Design and construction awards

Halcrow scored a hat trick of successes at Scotland’s annual ‘engineering oscars’, the Saltire Society Civil Engineering Awards 2011. The prestigious annual awards ceremony aims to encourage the highest standards in the design, conservation, and environmentally sustainable construction of civil engineering projects in Scotland.

The award for construction went to the Rosyth CVF (Carrier Vessel Future) Infrastructure Upgrade. Designed by Halcrow, on behalf of Babcock Marine, the project involved modifying the existing maritime structures at the dockyard in order to allow the construction of the new generation of Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.

An environmentally sensitive approach to preventing flash flooding in the south of Glasgow, which was designed by Halcrow, was awarded a project commendation.

The White Cart Water flood prevention scheme uses flood storage areas in the upper reaches of the fast-flowing White Cart Water and a spectrum of measures including pumping houses and unobtrusive defence walls to protect 1,750 properties and businesses.

The Halcrow-designed A75 Cairntop to Barlae Dual Carriageway, Greta to Stranraer Road, won a commendation for its environmentally sustainable construction.

Stretching along a 2.3km section of the A75, the dual carriageway aims to reduce dangerous overtaking and the driver frustration caused by lines of HGVs travelling between the ports of Stranraer and Cairnryan.

Three Mills Lock in east London, UK

Three Mills Lock has created a green gateway for barges entering the Olympic Park, helping to remove thousands of lorry journeys from local roads.

from left to right:
Bob Lark - Chairman Project Awards Judging Panel,
Sally Sudworth - Chair ICE Wales Cymru,
Jez Seamans - LMR Drilling UK, Guy Green - Halcrow,
David Gibby, Martin Pilbin - RWE npower, Peter Hansford - President Institution of Civil Engineers

The Pembroke Power Station Gas Pipeline: Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Crossing of Milford Haven in Wales

The esteemed ICE Wales Cymru Project Awards celebrate Welsh civil engineering and give recognition to outstanding examples of design and construction undertaken in Wales and completed in 2010.

The judges deemed that the project submitted by Halcrow, RWE npower, LMR Drilling and Land & Marine Project Engineering was an outstanding example of a civil engineering project.

In April 2009 RWE npower commissioned construction of a new £1000 million state-of-the-art 2000megawatts Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station at Pembroke, on the south side of Milford Haven in Wales.

Despite the extreme length and challenging geology the HDD drilling works were completed within budget and programme, and with the coastline around the Haven left untouched, shipping lanes left open and with minimal disturbance to local residents. The record breaking scheme has provided a step-change in the way HDD projects can be procured, managed and delivered.