Taunton’s impressive Firepool road bridge, designed by HBPW as part of the new £22m Northern Inner Distributor Road (NIDR), is poised to open as the wider scheme moves towards completion later this year. The structure is one of two designed for principal contractor, Carillion plc on behalf of Somerset County… More
It’s not very often that HBPW keeps its projects a complete secret, but a recent job required such discretion that it is impossible to articulate too much of the ‘what’ and certainly none of the ‘where’! The event in question happened ‘Down South’ confides Managing Partner, Paul Withers which, to… More
Changes to the Construction, Design and Management Regulations which came into force on 6th April last year, may now be an integral part of UK construction life, but many organisations still remain blissfully ignorant as to their on-going legal obligations. That’s the view of HBPW Geoenvironmental Engineer, Jay Fox. “Originally… More
HBPW is playing its part in the wind turbine revolution taking place in Hull as Siemens is poised to create hundreds of jobs at a new turbine manufacturing facility. Together with development partner Associated British Ports, Siemens is investing £310 million in offshore wind turbine production at Hull’s Alexandra Dock,… More
HBPW has passed its quality audit with flying colours, gaining 100% marks from the British Standards Institution’s auditors. The firm developed its own quality assurance scheme several years ago, not only to meet ISO9001 criteria, but to control and complement the innovative and lateral processes for which it has become… More
As German global discount chain, Lidl, continues to buck the trend by stealing market share from Britain’s so-called ‘Big Four’ supermarkets, HBPW is now playing an increasing part in its on-going success story. Since gaining a foothold in the UK in 1994, Lidl, whose pedigree dates back to the 1930’s,… More
Several of HBPW’s engineers watched on in amazement recently as the company logo was beamed around the world, all thanks to the firm’s latest sponsorship deal……………with a team of mini-sized soccer stars from Rotherham in South Yorkshire! Undefeated Valley Juniors, who play at the Herringthorpe Valley Road ground as part… More
Taunton’s Chip Lane Footbridge, designed by HBPW as part of the new multi million pounds Northern Inner Distributor Road, is now open as the wider scheme nears completion. The structure is one of two designed for principal contractor, Carillion plc on behalf of Somerset County Council. HBPW Associate Engineer, Dian… More
Category III checks not only have the potential to improve an engineering design, but can also be key to preventing major calculation oversights. That is the view of HBPW engineer, Tommy Ng, who has completed the Cat III checks on the designs for a new bridge that will carry the… More
An engineering chief’s call for recruitment ‘quotas’ to redress the imbalance of female engineers within the UK sector, is both impractical and, potentially, insulting to the opposite sex says HBPW Partner, Jon Livesey. He was reacting to comments by Naomi Climer, president of the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET), who… More
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