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Rigging team ‘re-meshes’ London Zoo’s Snowdon Aviary A specialist rigging team has been working to ‘re-mesh’ London Zoo’s Snowdon Aviary before it reopens as a monkey enclosure this summer. Designed by architect Cedric Price, structural engineer Frank Newby and Lord Snowdon in 1962, it was pioneering in its use of a tubular aluminium tetrahedral framework and high-tensile steel cables for support.
Kier completes DfMA prison Kier has completed the construction of the £253m HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough using a component-led Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) approach. The 60,000 sq m prison incorporates 15,183 precast panels and more than 60,000 subcomponents across 13 buildings. Around 80% of the design has been standardised and is applicable to future projects.
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Wates to bring 125 more women into industry by 2025 Wates has launched a programme to bring 125 more women into construction by 2025 via four employment schemes, each targeting a different part of the business. It will work with Women into Construction (WiC) to provide training and employment for women at all stages of their career. (Pictured: Charlie Hargreaves, community investment manager, Wates Residential.) 4 | CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT APRIL 2022
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