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CECANorthWestpromotingexcellencein:

WorkingforInfrastructureintheNorthWest

Delivering for the North WestCECANorthWestmembersworktobuildandmaintainessentialinfrastructureandfacilitiesintheregion,deliveringanestimated70-80percentofthe£2billionworthofcivilengineeringthatiscarriedoutintheNorthWesteachyear.

OurmembersrangefromtheUK’slargestmultinationalconstructioncompaniesthroughtosmallandspecialistfirms,allofferingdedicatedservicetotheregion’sclients.

CECAisproudtoactasalinkforclientsseekingtomakethemostofthishomegrowncapability.Hereweofferatasteofsomeoftherecentprojectsthatourmembershavebeeninvolvedwith.

Project - Surf Snowdonia - Europe’s first public onshore surf centre

Value - £7.7 millionClient - Conwy Adventure Leisure

Contractor - D Morgan PLC

SurfSnowdoniaisa£7.7mwavegardencomplexintheConwyValley.LocatedontheformerDolgarrogAluminiumWorks,a

18.5hacontaminatedsiteinanenvironmentallysensitivearea,itissurroundedbysitesofspecialscientificinterest.

Afterthesiteremediationthemainworkshavebeentheformationofareservoir,constructedtostrictprofilingandcontours,

incorporatingreinforcedconcretehousingseitherendofacentrallylocatedreinforcedconcretechannelthatsupportsthewavemaking

technology.

Project – AMP6 Oswestry WTW WQ Improvements

Value - £42 million

Client – United Utilities

Contractor – C2V+, a VolkerStevin & CH2M joint venture

VolkerStevin,throughitsjointventureC2V+,isaConstructionDeliveryPartnertoUnitedUtilitiesforAMP6.AwiderangeofendtoendwaterandwastewaterinfrastructuresolutionsisbeingdeliveredacrosstheNorthWestoverthefiveyearperiod.OswestryWTW,currentlyunderway,wasoneofthefirstmajorprojectstobeawardedthroughtheframeworkandsawC2V+’sglobalexpertsdevelopaUK-firstWTWfacilityusinganinnovativechemicaltreatmentprocess.

Project - Brunswick PFI Housing Regeneration SchemeValue - £100 millionClient - Galliford Try

Contractor - PL Civil Engineering

A25yearregenerationschemetobecompletedbytheSolutions4Brunswick(S4B)consortium,whichwilltransformtheBrunswickareaofManchester.Thisincludesnewroadlayoutsandsafeopen

spaces.PLCivilEngineeringisresponsibleforcompletionofextensiveinfrastructureworksincludingthecompletionofnew/amended

deepdrainagenetworkstoaccommodatethenewbuildofhousestogetherwithexecutionofrevisedroadworklayoutwithinthe

remodellingofthearea.

Whitendale X PipelineClient: United Utilities Value: £1,800,000Contractor: Cheetham Hill Construction LtdDesignandbuildprojecttoreplaceanexisting100yearoldconcreteconduitusedtoconveyrawwater,withanew1.4kmlong,800mmdiametergravitypipelineinaSSSI.Workswerealsoundertakentoupgradetheexistingaqueductsandthescreeningchamberonthepipeline.Thetwoexistingaqueductswereupgradedusingrepairmortarsandepoxycoatings,whilstwalkwaysandhandrailswereinstalledtoallowbettermaintenanceoftheaqueducts.ThisprojectwonaUnitedUtilitiesCompetitiveTenderQuarterlySafetyAwardin2014.

Project - Chorley BlockadeValue - £7.5 million

Client - Network Rail

Contractor - J Murphy and Sons Limited

Murphysuccessfullycompletedfiveprojectsduringasixweekblockadeoftherailwayinsummer2014.ChorleyTunnelhadaslab

trackinstalledandtrackloweredbyupto500mm,thelistedChorleyFlyingArcheswerereinstatedtotheirformergloryandreinstalled

afterpreviousremovalin2008,HarpersLaneOverbridgewasreconstructedtonewgaugeforelectrification,aswasRiverChorAqueductusinganinnovativeFRPsolutiontoreplacetheexistingcastironstructure.Finally,thecuttingslopeadjacenttothesouth

tunnelportalwasstrengthenedandrepaired.

