A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
UK’s largest monopiles transported to Moray West
Lifting specialist Sarens PSG has installed 62 giant monopiles, each weighing up to 2,000 tonnes, with diameters reaching up to 10m and extending to 84.7m in length, at the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland.
The heavy lifting specialist used a self-propelled modular transporter of 166 axle-lines.
Tunnelling robot prototype
A consortium including Costain and the Manufacturing Technology Centre has developed a prototype robot to make tunnel infrastructure installation more efficient and safer. The robot can autonomously select brackets, locate where they need to be mounted along a tunnel wall and install them.
Barhale for Mogden shaft
Thames Water has appointed Barhale to deliver the Mogden Pump Out Shaft scheme, which will upgrade the existing inspection shaft on west London’s Thames Water Ring Main.
Barhale will install four 350kW VSD pumps, each capable of delivering a peak flow of 36Ml/d (417l/s), to give a combined 108Ml/d (1250l/s) from any three of the pumps.
Tyne Bridge restoration
An Esh Construction operative undertakes a cleanup operation under the footway of the Tyne Bridge. The bridge hangars of the famous structure in Newcastle upon Tyne are undergoing essential repairs.
Future Homes Standard pilot
Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has completed a project in Cottered, Hertfordshire, designed to meet the Future Homes Standard.
Seven new homes showcase two approaches to meeting the standard: a fabric-first approach in the terraced houses and a technology-led approach in the bungalows.
2024 Serpentine Pavilion
Aecom has been the technical adviser for the Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens for the 12th consecutive year.
Designed by Korean architect Minsuk Cho and his firm Mass Studies, Archipelagic Void has been built using sustainably sourced Douglas fir timber as the main material.
