Journal

From Plan to Plant

From Plan to Plant Organised by the Galvanizers Association, an opportunity emerged to visit our local galvanising factory in Mullusk, Northern Ireland. NK Coatings offered a great learning experience as two of our engineers toured the galvanising processing plant, featuring 12m and 6m zinc galvanising baths. Our engineers gained an appreciation of the galvanising process;…

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Using Screw Pile Foundations

Using Screw Pile Foundations Haworth McCall provided structural engineering design services for two sustainable, contemporary, and practical modular buildings at a Birmingham school. We designed the buildings using screw pile foundations to avoid the use of concrete, ensure foundations are removable and to prevent damage to nearby trees.  The substructure, walls and roof are timber…

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Sustainable School Construction, Lewes

Sustainable School construction, Lewes Working closely with Liam Russel Architects, Haworth McCall have designed a sustainable solution to create additional teaching facilities in this school building dating from the 19th century. The existing underused attic space is being transformed into classrooms and staff offices. Using timber where possible, and strengthening the existing structure, the design…

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Ready to go in south Croydon

Our team has been working hard for the last few months on the structural and civil engineering design for this new reinforced concrete framed apartment block in south Croydon.  Our client is soon to start on site, so we’re looking forward to seeing the CGIs for the building turn in to reality.  Well done to…

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Constructionline

Haworth McCall are pleased to announce that we are now Constructionline registered.  We’ve had a few hurdles to jump, and whilst nothing has actually changed, we now have another accreditation recognising our professionalism.

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Leaving work for a walk in the woods

Leaving work for a walk in the woods During my third year of working for Haworth McCall I was given the remarkable opportunity, offered to all fulltime staff, of taking three months leave at half pay. For my time off I had decided to take on the ambitious feat of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail.…

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