News (50 posts)
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Historical Signal Box Moves into New Home at Hednesford Park
As historic signal boxes up and down the country are destroyed, the unique 38-lever signal box at Hednesford Station has been successfully relocated to Hednesford Park ready for a new chapter in its life. It is due to open to the public for educational purposes later this year after being… ∞
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Lightweight Fill and Geogrids Solve Crossrail’s Stockley Airport Junction Problem
Crossrail is amongst the most significant infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the UK – from improving journey times across London, to easing congestion and offering better connections. Crossrail will deliver a high frequency, high capacity service to 40 stations linking Reading and Heathrow in the west, to Shenfield and Abbey… ∞
11th June 2014 -
New Bridge Installed at Burnley Business Park
The new £50 million 70-acre business park is one of the most exciting developments in the North West and will create 1,400 new and sustainable jobs. Offering high quality, flexible accommodation with footprints from 2,000 sq ft to 700,000 sq ft, Burnley Bridge Business Park is planned across four zones…. ∞
11th June 2014 -
Ground Engineering Award 2014 Winner
The Ground Engineering Award 2014 has been awarded to the United Utlilities Piethorne & Wickenhall Water Treatment Works Access Road Stabilisation project. PaSCoE provided the Geotechncial Design for the scheme with Eric Wright Civil Engineering Ltd providing the construction services. An existing access road to the Piethorne Water Treatment Works… ∞
11th June 2014 -
Ground Engineering Award 2012 Winner
The Ground Engineering Award 2012 has been won by PaSCoE in conjunction with Geotechncis Ltd and WM Longreach for the stabilisation and reconstruction of a landslip to the rear of Foxbank, Bewdley. Following rain storms in Worcestershire movement occurred in retaining walls and steep garden slopes rising above and behind… ∞
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Geotechnical Design at Preston Waste Transfer Station Reaches Ground Engineering Award 2010 Final
In order to protect the proposed Preston Waste Transfer Station from a 1 in 200 year flood from the adjacent River Ribble the level of the site had to be raised by up to 3m. The increased loading from the 3m high platform was predicted to result in unacceptably large… ∞
11th June 2014