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Cambrian Quarry – New life for former ‘Vim’ quarry
The geology to the west of Mold in North Wales has a long history of extractive industries. Mineralised veins within the rocks have been mined for lead, and mine voids have been used for drainage and storage, including munitions and explosives. At Cambrian Quarry in Gwernymynydd, underground workings extracted the… ∞
Rooley Lane
Marks & Spencer launched a programme to consolidate its existing logistics network and needed a new centralised distribution facility in the North of England. Prologis had acquired the West Bowling Golf Club in a 50/50 joint venture partnership with Marks & Spencer; the site being adjacent to the M606 and… ∞
Poaka Beck
The project required the replacement of an existing siphon pipeline situated just under the surface of the upstream face, crest and downstream face of the Poaka Beck Impounding Reservoir Dam, near Ulverston, Cumbria. The siphon pipeline has a dual purpose, serving as the supply pipeline to Poaka Beck Water Treatment… ∞
Foxbank Bewdley
Following rain storms in Worcestershire movement occurred in retaining walls and steep garden slopes rising above and behind “Foxbank”, a house on the busy Cleobury Road in Bewdley. Power supply poles in the garden tilted and foul sewerage pipes were fractured. The site was small but access problems were immense,… ∞
Ray Hall Viaduct
Ray Hall Viaduct forms part of the M6 elevated network carrying the motorway over the River Tame and the Tame Valley Canal embankment. The viaduct comprises a RC beam supported on four RC columns – known as bents – on a piled foundation. Cathodic protection was required to a number… ∞