Category: Video
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Drone shows one of Europe’s ‘most complicated roof structures’
The building’s framework has also been refurbished to preserve its structural integrity and historical significance. Temporary rigging and birdcage scaffolding were installed to stabilise the frame. The roof sections were removed in sequence, starting with the north and south sections, followed by the main roof central section with its three floating oculi, and finally the…
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Video | 3D model shows how HS2 used ‘reception can’ method for TBM breakthrough
A 3D model created using computer-generated imagery software shows how a 2,050-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through into an underground reception can. This was then filled with foam concrete and the 4,217th concrete tunnel ring installed to complete the 8km stretch of Northolt Tunnel in London. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Video | Drone footage shows progress of National Rehabilitation Centre
Newly released drone footage shows the last construction stages of the first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), which the Vinci Building and Sir Robert McAlpine IHP joint venture is building in Loughborough. The £105m centre is part of the New Hospital Programme aiming to modernise NHS buildings over several phases. It will have 70 beds…
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Video | HS2 lifts 850t tunnel boring machine using gantry crane
HS2 has removed a huge tunnel boring machine (TBM) after completing an 8km drive from West Ruislip to Green Park Way, West London. The TBM, named Sushila, weighs 850 tonnes and was lifted in one piece using a 750-tonne gantry crane. Its cuttterhead spans 9.48m in diameter. During its journey from October 2022 until December 2024,…
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Video | How Willmott Dixon contained a lithium-ion battery fire on site
Willmott Dixon senior build manager, Gavin Coleman MCIOB, explains how a serious fire involving a charging unit was averted at one of the contractor’s construction sites last month. A battery ignited while charging inside a VoltHub, a lithium-ion battery charging unit designed by tool storage manufacturer Armorgard. The unit’s proactive and reactive safety features, including…
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HS2 slides 4,500-tonne deck into position at Small Dean viaduct
The viaduct’s concrete and steel deck was assembled to its full length before the slide began, with most of the precast concrete deck slabs installed in advance of the launch. This increased the weight of the slide but will save time during the later stages of the project, HS2 said. View the original article and…
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Video | Graham installs beams on new Glasgow road
Graham has installed nine 17m-long precast concrete beams at the new Brock Burn road bridge over two days using a 500 tonne-capacity crane. The project is part of the £22.68m Aurs Road project to upgrade the road between Barrhead and Newton Mearns, Glasgow. The road will create a new active travel route along Balgray Reservoir in…
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Video | How Balfour is restoring Edinburgh’s historic North Bridge
Balfour Beatty is refurbishing Edinburgh’s Grade A-listed North Bridge. The 160m-long structure was built between 1894 and 1897 by Sir William Arrol & Co, the same company that constructed the Forth Bridge. Balfour Beatty’s restoration project includes: Structural steelwork repairs Grit blasting and repainting of the structural steelwork Repairs to the cast iron facades Repairs…
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Video | CGI shows how HS2 will push giant box structure under A46 bypass
(CGI credit: HS2) A new CGI released by HS2 shows how the Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture (BBV) will push a 14,500t box structure under the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire that will carry the high-speed train. The box is currently being built on land next to a section of the A46 rather than beneath…
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Video | Balfour partnership upgrades track in narrow Victorian tunnel
The Central Rail Systems Alliance – a partnership between Network Rail, Balfour Beatty, Atkins and TSO – has completed a complex track renewal through a narrow Victorian railway tunnel on the West Coast Main Line. Engineers began working on New Year’s Eve to replace 400m of railway line through the Northchurch Tunnel between Berkhamsted and…