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From humble beginnings to world’s busiest train station
From its humble beginnings in 1863 as a small-town station for a single line running along the Fylde coast from Lytham, Blackpool Central Station boomed into a bustling station to rival crowded terminals worldwide. In the early 1900s the station was enlarged to include 14 platforms to accommodate the large… ∞
12th March 2020 -
Trelleborg’s New UK Hyperbaric Testing Facility
Trelleborg’s offshore facility based in Skelmersdale is being upgraded to include a new testing facility that will house two state-of-the-art hyperbaric test chambers. The new equipment will be able to simulate extreme deepwater pressure conditions, enabling accurate testing of subsea and drilling equipment. Hyperbaric testing is the only way to… ∞
21st November 2018 -
PaSCoE completes Combined Heat & Power Scheme Design
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) engines provide great renewable power generation, turning biogas from sludge digestion at wastewater treatment plants into the power that runs the treatment sites (heat and electricity) PaSCoE has recently completed 2No. civils design schemes for CHP plants at sites in the North West for… ∞
29th June 2017 -
BS8002 and BS8004 – Now Published
Following the introduction of BS EN 1997-1:2004 Eurocode 7 Geotechnical Design both BS 8002:1994 Code of Practice for Earth Retaining Structures and BS 8004:1986 Code of Practice for Foundations were partially superseded and eventually withdrawn in 2010. Eurocode 7 is general in nature and the extensive UK design recommendations and… ∞
5th July 2015 -
BS8002 and BS8004 – Draft for Public Comment
Following the introduction of BS EN 1997-1:2004 Eurocode 7 Geotechnical Design both BS 8002:1994 Code of Practice for Earth Retaining Structures and BS 8004:1986 Code of Practice for Foundations were partially superseded and eventually withdrawn in 2010. Eurocode 7 is general in nature and the extensive UK design recommendations and… ∞
28th January 2015 -
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
Subject to Parliamentary approval, the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 will come into force on 6 April 2015 (www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l153.htm). HSE Guidance The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued the draft text of L153, Guidance on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/draft-l153.pdf). This is being made… ∞
28th January 2015 -
BS8002 and BS8004 to be brought back into use
Following the introduction of BS EN 1997-1:2004 Eurocode 7 Geotechnical Design both BS 8002:1994 Code of Practice for Earth Retaining Structures and BS 8004:1986 Code of Practice for Foundations were partially superseded and eventually withdrawn in 2010. Eurocode 7 is general in nature and the extensive UK design recommendations and… ∞
11th August 2014 -
Thames Water Utilities Impact Assessment
The £6bn Thameslink Programme has now entered its second phase of project delivery. This monumental scheme, driven forward by the rapidly expanding demand for rail services, is focused on transforming the Thameslink transport artery into a more accessible link through the heart of London. In order to deliver these modifications,… ∞
10th August 2014 -
Back to Nature for Two Cumbrian Reservoirs
Ben Gill is being reconnected to the River Ehen. Engineering work on the weir of Ennerdale Water in the 1950s raised the level of the lake, increasing its storage capacity and ensuring a more secure potable water supply. As part of this work, one of the tributaries of the River… ∞
9th August 2014 -
£4.8m Project to Improve the Holden Wood and Ogden Reservoirs at Grane Valley
PaSCoE has worked with Eric Wright Civil Engineering to completed a £4.8m project to improve the Holden Wood and Ogden reservoirs at Grane Valley, Rossendale, Lancashire. The main purpose of the project was to improve the overflow and spillway facilities at Holden Wood and Ogden Reservoirs allowing PMF flows to… ∞
11th June 2014 -
Thameslink Tight Squeeze
The Thameslink Programme is a £6 billion project to upgrade and expand the Thameslink rail network to provide new and longer trains between a wider range of stations to the north and to the south of London. Work includes platform lengthening, station remodelling, new railway infrastructure, and additional rolling stock…. ∞
11th June 2014