Wool Bridge, made famous by Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, collapsed last year. Erosion of its foundations caused the arch and wall to slip into the river requiring action to make this well used crossing safe. Reconstruction has significantly enhanced the bridge structurally, using modern materials which have been clad in stone recovered from the watercourse and new stone sourced from the same bed used 500 years ago.

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This scheme reduces flood risk to over 650 properties and was a priority scheme in the Exe Estuary Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy. Completed within five years of strategy, it met heritage and planning requirements. Public engagement resulted in pedestrian and road safety improvements, habitat niches, and flood gate, wall and railing finishes reflecting local character, in addition to the scheme’s flood risk benefits.

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The Heatsink is an essential part of Hinkley point C and is key to the successful completion and operation of the plant. It consists of the fore bay intake tunnel, the pump house and the outfall shaft and the nature of the top down excavation and slope support process presented complex logistical challenges. The Heatsink is an essential part of Hinkley point C which is securing the next generation of power for the region.

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This project involved the replacement of a 30-year old footbridge linking two areas of the National Trust’s Trelissick Garden. The bridge is unusual because there are few privately owned footbridges spanning roads in the UK that do not meet minimum height requirements and are constructed from hardwood timber. The new bridge was fabricated and then transported to Trelissick as individual pieces before being assembled on site.

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