Infrastructure

Galliford Try Renewables has won a contract to supply the first batch of 27 wind turbines across Tesco premises. The 6kW vertical axis Ropatec turbines will be sited at 20 stores located throughout the UK. All generated power provided to the stores will assist in reducing Tesco’s carbon foo...

A disused farm access bridge over the A46 in Warwickshire is demolished to allow for new road alignment as part of the M40 Junction 15 bypass project being undertaken by Morrison Construction, part of the Galliford Try group. The work was carried out during an overnight possession by nine demolit...

A 65-tonne bridge has been lifted in over a new stretch of the A595 in west Cumbria as part of project managed by Morrison Construction, part of the Galliford Try group. The bridge – which will be used as a footpath and for farm access - consists of two braced pairs of 23 metre-long steel b...

Earth Tech Morrison ¬– a joint venture between Earth Tech and Morrison Construction (part of the Galliford Try group) – has won two Yorkshire Water Partners Awards. They recognise and celebrate the contribution and achievements of Yorkshire Water’s contract partners in helpi...

Morrison Construction has been helping to improve a motorcycle track for local youngsters operated by the Dockland Riders CiC. The civil engineering company – currently working on a major project in Stratford and part of the Galliford Try group – arranged to supply a roller ...

Three staff from Wolvey-based Galliford Try conquered the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales in less than 24 hours and raised more than £10,000 for Cancer Research in the process. Operations director Andy Duggins, operations manager Jon Collins (both of Galliford Try Communica...

Two pairs of refurbished lock gates were craned back into Brunswick Dock in Liverpool last week. Each gate weighs 26 tonnes and was hoisted in by a 250-tonne crane. The lock gates have been shot-blasted and repainted and their seals replaced in a £1m contract being managed by Morrison Const...

Network Rail has today announced the appointment of Galliford Try Rail, part of the Galliford Try group, to finalise designs for the refurbishment and reopening of Laurencekirk station, in Aberdeenshire. The contract will involve analysing the existing outline designs for the Transport Scotland-f...

Earth Tech Morrison (ETM) has been awarded a £7.5m contract for the Doncaster Waterfront scheme by Yorkshire Water. The works are necessary to clear the way for redevelopment of the canal basin at Holmes Market by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and will also rationalise the sewerage...

Nick Lane has been appointed as Midlands operations manager for Wolvey-based Morrison Construction, part of the Galliford Try group. He joins from G F Tomlinson & Sons of Derby where he held a similar position. Nick’s experience includes numerous schemes for Severn Trent Water as well a...