In this edition of our Newsletter we would like to take the opportunity to highlight the work carried out by Britons for the Carpenters land bridge – working with our client Graham Construction.

With ECI involvement, and great collaboration undertaken by Britons, COWI, Graham & Mammeot this contract won the CIHT Engineering Award, and was also presented with the CIHT OVERALL Winner Award in 2020.

In this edition of our Newsletter, we would like to take the opportunity to highlight some of the station footbridges / AFA footbridges; highlighting the sheer number carried out by Britons, and the associated trades in cladding, mesh, glazing and lighting etc that are often part of the deliverables on these schemes.

64 metre x 7 metres (fanning out to 15 m) at one end, weathering grade, complicated plate girder style fabrication, built onto SPMT supports and “launched” across the railway lines.

Had the privilege of attending a bridge naming ceremony today. The Bridge, built by Britons in Nottingham, for a site over the railway in Nottingham adjacent Boots office complex, was named after the late Doctor Stewart Adams O.B.E. DR Adams was instrumental in the development of the painkiller Ibuprofen, this tribute was a joint Nottingham City Council and Boots commemoration, and we are proud to have kept the Construction local. The bridge itself is innovative as it is the 1st of its type constructed entirely from weathering grade plate. The advantage – reduced whole life costing and reduced liability to the Council over the railway

53 m x 4.5 m wide x 5.0m high Warren Span Equestrian bridge, complete with Equestrian Tiles, spanning across the Widened A13 in Horndon, Essex.

6 no. plate girder beams fabricated at Britons yard in Hucknall and treated to 1900 series HE specification Type II. Beams were delivered to site in pairs 2 weeks prior to installation to allow the Main Contractor to for permanent formwork and Para-slim falsework at low level; thus, reducing safety critical work at height. Britons in-house installation crew installed the bridge components over 1 no weekend closure using a 750-tonne mobile crane.

Britons were called in early during the tendering phase for this project. The illustrative design proposed a new concrete arch bridge, comprising of in situ and precast reinforced concrete arches and deck beams supporting reinforced concrete ladder deck; dependent upon design some post-tensioning was expected. This posed significant buildability issues which required extensive temporary works. Britons were tasked with constructing the same structure, off site, entirely out of steel. Working closely with the clients designer and calling upon Britons vast wealth of knowledge in complex plate fabrication, the bridge you see here was successfully developed and built. The installation methodology employed 2 no 500 tonne cranes working simultaneously to land the pinned arches at their meeting point in the centre of the river.

148 metre overall length, composite steel and timber spiralled cycle way. The strength of the structure stems from the fabricated trapezoidal box section running continuously along one side of the main deck, switching at the centre point, with a steel cantilever frame forming the deck support system. Modular construction techniques were employed to build complete sections off site aiding a swift, if complex, installation process. The integrated lighting design was developed and designed by Britons and utilizing its close-knit supply chain. Timber deck boards and “lean” boards add to the overall Architectural status of this stunning structure.

Britons were contracted on this scheme to fabricate and install 5 no. separate weathering grade steel plate girder road bridges totalling 1200 tonnes. “Thorne Farm”, “Grove Farm”, “Sundon Road”, “M1 junction 11 overbridge” and the largest weighing 630 tonnes at “Luton Road”. Luton Road was installed using a 1000t crane which can be seen in the construction phase photos and time lapse video rigging during the day for night time lifts and switching from one side of the motorway to the other to service the planned lifting sequence. As with all our contracts this was orchestrated by our in house Construction Managers, Appointed Persons & Installation crews.