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Winvic progresses latest giant warehouse Logistics company DSV has engaged Winvic to design, construct and partially fit out its new industrial facility at Mercia Park in north-west Leicestershire. The Winvic team started on site on 26 October. Due for completion in August 2021, the main steelframed warehouse covers 358,000 sq ft.
McAlpine subcontractor creates ‘steel wheel’ for truss work
Modular builder creates NHS wellness unit
Scottish steelwork firm BHC Steel created an innovative steel wheel to assist the welding and painting of 16 steel trusses assembled in a factory for the construction of the 13-storey One Centenary Way, which spans the A38 Queensferry tunnel in Birmingham. The wheels supported and turned the trusses, which are up to 35m long and 199 tonnes in weight, saving the need to work underneath them.
Oxford-based modular builder Green Unit cranes in an eco-friendly ‘wellbeing pod’ for NHS workers at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury. The private space provides a calming place for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust colleagues when they need time away from their working day, supporting their wellness during and after the covid-19 pandemic.
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