Probably one of the busiest rail bridges in Leeds is being given an HBPW makeover with an outcome that’s guaranteed to impress even the bluntest of Yorkshiremen…..like Geoffrey Boycott for instance! The underbridge in question is at Headingley Station, one of the city’s main entry points to the hallowed cricket… More
A re-structure of the current funding system used to maintain the UK’s roads could be a major step in the right direction says HBPW Partner, Jon Livesey As an influential group of MPs warn recently that the country’s road maintenance strategy was seriously flawed, Jon Livesey echoed their sentiments, claiming… More
Months of construction work are now delivering major cost savings for the UK’s leading independent lime supplier. Singleton Birch,which has a quarry at Barnetby, North Lincolnshire, is noted for its progressive thinking and hit on the idea of building an Anaerobic Digester plant (AD) on the surface of an old… More
HBPW has moved rapidly to scotch rumours that its engineers are overly happy and are set to follow in the footsteps of fellow engineers with a début on You Tube! The ‘happiness denial’ follows moves by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to popularise the profession amongst young graduates considering… More
International carpenter Roy Bailie – HBPW’s newest graduate engineer – has finally given up the life of an international traveller in favour of a more sedentary life in the drizzly East Midlands! Roy,34, who joined the firm earlier this year, left school at 16 and trained as a carpenter before… More
A commemorative plaque is to be erected at Putney Railway Station in memory of David Till, the HBPW engineer who died tragically from cancer at the age of 65. Dave, as he was affectionately known in the office, was a chartered structural and civil engineer. He passed away on 7th… More
The not for profit organisation behind the drive to reduce the volume of soils going to landfill, has introduced a new charging structure starting this month. But, according to HBPW Geoenvironmental Engineer, Jay Fox, the benefits of using ‘the CoP’ (Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice or DoWCoP)… More
HBPW played its part in aiding the cause of breast cancer recently after donating cash to a slightly unorthodox event – a frog race evening! The Retford Inner Wheel Club near Nottingham staged the event at St Joseph’s Church Rooms on Babworth Road, as part of its fund raising efforts… More
HBPW’s Geoenvironmental Department is expanding with the appointment of Edward Needham as its new graduate engineer. Edward, who hails from Derbyshire, is being brought in to support department head, Jay Fox, who has been under steadily increasing pressure since joining the firm over 18 months ago. “I was originally appointed… More
Grimsby Fish Docks have been under the keen eye of HBPW Associate Engineer, Paul Jacklin, after he was asked by Associated British Ports (ABP) to carry out his first ever inspection of the facility’s suspended North Quay wall. “The quay, which supports the wharf and a roadway, was constructed in… More
19/01/2015
7/01/2015
30/12/2014
22/12/2014
1/12/2014
20/11/2014
10/11/2014
27/10/2014
16/10/2014
6/10/2014