The high rise tower blocks that are now the main feature of The Isle of Dogs sparkle with glass, steel and granite, and those blocks contain some of the most prestigious addresses in the United Kingdom. Canary Wharf is now arguably the financial centre of London, with some of the biggest names in banking and […]
When this major redevelopment opens, it will form a vital part of the massive Crossrail project, linking stations from Reading to the west to three of London’s five airports (Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton), the home counties, and the financial districts of the City of London and Canary Wharf. BAM Nuttall was awarded the £200 million […]
Shay Murtagh Precast paving the way in facilitating new innovative Safety and Installation practices for UK Railway Structures Shay Murtagh Precast recently constructed the Trial Erection for Bromham Road in Bedford an impressive double span structure 21m long and over 12m wide. This unique Trial Erection was one of the first of its kind in […]
Any work that is carried out in the magnificent area of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands will need to blend seamlessly and unobtrusively into the scenery. The old Allt Fhiodhan bridge was showing signs of degeneration; it had not been designed with modern traffic in mind, and there was also a need for a safer […]
Yorkshire Water is investing seventeen million pounds in improving its waste water treatment systems across the county. In particular, it is concentrating on the removal of phosphorus from waste water, a chemical that is environmentally damaging, and can have a serious impact upon aquatic life. Four of its treatment works have been singled out for […]
An important part of a six billion pound regeneration project for Enfield in North London that will see the construction of ten thousand new homes, the Meridian Water railway station replaces the old and somewhat derelict Angel Street on the Lea Valley line, part of the West Anglia mainline. There are four platforms, but only […]
When the Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans a major project to update the fuel loading and fire-fighting capabilities at a Royal Navy base, that planning needs to be in expert hands. It is difficult enough under normal circumstances, but when the new jetty is to be built within the confines of a ‘Special Area of Conservation’, […]
Shay Murtagh has always been international in its outlook, but a recent project extended the company’s work as far as Antarctica. Scientific research in the Antarctic is leading to new discoveries, not only on vital questions about climate change, but also on the ecological history of the world. Much of this work is carried out […]
When a large part of a major infrastructure upgrade is completed months ahead of schedule, everybody concerned has good reason to celebrate. The construction of the new route on the A14, which runs between Felixstowe and the Catthorpe Interchange, began in November 2016, and was to have been completed by the end of 2020. However, […]
The work started in October 2018 with the demolition of the old bridge, a two arch brick structure, which was no longer adequate. It had become a traffic ‘pinch point’ on an important route in Crewe, serving as it does not only the Bentley factory but also Leighton Hospital, and was to be replaced by […]
