Floating excavators tackle unusual dredging on Somerset Levels
The effectiveness of dredging the Rivers Tone and Parrett in flood-hit Somerset may have been open to debate, but the skill of those involved in the work is not.
22 Oct 2014 Comments Off on Floating excavators tackle unusual dredging on Somerset Levels
The effectiveness of dredging the Rivers Tone and Parrett in flood-hit Somerset may have been open to debate, but the skill of those involved in the work is not.
15 Oct 2014 Comments Off on Willmott Dixon tackles Cardiff campus with a little help from students
Contaminated ground forced a redesign for a project on which Cardiff and Vale College students are gaining first-hand experience of construction.
08 Oct 2014 Comments Off on Volkswagen calls in Vinci for new concrete Milton Keynes HQ
The contractor is using concrete over steel for the German car giant’s financial services division in Milton Keynes.
01 Oct 2014 Comments Off on Next-level BIM: Willmott Dixon goes high-tech on Birmingham uni job
A comprehensive take on building information modelling is helping a mammoth M&E installation run smoothly in Birmingham city centre.
24 Sep 2014 Comments Off on Forth Crossing team hoovers the seabed for Scotland’s new megabridge
Underwater cleaning, 380-hour concrete pours and harsh Scottish weather push contractors on the mammoth £790m scheme to the limit.
17 Sep 2014 Comments Off on Galliford Try re-engineers devilish London job in real time
High-end office space is a rare commodity in London’s St James’s but a new development promises to deliver just that while bringing an architectural gem back to life.
10 Sep 2014 Comments Off on Underwater car park calls for expert engineering and Dutch know-how
JRL Midgard’s submerged site is carefully laying the foundations for the £200m regeneration of Brighton Marina.
05 Sep 2014 Comments Off on London’s Dulwich Park sees MGJV battle severe flood risk
The Grade II-listed Dulwich Park in south London is the focal point of an unlikely flood-alleviation project, which has seen public and private sectors working together with local community groups.
27 Aug 2014 Comments Off on Refreshing beer: Kier turns brewery HQ into architectural landmark
ESA’s high-precision architectural lines required a crafty solution to redevelop Courage headquarters redevelopment in Staines.
13 Aug 2014 Comments Off on Demolishing Didcot: 45 years of power downed in six seconds
The demolition of Didcot Power Station’s southern cooling towers made headlines in late July – a six-second blowdown into which contractor Coleman and Company put months of preparation amid intense local public and political pressure.