Freyssinet has been awarded a certificate by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) for ongoing bridge repair work on Yanley Viaduct in Bristol. The structural and civil engineering company received the certificate following an assessment by the CCS, which indicated a high level…
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As part of its ongoing commitment to the construction industry, Freyssinet Ltd is hosting a seminar on innovative projects utilising post tensioning concepts on a number of Liverpool’s most prestigious buildings. Taking place on 26 March, the agenda includes talks about Liverpool Central Library, Exhibition Centre…
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Freyssinet Limited has gained a ‘shop window’ with companies in the utilities sector by joining Achilles UVDB – an online community that enables companies to manage supply chain risk and comply with EU regulations. Freyssinet will now be able to…
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Hammersmith Flyover, constructed in the early 1960s, was an innovative design for its time and an early example of a precast segmental post-tensioned superstructure. However the details adopted for the post-tensioning system, particularly with regard to protection from water ingress…
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Prestressing specialist Freyssinet has supplied and installed the post-tensioning system on the new £429M Royal Liverpool University Hospital, which is being constructed adjacent to the existing hospital building and is due for completion in 2017. The project will be the largest all single-bed hospital in the…
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The final five-mile stretch of track laying has begun on the Borders Railway project following the Christmas break. The 30-mile railway will call at seven new stations – Shawfair, Eskbank, Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Stow, Galashiels and Tweedbank – reopening part of…
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Battersea Place is London’s first luxury retirement village. Located on Albert Bridge Road and overlooking Battersea Park, the project provides 128 one and two-bedroom apartments complete with nursing facilities, pool, gym and restaurant. The development provides independent living with integrated…
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Freyssinet have been visiting schools in the South West to tell them about the work we are doing at Yanley Viaduct. The presentations were well recieved, with some very intelligent and thoughtful questions being asked of our Business Manager, Graham…
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There has been a bridge at Walton on Thames since 1750, providing an important link across the River Thames between Shepperton and Walton on Thames. This new £32.4 million bridge is the sixth bridge is under construction, with previous bridges,…
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The £184M scheme to replace Gatwick Airport’s pier 1 involves demolition of the old pier and construction of a totally new facility in its place. It will accommodate five aircraft of a larger size than can be accommodated at the…
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