HBPW has left its indelible mark on the UK’s first Special Economic Area – Teesside’s 4,500 acre Teesworks development – becoming one of the catalysts to a dynamic new workforce that will eventually feed the major construction project. The overall scheme is being overseen by the South Tees Development Corporation,… More
Two rail jobs, one the result of a dramatic bridgestrike, and the other requiring of long-term planning to accommodate the needs of one of the UK’s busiest stations, each produced superb outcomes but not without their respective challenges. Bonfire Night Sparks East Midlands Rail Record The ‘amazing’ aspect of Underbridge… More
A bridge that started to deteriorate almost immediately after it was last replaced in 1969, has been given an HBPW makeover, ensuring its life for at least another 120 years. The original wrought iron rail underbridge, which runs over the A631 Gainsborough Road southeast of Bawtry in South Yorkshire, was built in the nineteenth century… More
The first major steel section of Lowestoft’s iconic Gullwing bridge, has been moved into position over the East Suffolk rail line during a 52-hour possession which went seamlessly thanks, in part, to HBPW’s meticulous temporary works designs. Suffolk’s much heralded £145m structure – also known as the Lake Lothing Third… More
HBPW and GRAHAM Construction have won a top civil engineering award for their work at Port of Dundee. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Scotland is the sole trade body for the country’s civil engineering contractors and the organisation behind the Scottish Civil Engineering Awards. It has presented GRAHAM construction,… More
A ground-breaking product, which HBPW has been instrumental in promoting to the British rail industry, has been named as an award winner by the prestigious Permanent Way Institution (PWI), the premier body for rail infrastructure engineering in the United Kingdom. And, speaking after the announcement, which will be adjudicated in… More
An Environment Agency (EA) mandate to retrofit anti contamination measures at a long-standing tank farm, gave HBPW the opportunity to develop a highly creative solution which won the approval of inspectors. “The tank farm is operated by a food production company in Lincolnshire,” Senior Partner, Paul Withers, explained, “and, by… More
The construction of a new quay at the fifth largest port in the UK presented its own problems when barges were tasked with dredging the riverbed. Graham Construction are building the structure at Teesport in the North East – among the 10 biggest ports in Western Europe – however, in… More
As the countdown to Christmas begins, New Year plans are well in hand to drive 140 huge 30m long piles into the seabed at Port of Leith, where Scotland’s largest renewable energy hub will come into operation towards the end of 2023. As part of the wider multi million pounds… More
A problem of land slippage which threatened to compromise part of the East Coast mainline, has been solved thanks to a 12-month investigation in which HBPW engineers turned detective, delving into the annals of history to find a solution. And, thanks to a joined-up team approach involving both rail and… More
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