As the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) calls for bids for the construction of a £600M energy from waste plant, HBPW can reveal itself as the engineering consultancy behind the ‘enabling works’ that will support those contractors eventually chosen to lead the project. The NLWA is the body responsible for… More
A multi million pounds scheme that has seen platforms extended at seven West Yorkshire stations on the Huddersfield to Penistone line, has completed. Detailed design by HBPW’s in-house team of rail engineers was carried out between July and December last year with construction commencing in the runup to Christmas. HBPW… More
A railway bridge, euphemistically considered to be in the ‘middle of nowhere’, presented a double challenge to engineers who were faced with the ultimate exercise in precision and access. The two span River Esk Bridge, which is half a mile east of Glaisdale Station in North Yorkshire, carries the single… More
Four centuries on from the ‘birth of a nation’, HBPW is throwing its weight behind two East Midlands community organisations, set to commemorate the year in which the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America, with a district wide tree planting initiative. The Rotary Club of Retford and Sustainable Bassetlaw have… More
A brownfield site in the heart of London’s Raynes Park has been transformed into 16 new light industrial units, delivering top rents in one of the highest demand commercial areas in the UK. Rainbow Industrial Estate on Station Approach was cleared to make way for the new development, spearheaded by… More
One of the country’s premier retailers, Wren Kitchens, is welcoming customers into the biggest kitchen showroom in West London following rapid refurbishment of an old stationery store. The state-of-the-art 15,432 sq.ft. showroom in Acton’s West Five Centre on Western Ave, has been officially opened by the Mayor of Ealing Cllr… More
Two listed footbridges dating back to the mid 1800’s when rail building was at its height, are set to be given a 21st century makeover but only when HBPW has completed some sophisticated analysis. Cottingham and Beverley stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire are both located on the Hull… More
HBPW’s ‘flying’ skills have come to the rescue of Associated British Ports after the firm’s in-house drone pilot, Will Withers, spent hours mapping a huge coal yard at the Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal. Plans are in place to build a new storage shed measuring 52m x 180m, however, dock management… More
A bridge designed by HBPW has been re-dedicated to a World War One hero who saved the lives of 12 women following an explosion at a Leeds munitions factory in December 1916. The William Parkin Bridge – originally known as Manston Lane Link Road Railway Bridge – spans the Leeds… More
A keen technical eye and three months of sharp negotiation, has added value to a client property portfolio just 18 months on from when engineers conspired to move a flood embankment five metres, creating an additional 400 square metres of useable land. The scheme at Swift 13 industrial park on… More
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