Project - Kingsway Mersey Tunnel Project

Value - £180,000

Client - Merseytravel

Contractor- Concrete Repairs Limited

Mainworkscomprisedofsubstantialconcreterepairsandcathodicprotectioninthefourventilationshaftsthatrunthroughthestructure.CrackmonitoringandareasofcoresamplingwerealsocarriedoutwithinthefourshaftsaswellastheadditionalaccessshaftsateitherendofthetunnelinLiverpoolandWallasey.Alltheconcreterepairswerecarriedoutusingeithercradleorabseilaccess.WorkscommencedinJanuary2015usingvaryingshiftpatterns.

Project - Ben Gill Re-Routing, Ennerdale, Cumbria

Value - £540,000

Client - United Utilities

Contractor - Eric Wright Civil Engineering

The £540k scheme involved re-routing Ben Gill, a tributary of the River Ehen, to its original course in order to restore the

delicate habitat in which protected species like freshwater mussels and salmon can thrive. The lower part of Ben Gill was

originally diverted in the 1970s to enable a greater flow of water to be stored for abstraction at Ennerdale Water. The piped water

also stopped sediment supply to the upper reaches of the Ehen – a designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Special Site

of Scientific Interest (SSSI).

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Project - Colwyn Bay Waterfront Project

Value - £6.7m

Client – Conwy County Borough Council

Contractor – Galliford Try Civil Engineering England & Wales

The project consisted of extensive environmental improvements to a 350m stretch of promenade which included the construction of a stepped revetment and beach access ramp, removal of existing rock groins and re use of the rock armour as toe protection to the promenade, installation of two new beach outfall pipes and the off shore dredging and placement of over 220,000m3 of beach material to provide increased protection from the sea and improved beach amenity by raising sand levels by up to 2m over a 1500m section. These works have formed the first phases of a wider regeneration plan that seeks to rejuvenate a total of 2.3 miles of promenade stretching from Rhos on Sea to Old Colwyn.

Project - Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme

Value - £35M +

Client - Peel Holdings Ltd

Contractor – Hochtief/Buckingham Joint VentureThe design and build construction of 2.0km of new dual

carriageway will alleviate the traffic congestion on the M60 Barton High Level Bridge by providing an alternative route to the M60.The works have also included upgrading of J10 and

11 of the M60 along with the remodelling of the Bridgewater Roundabout adjacent to the Trafford Centre. These works are

now complete and fully operational The scheme includes the construction of a new showpiece lift bridge across the

Manchester Ship Canal.

Project – Heysham to M6 Link Road

Value - £124,500,000

Client – Lancashire County Council

Contractor - CostainThe Heysham to M6 Link Road will be a 4.8km dual carriageway connecting the Heysham and Morecambe peninsula directly to the M6 motorway via a newly-configured junction 34. A new park and ride scheme at junction 34 will be built as part of the scheme. Construction of the scheme will require; thirteen structures, over 20,000m of stats diversions and 1,700,000m3 of earthworks. During construction the project will employ over 3,000 people. This includes a minimum of 100 local unemployed people being trained and employed. During peak times the daily total of staff reaches 480.

Director: Guy Lawson, FCIM MIEDPhone: 07703 585027Email: guy.lawson@cecanw.co.ukWeb: www.ceca.co.uk

CECA North West members have the capability and capacity to deliver projects of all sizes in disciplines across the whole of the infrastructure sector. We offer an effective route for any North West client to engage with the region’s contractors, supporting local supply chains. Our members employ workers drawn from the North West to ensure that

the money from investment projects remains in the region, further boosting our economy.

The cover photograph shows Haweswater Aqueduct, one of United Utilities’ most prized assets, built 60 years ago and 90 miles long, it runs from Cumbria to Greater Manchester. Land & Marine Engineering, a subsidiary of J. Murphy & Sons Limited, was appointed to undertake the Haweswater Aqueduct Tunnels and Conduits

Inspection, and provide detailed information on the condition of the concrete pipe’s entire length across the 50km network of tunnels.