam welding
service by installing a new
semi-automated submerged arc
welding machine. The company’s
Commercial Director Greg North
said: “This machine gives us
increased capability to support
requirements from customers in
demanding industries.”
The Mayor of London, Sadiq
Khan has approved the
redevelopment of Croydon’s
Whitgift shopping centre by the
Croydon Partnership – a joint
venture between Westfield and
Hammerson. The project could
create 7,000 jobs, deliver nearly
1,000 new homes, and provide
the local community with brandnew
leisure and retail facilities,
and rejuvenated public spaces.
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet
in Ashford, Kent has revealed
that a £90M expansion to the
discount shopping centre will
open by 2019, creating 500 new
jobs and bringing in 50 more
luxury brands. The company
has confirmed that McLaren
Construction has been appointed
as main contractor for the
9,200m2 steel-framed extension.
Kier, VolkerFitzpatrick and
Wates have been chosen by
Public Health England (PHE)
to build its new £400M public
health science campus and
headquarters in Harlow, Essex.
Main construction work will start
next year with the campus set to
be fully operational by 2023.
The University of Kent has
awarded a £13.4M contract to
Willmott Dixon to build its new
School of Economics. The threestorey
facility will be located on
the north-western part of the
campus in Canterbury and is
expected to be ready in time for
the 2019-2020 academic year.
In last month’s (January) issue
of New Steel Construction we
reported that SMD had installed
metal decking at 100 Bishopsgate
in London; this was incorrect as
Prodeck-Fixing did the work.
SCCS achieves highways
accreditation
Perth school is
catalyst for new
development
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