NG Bailey joins Manchester Town Hall renovation team
NG Bailey is undertaking the removal and replacement of all mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, as part of the refurbishment and partial restoration of Manchester Town Hall, which dates back to 1877. The refurbishment is being led by Lendlease for Manchester City Council.
Winvic progresses latest giant warehouse
Logistics company DSV has engaged Winvic to design, construct and partially fit out its new industrial facility at Mercia Park in north-west Leicestershire. The Winvic team started on site on 26 October. Due for completion in August 2021, the main steel-framed warehouse covers 358,000 sq ft.
McAlpine subcontractor creates ‘steel wheel’ for truss work
Scottish steelwork firm BHC Steel created an innovative steel wheel to assist the welding and painting of 16 steel trusses assembled in a factory for the construction of the 13-storey One Centenary Way, which spans the A38 Queensferry tunnel in Birmingham. The wheels supported and turned the trusses, which are up to 35m long and 199 tonnes in weight, saving the need to work underneath them.
Modular builder creates NHS wellness unit
Oxford-based modular builder Green Unit cranes in an eco-friendly ‘wellbeing pod’ for NHS workers at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury. The private space provides a calming place for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust colleagues when they need time away from their working day, supporting their wellness during and after the covid-19 pandemic.
‘The beauty of concrete’
The winners of an international photography competition capturing the “beauty and importance of concrete” have been unveiled. Overall winner and winner of the urban concrete amateur category was Nurlan Tahirli for this image of the Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Interserve revives Tilbury Douglas name
Group fleet director Cliff Lewis shows off a newly branded Tilbury Douglas van, after Interserve Construction took the name of the business back to its roots. The Tilbury Douglas name dates back to the London and Tilbury Lighterage Company Limited, founded in 1884. In 2001, the business dropped the names and rebranded as Interserve.
10,000-tonne double-arch steel bridge floated into place
A prefabricated double-arch steel bridge was floated into place and lowered onto its concrete piers by a semi-submersible barge in Hong Kong. The five-hour operation had to take place at high tide and involved the barge taking on seawater to sink. The 200m Eternity Arch is a component of the 1.8km Cross Bay Link.
