Moving cattle from one field to another may seem a fairly innocuous activity, however, when a railway line comes into play……..so do engineers! Only in this instance we were called in by Network Rail to design the infill strategy for an under-track bridge on the South West Main Line… More
Chartered engineer Dian, joins the firm from Arup Consulting Engineers where he has worked on a range of prestigious projects including as Project Manager for framework commissions at Sheffield Hallam University, and the Kirkstall Brewery Investigation in Leeds. Dian, who graduated from Sheffield University, is joined by trainee Draftsman Technician… More
When he’s not visiting construction sites or supervising engineering projects, HBPW Managing Director, Paul Withers, can usually be found at a Rotary meeting. For the uninitiated Rotary is a worldwide organization made up of thousands of individual clubs at which business professionals and community leaders volunteer time, talent and resources… More
HBPW is playing its part in the UK leisure industry as it works with the Northamptonshire office of Birse Civils to complete work on the new Center Parcs complex at Woburn Forest near Milton Keynes. The new holiday village – the fifth to be built in the UK – is… More
The independent British Standards Institution (BSI) has given its blessing to a quality assurance scheme developed by HBPW Consulting Ltd. The scheme, which meets ISO 9001 criteria, has been designed to control and complement – but not restrain – the innovative and lateral thinking processes for which the company’s designers… More
When it comes to coffee – Costa Coffee to be precise – HBPW is starting to develop something of a reputation. We have already worked on the County Oak Retail Park outlet in Crawley, West Sussex, but have now been instructed to produce the design and drawings for Costa’s new… More
HBPW’s managing director, Paul Withers, is now a trained Passivhaus designer, one of only a handful in the UK. His new expertise, learned at the Building Research Establishment near Watford, means he is able to use his expert knowledge of cold stores to design houses that stay warm using the… More
Our congratulations go out to civil engineers Lindsey and Alastair Reid who tied the knot recently after a courtship that began at the age of 11 in the classroom! Lindsey,25 and Alastair,26, both from Retford, East Midlands, met at Elizabethan High School when they were still playing tag in the… More
While plans for a high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands may have the big contractors licking their lips, there could be huge benefits for smaller companies too. The announcement that HS2 is to get the go-ahead is a tremendous boost for the nation and in particular those sectors… More
If you see any summer ‘snowmen’ at HBPW don’t panic, it’s just that we have been working at Melton Ross chalk quarry where white is certainly the in colour of the season! Chartered structural engineer and Associate, Paul Jacklin, made several visits to the North Lincolnshire site to carry out… More
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