Posts by Mike Sanderson
Government Minister visits ABM
Robert Jenrick, the Minister of State for Immigration made time in his hectic schedule to call in to ABM’s Tuxford precast concrete manufacturing facility today. Not only is Mr Jenrick a key member of Government, he’s also ABM’s local MP, representing Newark. Mr Jenrick, who was joined by Mat Danks, HS2’s Senior Public Affairs Manager,…
Read MoreHS2 Burton Green Tunnel – South Portal
The entrance and exit of high-speed trains from tunnels creates significant issues of air pressure dispersal. The solution adopted by the designers for the Burton Green Tunnel South Portal was to have a fixed height porous portal section of varying width with pressure relief vents of varying sizes. Whilst the overall design was issued to…
Read MoreA487 New Dyfi Bridge
The new Dyfi Bridge was to be constructed to provide a more resilient crossing of the River Dyfi and its flood plain on the arterial A487 near Machynlleth in mid-Wales. The scheme required a 725m long elevated carriage way and river crossing to be built in a flood plain which has historically been inaccessible to…
Read MoreHenley Gate Vehicle Bridge – an overnight success!
The Henley Gate residential development forms the latest part of the Ipswich Garden Suburb which is aimed to provide up to 4,500 new homes for the city. The development site is divided by a cutting accommodating the main Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line. Railway possession availability to allow the construction of the bridge was extremely…
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Welcome –
Chris Charlesworth
We’re pleased to welcome Chris Charlesworth to ABM as our Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager. Chris is a highly knowledgeable HSQE Professional with nearly 30 years’ experience in manufacturing industries. He’s a strong advocate of Behavioural Safety and will be working with our team, focusing on continued improvements to ensure a safe, sustainable workplace in conformance…
Read MoreStarting Young
As part of ABM is committed to supporting local school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) programmes, we’re happy to give interested students opportunities to get a first-hand experience of our engineering processes. Recently, Millicent, a student at the Elizabethan Academy in Retford spent a day with us getting an overview at all aspects of…
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