A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
Edge London Bridge reaches new heights
Edge has announced the topping out of its new 27-storey office development in London.
The project is being delivered by Mace as main contractor and is due for completion in 2026.
Located adjacent to London Bridge Station, the 260,000 sq. ft development has been designed by Pilbrow + Partners and is targeting BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Platinum certification.
Bobcat loaders take on the French Alps
Bobcat loaders have helped Chez Gaston, a family-owned restaurant in the French Alps, remain open for the first day of the ski season.
The equipment, including an S550, an S130 and an L85 articulated wheel loader, has been used to keep access routes clear despite heavy snow.
HS2 progresses with final Birmingham tunnel breakthrough
HS2’s tunnel excavation between London and the West Midlands has been completed, marking a significant milestone for the project.
To celebrate the achievement, workers at the site adorned TBM Elizabeth – named after 19th-century philanthropist Elizabeth Cadbury – with flags after the breakthrough at Washwood Heath.
BAM partners with Eden Project to champion nature recovery
John Wilkinson, BAM UK & Ireland’s COO, and Dan James, development director at the Eden Project, have announced a collaboration which aims to place ecological renewal at the heart of the built environment.
Both organisations said the partnership will provide an opportunity to reimagine the built environment as a space where nature is celebrated.
Construction workers take on a resilience challenge
Construction workers on Costain‘s Gallows Corner Flyover project have been testing their resilience, one block at a time, during a recent mental health and wellbeing session on site.
Delivered by mental health consultant Ghitta Basson, the workshop encourages participants to reflect on their personal resilience by using wooden blocks to build a structure that represents their current mental health.
JCB celebrates 80 years
Throwback image of former JCB employee John Wheeldon, released to celebrate the company’s 80th anniversary. Wheeldon is pictured in 1948 on an early product, the Major Loader.
The company was founded on 23 October 1945 by the late Joseph Cyril Bamford in a small lock-up garage in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
