Heart surgery

The Queensgate Market building is the centrepiece of Kirklees Council’s “Our Cultural Heart” regeneration scheme When we talk about our ‘built heritage’ we tend to think of venerable ancient structures – cathedrals, castles or country manors. But in Huddersfield one of the most treasured pieces of architectural heritage dates back only to the late 1960s. […]

Expansion joint innovation on River Nene viaduct

The current rubber joint is damaged and needs replacing National Highways has sanctioned the use of a new Swiss variant of expansion joint that has not been used in the UK before. A large expansion joint on the River Nene viaduct, between junctions 12 and 13 of the A14, needs to be replaced having reached […]

Joint enterprise

As the adage has it, the best time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining. That’s sound advice for anybody – but especially so if you happen to be responsible for maintaining a piece of critical infrastructure. And that is why National Highways – custodian of England’s trunk road network – has […]