The Environment Agency has announced that it has undertaken structural repair work on Branston Island Flood reservoir, seven miles south-east of Lincoln, that protects over 7,000 homes and businesses from flooding. The work, which took 11 weeks to complete, involved…
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To help Wales’ railway service to continue to serve commuters, an existing bridge will be replaced shortly, as part of a project to upgrade much of the UK’s network. Pembroke Road railway bridge will be refitted in a couple of…
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A team from Freyssinet is set to take part in Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), a non-profit scheme aiming to break the isolation of communities in underprivileged countries by building footbridges – providing people with safe access to health care, education…
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The Environment Agency has started work on its yearly programme of investment on the locks of the River Thames, a £2.1 million scheme that will help to support both recreational and commercial boating along the 135 miles of river, work…
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A bridge that forms part of the new Aberdeen bypass and that’s been delayed will be completed next month, contractors have revealed. The BBC noted that there have been delays to the repairs of the bridge that crosses the River…
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Freyssinet reached an impressive milestone in this year, celebrating its 75th anniversary with events in Paris and the UK. On Saturday 20 October, Freyssinet UK hosted a gala dinner at the Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham for employees and their…
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As Freyssinet celebrates is 75th anniversary this year, we reflect on some notable projects and the impact of its innovations around the world. 1940s The Freyssinet Group originated in 1943, when renowned French construction engineer Edme Campenon joined forces with Eugène…
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Rail passengers wondering what the stations they will be using when the HS2 link is finished will look like do not need to wait until they are open to find out. This is because designs of Birmingham and Solihull stations…
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Highways England has published the updated plans for the Lower Thames Crossing, with the project now expanded to provide six lanes of traffic travelling through a tunnel under the Thames. According to the agency, this new crossing would almost halve…
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Freyssinet and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) won the Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award at the 2018 Global Light Rail Awards for modernistation works carried out on Glasgow Subway. The annual awards, which this year took place on 3 October in…
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