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Clare 27th August 2019
Freyssinet was employed by East West Rail Alliance under an ECI-type contract to refurbish the 37-span Bletchley flyover which carries the East-West Railway over the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The flyover was due to be repaired and upgraded to…
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Clare 5th January 2018
Grade II Listed Cast Iron Canopy Alterations – Kettering and Wellingborough Stations Client: Network Rail Principal Contractor: Galliford Try Engineer: Mott MacDonald Works Commenced: November 2017 DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY PDF HERE The cast iron canopies at Kettering and Wellingborough Stations…
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Clare 28th November 2017
Steel Repair, Painting and Jacking – Muller Road, Filton Bank Four Tracking Client Network Rail Contractor Taylor Woodrow Engineer ARUP Works Commenced July 2017 DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY PDF HERE During the earlier refurbishment of Muller Road rail bridge, the ends…
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Clare 24th November 2017
Jacking and Bearing Replacement – Uxbridge Road, Slough Client Network Rail Contractor Carillion Engineer Tony Gee and Partners Works Commenced August 2017 DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY PDF HERE Uxbridge Road bridge carries the A416 duel carriageway over the four tracks of…
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Clare 22nd September 2017
Freyssinet was awarded the prestigious Grand Prize in the UK and Ireland round of the VINCI 2017 Innovation Awards, which took place at the ICE, London on 21 September. It is the second time in a row Freyssinet has won…
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Clare 26th May 2017
Freyssinet has been shortlisted in the environment category for the Railway Industry Innovation Awards. The Railway Industry Innovation Awards celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals who are pushing the industry forward by developing innovative ideas. This year’s award ceremony…
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Clare 17th February 2017
Masonry arch expert Dr Bill Harvey will discuss the development and testing of ElevArch® – a revolutionary new technique for vertically jacking masonry bridge arches in a live-streamed lecture at The Institution of Structural Engineers HQ in London on Thursday…
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Clare 3rd February 2017
Freyssinet is to exhibit at Railtex 2017, held at the NEC Birmingham on 9 – 11 May. Now in its 13th year, the exhibition brings together contractors and suppliers of railway equipment, products and services, while showcasing the latest technological…
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Clare 27th January 2017
Freyssinet’s Autofoncage® structure sliding technique was used to position a 3,600 tonne reinforced concrete tunnel structure in Champigny-sur-Marne, in the first major operation for the construction of the Grand Paris Express in Val-de-Marne. …
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Clare 7th December 2016
Freyssinet won the Most Interesting Major Infrastructure Project award at the Rail Exec Gala on 2 December 2016. The award recognises the year’s most interesting large scale railway infrastructure project in the UK. The annual event, held at The Roundhouse…
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