Each month we will be introducing you to a member of the HBPW team so that you begin to learn more about the people behind the amazing engineering projects carried out at our Retford offices. Principal engineer Dian Coleman has been part of the firm for the last nine months… More
Hi-tech 3d modeling software which has been the industry standard in CGI for years, is now playing a major part in HBPW’s visualisation work. Senior Engineer Alastair Reid is overseeing the implementation of 3ds Max software into the firm. He said: “Until recently we had only been using Sketchup to… More
One of the UK’s biggest greetings card retailers has been working with HBPW to achieve an advanced ‘steel’ solution at its new £4m headquarters in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Experienced main contractor, Jack Lunn Construction, recently won its bid to build the new complex which is located on the Wakefield Junction… More
The mammoth £12m upgrade of Salford Crescent Railway station presented HBPW with one of its more challenging ‘temporary works’ jobs to date. The project, which is being coordinated and constructed by Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd, is aimed at easing congestion at the small station, used by 1.5 million passengers a… More
More employers need to become aware of their legal requirement to inspect work areas for the ‘silent killer’, Radon Gas. That is the stark warning from HBPW’s geoenvironmental engineer, Jay Fox, who maintains that many UK companies are still failing in their legal duty. “Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive… More
A Victorian railway bridge which has stood tall for more than a century despite the ravages of the British weather, has been getting a makeover from HBPW. Corbridge railway station serves the town of Corbridge in Northumberland, and is located on the Tyne Valley Line running between Newcastle and Carlisle.… More
HBPW has landed a major contract worth tens of thousands of pounds to design all the temporary works for a £6m+ retail, residential and hotel development at Wembley Central station. Main contractor Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd, who are based in Heage, Derbyshire, were looking to partner up with a team… More
The long standing relationship with Jack Lunn Construction has been continuing with HBPW’s latest project seeing the firm designing the roads and drainage to six housing association bungalows in North Yorkshire. HBPW Associate, Paul Jacklin, oversaw the mini project for the Chevin Housing Association, which required that roads and drainage… More
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) will play a key role in resolving some of the UK’s flood problems as climate change issues continue to hit the headlines. That’s according to Jay Fox, HBPW’s geoenvironmental engineer, who believes that industry professionals like himself should be involved in the construction process much earlier… More
HBPW has put the finishing touches to its seven month ‘makeover’ of Barnsley’s impressive Victorian rail structure, Swaithe Viaduct. The 1896 bridge, which is 150 metres long, features 11 masonry piers and carries the Sheffield to Barnsley main line, crossing Worsbrough Dale Valley, the River Dove and two unmade footpaths… More
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