Volker on board for Dover’s biggest revamp in a generation

10 Oct 2018 Comments Off on Volker on board for Dover’s biggest revamp in a generation

Port of Dover Marina pier and curve sep 18 1

A huge upgrade of the port’s cargo facilities has called for hundreds of piles and masses of dredging in one of the busiest docks in the world.

Project: Dover Western Docks Revival project – phases one and two Client: Port of Dover Marine civils and dredging works: VolkerStevin / Boskalis…

Repairing a county: Two years on from Cumbria’s biggest flood

20 Feb 2018 Comments Off on Repairing a county: Two years on from Cumbria’s biggest flood

Storm Desmond was Cumbria’s biggest on record and devastated huge swathes of infrastructure. Lucy Alderson finds out how work is progressing as the rebuilding programme reaches its halfway point.

In December 2015 just before Christmas, Cumbria was devastated by the biggest flood in the county’s history. Storm Desmond raged through the North-west, with around 1.15tn litres…

Skanska JV Humber pipeline ‘to set world record’

24 Jan 2018 1 Comment

In Lincolnshire, engineers are boring a tunnel beneath the River Humber to accommodate a new gas pipeline.

Project: River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Project Client: National Grid Contract value: £100m Region: Yorkshire & the Humber Main contractor: HPT JV – a Skanska / Porr / A.Hak joint venture Start date:…