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Sept 19
Steelwork contractor Cleveland Bridge has
broken their own company record and
fabricated a pair of 56m-long girders for a
new bridge spanning the A45 in Coventry.
Previously, the company’s record for its
longest girders was 50m, set in 2017 for the
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project.
Cleveland Bridge has been contracted
to supply, fabricate and erect the bridge,
which features a double-span ladder deck
and a striking mast.
The bridge components, including
the girders, have been fabricated at
the company’s production facility in
Darlington, County Durham.
Following fabrication of the girders,
Cleveland Bridge engineers undertook
a complex delivery programme. Once
loaded on to the trailers, the girders
were carried as part of a convoy of two
vehicles, each measuring more than
60m-long, on their 180-mile journey to the
bridge construction site. The bridge will
subsequently be installed in March 2020.
Chris Droogan, Managing Director of
Cleveland Bridge, said: “The fabrication
of these bridge girders is testament to the
skills of our workforce and our extensive
production capabilities. It is always a
proud moment when a project is loaded
out for installation, but when it breaks a
previous company record it’s particularly
satisfying.
“It is also a major achievement to
transport a load of this size and navigating
the route across the country demonstrating
the ability of our team and contractors to
deliver a successful operation.”
Six UK steel-framed projects,
involving British Constructional
Steelwork Association BCSA
members, have made it onto
the Institution of Structural
Engineers IStructE Structural
Awards shortlist for 2019.
Featuring projects from
around the world, the Awards
are divided into 12 categories
and the winners will be
announced at a London evening
event on 15 November.
The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
(top left) is one of four projects on the
Long Span Structures category, awarded
for structural engineering excellence
in buildings or stadia not bridges
incorporating long spans.
Working on behalf of main contractor
Mace, Severfield erected the steelwork for
Spurs’ new home, which opened earlier
this year.
Two UK jobs have been shortlisted in
the Pedestrian Bridge award category:
Chiswick Park Footbridge (middle right)
and Taplow Footbridge (bottom right).
Linking a west London business park
to a local underground station, Severfield
was the steelwork contractor for the
three-span Chiswick bridge, while S H
Structures provided the steel for the latest
Thames crossing at Taplow.
Three projects, involving BCSA
steelwork contractors are shortlisted for
the Structural Transformation
award: 160 Old Street
(top right), Coal Drops
Yard (bottom left), and
Waterloo Station & Waterloo
International Terminal
Redevelopment (middle left).
Bourne Steel was the
steelwork contractor for both
the redevelopment of 160 Old
Street in London, which saw
a 1970s structure converted
into a modern commercial
premises, and the Waterloo Station job,
where the company’s work included a
new roof spanning between the Victorian
Station and former Eurostar building.
Severfield were the steelwork
contractor for Coal Drops Yard, the
company’s third shortlisted project. This
scheme includes a bespoke curving steel
roof that spans between two restored
buildings to provide a new retail centre
with its crowning glory.
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Manchester Galvanizing part
of the Wedge Group has more
than doubled its works footprint
at Heywood, near Rochdale,
following a £1M expansion
project.
A contract to build the new
research and storage facility
for the British Museum at
Wokingham, Berkshire has
been awarded to Graham
Construction. The 16,000m2
new-build facility will adjoin
the University of Reading’s
Thames Valley Science Park and
house ancient artefacts from
the Museum’s Archaeological
Research Collection.
St. Modwen is delivering a
29,500m2 distribution centre
in the heart of the Midlands,
which it claims is the largest
speculative build in the
company’s history. Forming part
of a wider 35-acre distribution
site known as St. Modwen
Park Tamworth, Severfield is
fabricating, supplying and
erecting the project’s steelwork.
Costain has been appointed
by Network Rail Southern
Region to deliver the £150M
redevelopment of Gatwick
Airport station. The company,
which previously led the scheme
through its planning and design
stages, will now undertake the
improvement works needed to
create a safer, more convenient
interchange between the
station platforms and Gatwick
International Airport. Work is
expected to begin in early 2020
and be completed during 2022.
Plans for the redevelopment
of Alexander Stadium – the
centrepiece of Birmingham’s
Commonwealth Games - have
been released. The redeveloped
stadium will see its seating
capacity increase from 12,700 to
18,000, with temporary seating
adding a further 12,000 during
the Games.
Steel projects feature on
Structural Awards 2019 shortlist
56m-long girders depart for East Midlands bridge
Contractor named for Wimbledon tennis complex
Willmott Dixon has been chosen by The
All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC)
to construct an integrated world-class
facility on Somerset Road, adjacent to the
venue for its world-famous prestigious
event, The Championships, Wimbledon.
The Somerset Road project will see
Willmott Dixon demolish the existing
indoor facilities and replace them with
12 new tennis courts (six indoor and six
outdoor).
The works will also include associated
club house facilities; a single-storey
underground car park for up to 338
vehicles that will be the hub of The
Championships’ courtesy car operation;
an enhanced arrivals experience for
competitors at The Championships; and
upgraded Centre Court chiller plant.
The building’s double-curved roof
structure and surrounding landscaping
will ensure it blends in sensitively with the
local area, retaining the AELTC’s guiding
principle of ‘tennis in an English garden’
throughout its Grounds.
Work is due to commence this month
and the project is programmed to be
completed by the end of October 2021.
The steelwork is due to begin erection
next year, with the programme beginning
in late July after The Championships
finish.
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