Precision engineering and a synthetic wood system from Japan have given a South Yorkshire rail structure a new lease of life. Halfpenny Bridge is a single span underbridge carrying a line which serves the Sheffield Supertram and conventional freight traffic over the River Don between Sheffield & Rotherham. It was strengthened in January 2021 as… More
As Scotland pursues its ‘green dream’ to double the UK’s offshore wind capacity within a decade, HBPW is playing its part in the country’s ambitious goal at Port of Leith near Edinburgh, where a multi-million pounds project is steaming ahead. In recent months Crown Estate Scotland auctioned the country’s seabed… More
As the multi million pounds Luton Direct Air-Rail Transit link (DART) swings into action for a second month, HBPW has welcomed the opening of the state-of-the-art facility knowing that its engineering design work at Luton Airport Parkway will leave a lasting legacy in Southern England. The new DART connects Luton… More
Inspectors have given HBPW a clean bill of health following the firm’s latest annual RISQS rail assessment. RISQS stands for Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme and is the supplier pre-qualification service used by buyers of all products and services throughout the British rail industry. It is a benchmark to say… More
A bridge project that will see two Glasgow communities re-united after more than half a century apart, has been made possible thanks to key temporary and permanent engineering works designed by HBPW. The fabricated steel cable stayed opening swing bridge across the River Clyde began in January 2022 and, when open… More
An ancient ‘barbette’, traditionally used as a protective circular armour support on heavy gun turrets, has been preoccupying HBPW engineers as they meet the challenges of working on one of the UK’s oldest Victorian river structures. The Grade II listed Goole Swing Bridge, also known as Skelton Viaduct, or the Hook bridge, is a large multi-span hogback… More
Six members of HBPW put on their swimming costumes in the name of charity recently and, in doing so, not only raised £1,483, but, by their actions, paid tribute to a much-loved colleague who died from terminal bile duct cancer. CAD Technician Ben Daly fought his illness to the end, spending… More
A nineteenth century ‘heritage’ rail bridge has been given a new lease of life thanks to a fund-raising initiative and a dose of hi-tech engineering from HBPW! The East Midlands Railway Trust is the official supporting charity that keeps its watchful eye on the Great Central Railway, specifically a stretch… More
HBPW and its strategic partners have delivered a hat-trick of benefits to Network Rail following a weekend track possession which enabled teams to remove and replace a 143-year old bridge structure. The MBW2/44 Diving Duck Underbridge carries trains along the Middlesbrough to Whitby line and through the Esk Valley where it crosses… More
HBPW’s Senior Partner, Paul Withers, is playing his part in helping to commercialise a pioneering concrete, that has just raised £8m in venture capital and which could be key to revolutionising construction methods across the world. In 2020 a technical presentation by the Institution of Civil Engineers inspired Rob Hibberd and… More
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