A new bridge over the River Eamont at Pooley Bridge is a step closer today with the announcement that north west based Eric Wright Civil Engineering Ltd have been appointed as the contractor for the design of the replacement bridge. The appointment follows a competitive procurement process which saw a number of companies put forward […]
Work has begun on Ellison Fold Way, the new East Darwen link road, which will make it easier for residents and businesses to access the M65 and will also improve a number of local road junctions in the vicinity. The new road, which will lead from Marsh House Lane to Ivinson Road, is intended to […]
Eric Wright Civil Engineering attended the Burneside Parish Residents’ Association community afternoon on Saturday 24th February, to make a donation (£200) to their fund to acquire a defibrillator for the village. In addition to raising funds for the purchase, the purpose of the event was to raise community awareness of services, groups and facilities available […]
An ambitious project to bring tram services back to Preston for the first time since the 1930s has moved a step closer with the appointment of a contractor to build the proposed £25m Guild Line. Preston Trampower Ltd has reached agreement with Eric Wright Civil Engineering to build the 3.5-mile tramway, starting with a 1,250-metre-long […]
Eric Wright Civil Engineering is celebrating a highly commended award in the Project up to £5m for delivery of the Kirkthorpe Hydro-Electric Scheme for Yorkshire Hydropower. The Kirkthorpe Hydro-Electric scheme on the River Calder was the largest of its type in England, (shortly surpassed by 750kW Knottingley project, in construction by EWCE for the same […]
A new hydroelectric power plant, the largest low-head river hydro plant ever to be built in Yorkshire and the largest plant commissioned in England since the start of the century, will be officially opened today by Geoffrey Boycott, the ex-Yorkshire and England cricketer. Harnessing the flow of the River Aire, half-mile down river from the […]
The Eric Wright Charitable Trust is celebrating its win for commitment to Social Value at the recent CECA NW Awards 2017. Our submission for this award demonstrated strong evidence in what we have and continue to deliver within the local communities in which we operate. One of the two principle aims of our company is […]
Diane Bourne, proud winner of Women in Civil Engineering at the CECA NW Awards 2017, started her career in Civil Engineering at the University of Bradford and secured a position initially as the first female chain-lad with Kilroe. This first opportunity created the springboard for a career that now spans 30 years and throughout this […]
Eric Wright Civil Engineering (EWCE) celebrated a flurry of awards at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association North West Awards (CECA NW) and British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA), winning two and highly commended in a further six categories. Diane Bourne, managing director at EWCE scooped the Women in Civil Engineering award, whilst the Eric Wright Charitable […]
