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Steel I-beams were bolted to the C-hooks to support the entire length of the bridge There’s one major headache for anybody tasked with removing a railway footbridge: everything below it. When contractor J Murphy & Sons was given the job of demolishing a 60-year-old concrete footbridge over the main railway line into Stockport, Manchester, the…
Thumbs up for safe piling
Front cover A new handbook, Guidance on Restricted Zones, is free to download from the FPS website. Many of the most serious accidents involving specialist geotechnical works arise when operatives get too close to machines This guidance has been produced to help contractors manage restricted zones around plant and equipment, and maintain the effective separation…
Plant business unveils plans for £33.8m leisure development
The leisure-based destination is planned for West Kinfauns, where Morris Leslie has its headquarters. The development would include a four-star hotel, lodge-style cabins and a museum telling the story of transport and vehicles over the last century, with a focus on the impact of those from Scotland on this and more specifically the local area….
Wales publishes fire safety reform plans
Like similar reforms in England, the Welsh proposals are informed by the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London. However, they are not restricted to high rise buildings. Proposals in the Safer Buildings in Wales white paper cover all multi-occupied residential buildings, from a house converted into two flats, to a high-rise apartment block. Wales’ housing…
Parliamentary Group set up for commercial property interests
Gagan Mohindra MP “I am setting up a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Regeneration & Development to help transform the prospects of the commercial property sector in the same way that the housing market has been transformed,” said Gagan Mohindra MP. “Residential property has led the way in generating ideas and overcoming obstacles,…
Scottish Borders sets out its housing ambitions
The proposals, which include a new housing development of semi-detached homes in Denholm, will be discussed by the council’s executive next week. Councillor Mark Rowley, executive member for economic regeneration and finance, said: “The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact on construction projects across the Scottish Borders, including housebuilding, and it may take some time…