A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
Bracing the basement of Mace’s Salisbury Square
Temporary works specialist Mabey Hire designed and developed a new 1,200mm diameter steel prop specifically for Mace’s huge ongoing development off Fleet Street, where the future City of London Police headquarters will be based.
Keltbray is delivering the substructure works.
New Holborn Viaduct building
A CGI shows the 13-storey office that Multiplex will build close to St Paul’s Cathedral and the City of London (seen in the background).
Building envelope contractor Permasteelisa is designing in Italy the 15,500 sq m facade that is scheduled to start installation in March 2025, with scheduled completion expected after 12 months.
Bridge beams set in place on M25 junction 28
Six steel girders were lifted into place in pairs for Duckwood Bridge using a 1,000-tonne capacity crane as part of Graham’s upgrade of a busy junction between in Essex.
The operation entailed bolting together smaller beams mid-air before lifting the completed beams onto the structure.
3D-printed toilets for travellers
Concrete printing specialist CyBe Construction, architect Baily Garner and ChangeMaker have developed the first 3D concrete-printed toilets for rail stations.
The pods can be printed in under five hours and incorporate solar panels on their roofs.
Building a resilient UK
Costain has been awarded an extension to its long-standing framework agreement with a defence contractor.
The work, which totals an undisclosed six-figure for a six-month period, involves providing continued support to key UK defence projects.
