Less than a month after opening its new Sheffield satellite office, HBPW has reinforced its commitment to the practice’s UK expansion drive with the appointment of four new partners. Long-standing employees Ross Hardy, James Cable, Tom Flint and Nick Chia move into the top posts, strengthening the firm’s management team.… More
HBPW has this month opened a new South Yorkshire satellite office in Sheffield, not only positioning itself for expansion, but further enhancing its reputation as one of the country’s leading engineering consultancies. And, when clients visit the practice’s new third floor office at The Electric Works on Concourse Way, in… More
A sinkhole that threatened to swallow part of a building in North Yorkshire put management in a spin and HBPW’s Managing Partner, Paul Withers, on course for an emergency visit to God’s own county! Paul said: “Like so many parts of the country, areas of Yorkshire have over the years,… More
A mammoth nine-day programme of engineering work on the UK’s only sliding canal bridge in Keadby, near Scunthorpe, has been completed by Network Rail engineers, HBPW, AmcoGiffen and their supply chain. Working round the clock between midnight on Saturday 17 February and the early hours of Monday 26 February, more than… More
As Newbury station gets its biggest makeover in decades, HBPW has proudly left its stamp on part of a project that will prove instrumental in boosting the Berkshire town’s economic fortunes. The multi million pounds redevelopment began in 2021 and, along with new ticket gates and an open-plan ticket area,… More
One of the country’s most iconic bridges – Lowestoft’s Gull Wing – enters the final stages of construction over the next few weeks, marking a series of professional milestones for both Farrans Construction and HBPW. Since the start of the new year progress has continued to the northern and southern… More
Two listed footbridges dating back to the mid 1800s, have re-opened following a 14-month facelift that had to embrace the challenges of Victorian heritage. Cottingham and Beverley stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire are both located on the Hull Bridlington Seamer line. Each features a Grade II Victorian cast… More
HBPW has chalked up another finish line victory in the fast food sector, signing off on a second KFC outlet in south west London. Associate Shaun Strugnell was delighted when he was charged with leading the civil and structural engineering plans for the US chain’s new opening at Willerby Shopping… More
Fear of heights is something that inspection specialist, Paul Jacklin, cannot afford to engage with as his latest assignment proved. The intrepid HBPW engineer was recently asked to visit Melton Ross Quarry near Kirmington in North Lincolnshire, operated by the UK’s main independent supplier of lime, Singleton Birch Ltd. Two… More
HBPW, Farrans Construction and Global Energy Group have triumphed in the Scottish Civil Engineering Awards for their work on Scotland’s Nigg East Quay Development. The awards, widely recognised as the highest honour for engineering excellence in the built environment, are organised jointly by ICE Scotland and the Civil Engineering Contractors… More
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