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Winvic Construction has handed over
the keys to a £44M industrial unit at
Ansty Park, Coventry for international
aerospace, defence and energy
engineering group Meggitt.
The 46,000m2 building required 1,775t
of structural steelwork and will be used as
a manufacturing and test facility as well
as the company’s global headquarters.
Winvic said it worked with architect
firm Michael Sparks Associates to deliver
the prominent and high-quality design
where sustainability was important.
The project has achieved ‘A+ EPC and
BREEAM ‘Very Good’ ratings, and
comprises elements such as a rainwater
harvesting system and photovoltaic
panels.
Notable elements that have been
designed to an elevated specification
include a full-height glass atrium area
where striking 3 x 1m floor tiles have
been utilised, while the front of the
building – which houses the main offices
– is also completely glazed.
Winvic Operations Manager, Dave
Roberts, said: “From pre-construction
discussions to the final elements of the
complex fit-out, this project has been a
great example of partnership working
between a main contractor, client and
end-user; it has been a joy to work closely
with developer Manse Opus and Meggitt
and to share the same visions of quality,
commercial viability and first-rate
design.”
Richard Smith, Opus Land Joint
Managing Director, added: “We feel
privileged to have been appointed
to develop such a world-leading
manufacturing and head office facility
for a company of Meggitt’s standing and
are delighted at the quality of the Winvic
build and the professionalism of their
on-site team.”
Working on behalf of Winvic, Caunton
Engineering fabricated, supplied and
erected the project’s steelwork.
Tata Steel, in partnership with the Steel
Construction Institute, has launched
a new and fully revised app version of
its ‘Blue Book’ software tool, which is
now available for structural engineers to
download for free.
Developed to aid structural engineers,
the new Celsius® Structural Hollow
Sections Design app includes Tata Steel’s
entire structural hollow sections range,
including square, rectangular, circular and
elliptical hollow sections, and incorporates
comprehensive section property data for
key products.
The app automatically calculates the
available steel section sizes, based on a
project’s specific loading requirements,
and allows the user to efficiently assess
alternative specifications, saving valuable
time.
According to Tata Steel, the new app
helps to improve accuracy, providing
results based on actual effective lengths
input by the user. App users can also apply
filters, such as specifying a maximum
or minimum size within the calculation,
making it easier to further control the
information provided.
Steve Whitfield, Manager – Structural
Tubes at Tata Steel, commented: “In
this digital era, we knew that we wanted
to create a valuable, efficient and userfriendly
design tool, all qualities that
I believe we have achieved with our
Structural Hollow Sections Design app –
the all-new, essential guide for the design
of steelwork.”
The app is now available to download
for free from the app store on either Apple
or Android.
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Designs for a £100M
redevelopment of Crompton
Place Shopping Centre and
Victoria Square in Bolton have
been revealed by Bolton
Regeneration, a partnership
between Beijing Construction &
Engineering Group International
and Midia. The plans include the
construction of a 110-bedroom
hotel, 150 homes, a 7,500m2
office block, and a mixed-use
retail, leisure, dining and events
space, dubbed Bolton Works,
alongside improved public
realm. The completed scheme
would be named Bolton Victoria
Square.
Laing O’Rourke has been
appointed as preferred
contractor to deliver Everton
FC’s new 52,000 capacity
stadium at Bramley Moore
Dock on Liverpool’s waterfront.
A pre-construction services
agreement for a design and
build contract is due to be
signed after a competitive
procurement process. Work on
the new stadium is expected
to start later this year, subject
to planning consent, and is
expected to take three years.
VINCI Construction has secured
a £27M design and construct
project for Staffordshire
University for the new Catalyst
Building, which will become a
flagship centre for apprentices
and digital skills. The university
said the state-of-the-art facility
will support students to study
flexible degrees that meet their
needs, those of employers and
help students secure highlyskilled
jobs.
Balfour Beatty has been
appointed main contractor
for a new regional transport
integration hub at Motherwell
station, with work set to begin
this year. ScotRail, North
Lanarkshire Council, Strathclyde
Partnership for Transport (SPT),
and Transport Scotland have
teamed up to create the hub.
Tata Steel launches new
hollow sections design app
Keys handed over for steelframed
aerospace facility
Forming part of Highways England’s A19 Testo’s Junction
Improvement Scheme, Cleveland Bridge has been awarded the
contract to install a new 141.4m-long flyover bridge.
Further alleviating traffic congestion on the redeveloped
roundabout that connects the A19 with the A184, the flyover is part
of a five-year £15bn programme by Highways England to improve
journeys between the main North East arterial route and the
surrounding areas.
To date two additional lanes on both northbound and
southbound sides of the roundabout have been completed, which
has also created the space for the construction of the flyover that
includes the installation of more than 130 concrete piles.
The 1,393t weathering steel road bridge will be fabricated in a
series of 25 paired girders at Cleveland Bridge’s Darlington facility,
which is 40 miles south of the project site.
Cleveland Bridge Managing Director Chris Droogan said:
“We are highly active in markets across the world, but it is always
satisfying to secure projects in our home region of the North
East, particularly those that will bring significant benefits to the
efficiency of the area’s transport network.
“We are also very proud to continue our long-term collaborative
relationships with Highways England and Costain and look forward
to the successful delivery of this project.”
Contract awarded for
A19 flyover
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