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Major UK rail freight interchange appointment for Hydrock

10th July, 2018

Hydrock has been appointed by db symmetry to provide full multi-disciplinary engineering services to its Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange scheme which will deliver a multi-purpose cargo interchange and distribution facility, alongside new and improved rail and road connections.

Residential asbestos ground investigations: a Part 2A case study

09th July, 2018

First published in CIWEM’s Contaminated Land Network Newsletter, June 2018, James Macfarlane of Hydrock and Anna Spinks of City of Wolverhampton Council present a case study on the scope of works to remove asbestos-contaminated soils from residential gardens under the Part 2A Environmental Protection Act.

Building tall in Bristol - a roundtable discussion

05th July, 2018

Gavin Bridge from leading regional developer, Cubex, posed the big questions on the potential to build tall in Bristol at a round-table discussion hosted by Hydrock last month. Read the highlights from the eight experts who discussed the commercial, technical and architectural merits of building tall in Bristol.

Hydrock support CBRE with RFU Rugby 365 programme

02nd July, 2018

We are supporting leading real estate advisers, CBRE with technical advice on transport and infrastructure matters as part of the RFU’s Rugby 365 Artificial Grass Pitches (AGP) programme which aims to invest in creating more access to the sport.

Hydrock supports VolkerStevin on major defence framework

29th June, 2018

Hydrock has supported VolkerStevin, to win a place on the Clyde Commercial Framework supporting the £1.3bn Clyde programme to deliver state-of-the-art facilities. This flagship 10-year framework is with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

INWED18 - 7 of our female engineers inspire 30 girls on the diversity of engineering

26th June, 2018

Hydrock celebrated International Women in Engineering Day on Friday 22nd June by running two workshops for female school-children in our offices in Bristol and Almondsbury, informing and inspiring them on the opportunities from a career in engineering.

Hydrock supports planning submission for £210m South Bank development in Leeds

20th June, 2018

Our multi-disciplinary engineering capability has been key to supporting developer, X1 with their planning submission for a £210m mixed-use development in Leeds’ South Bank - set to create more than 900 new homes over five phases, supporting the area’s ongoing regeneration.

Multiple wins at property awards night

15th June, 2018

The National College for Nuclear (South) scoops prestigious Project of the Year (over £5m) award at the Michelmores Property awards on a night which saw success for four Hydrock projects.

Hydrock appointed to engineer Techniquest’s Science Capital Project

07th June, 2018

Hydrock has been appointed to provide multi-disciplinary engineering services to the new extension for Techniquest, the popular science discovery centre in Cardiff Bay.