Category: Winvic
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The steel super sheds: inside construction’s booming logistics sector
The rapid rise of internet shopping has led to growing demand for distribution warehouses, which in turn are getting bigger and quicker to build. Martin Cooper reports on structural steelwork’s largest UK market. Encompassing parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, the area has excellent transportation links, being close to the M1 and M6 motorways. This…
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The steel super sheds: inside construction’s booming logistics sector
The rapid rise of internet shopping has led to growing demand for distribution warehouses, which in turn are getting bigger and quicker to build. Martin Cooper reports on structural steelwork’s largest UK market. Encompassing parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, the area has excellent transportation links, being close to the M1 and M6 motorways. This…
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Meet Winvic’s Ukrainian whizz kid
Trainee site engineer Viktoriia Grachova from Ukraine is making her mark in the construction industry. Nadine Buddoo spoke to her. As a T-level student, balancing hands-on experience with academic studies can be hugely demanding. But it’s a challenge that Viktoriia Grachova is taking in her stride. Last October, the 17-year-old was recognised at the Department for…
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On site with the UK’s first remote controlled tower crane
Contractor: WinvicCost: £80m+Form of contract: JCT Design and Build with amendmentsClient: Crown Student LivingArchitect: ECE WestworksEngineer: MeinhardtProgramme: 153 weeksCompletion: November 2025 (targeted) SubcontractorsConcrete frame and groundworks: MidwestFacade: HansenMEP: HighadmitPods: Offsite SolutionsPiling: VolkerFF&E: DeanestorRoofing: Advanced Roofing View the original article and our Inspiration here