Celebrations As Trent Bridge Reaches 150 Year Milestone
The name Trent Bridge is usually associated with the famous cricket ground, home of Nottinghamshire and frequent venue of international matches.
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Freyssinet receives RoSPA Gold Award for the second consecutive year
Freyssinet is celebrating after receiving an internationally-recognised RoSPA award for demonstrating high health and safety standards for the second consecutive year in the row. Freyssinet received the RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its employees,…
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Former Station Undercroft To Be Transformed in Luxury Tower Plan
A former station undercroft characterised by a series of listed brick arches is to be turned into a new luxury development, linked to an adjacent residential skyscraper in central Manchester. Developer Salboy has unveiled details of its plan for the…
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How Do You Build A Tunnel?
Tunnels are simultaneously one of the simplest and most complex architectural construction projects, depending on whether one focuses on the result or the process.
Pictures Of New M6 Bridge Released
New computer-generated footage has revealed details of a major new bridge that is under construction over the M6 in Cheshire.
Concrete Buildings Could Double As Giant Batteries
Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology have published a new concept for rechargeable batteries made of cement.
Project To Increase Metro Capacity
The Tyne and Wear Metro is set to see an increase in its capacity after a contact was confirmed for a major upgrade of the route between Pelaw and Bede Stations.
Freyssinet UK partners with NHS Test and Trace
Freyssinet UK has partnered with NHS Test and Trace to offer asymptomatic COVID-19 testing to employees through the Workplace Collect Scheme. We have been supplied with instant lateral flow tests for all employees by the NHS Test and Trace System….
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Concrete Rail Shelter Confirmed For Vulnerable Line
Planning permission has been granted for a £37.4 million concrete shelter to protect a scenic but vulnerable railway line in Devon from rockfalls.
Institute of Corrosion training and examination centre opens
The Gary McKenzie Training and Examination Centre, an Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) approved training and test centre for cathodic protection in reinforced concrete, on-land (buried), and marine metallic structures was officially opened this May. Representatives from the Corrosion Prevention Association…
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