Friday 11th October 2019 saw the CECA NW Annual Awards Dinner take place at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. Lindsay Gregory, Site Engineer for Eric Wright Civil Engineering, was nominated by her colleagues for the coveted Women in Civil Engineering award. Up against a number of amazing women that were more than worthy of the […]
Pupils from Grayrigg Primary School have been given a first-hand look at major engineering works taking place on their doorstep. A group of children from the school were invited on a site visit to see the engineering works to repair storm damage and strengthen flood resilience on a section of the A685 near Grayrigg. Cumbria […]
Eric Wright Civil Engineering part of the Eric Wright Group are currently on site at Pooley Bridge in Cumbria, installing the innovative new bridge after the original bridge was washed away in the 2015 floods by Storm Desmond. The Civil Engineering team has recently visited Stainton and Newbiggin Playgroup to make a generous donation of […]
A significant milestone took place on Eric Wright Civil Engineering’s project to protect the A685 west of Grayrigg, with the diversion of the Thursgill Beck into a new channel. The explosive force of the beck is undermining the Kendal to Tebay road, cutting into a slope on top of which the road runs. EWCE were […]
Carl Fogarty made sure a new road named in his honour was opened in style. The superbike legend unveiled the new Carl Fogarty Way in his own distinctive way, setting off on his custom-made CM Foggy Edition Spitfire to be the first to ride along the road. He was joined by Mayor of Blackburn Councillor […]
A new bridge in Burneside has re-opened, reconnecting the community for the first time since it was closed to protect public safety in 2017. Construction work has been completed on the replacement Ford Bridge, which is now open for vehicles and pedestrians before the end of May. Cumbria County Council has invested £1.5m in the project to […]
The contract for building the new Pooley Bridge has been awarded by Cumbria County Council to Eric Wright Civil Engineering Ltd. The final design is innovative and is the only single span bridge of this type in the country. The final cost will be in the region of £5 million and work is currently scheduled […]
Antony Mulligan of Eric Wright Civil Engineering has presented a worthy donation of £200 to Father John of The Parish of St Bega, St Mungo and St Herbert, accompanied by Arthur Lester of Cumbria County Council for their generosity to our team. EWCE have been repairing the B5292 at Braithwaite after Coledale Beck undermined the […]
Snowball Alternative Finance has been appointed by Preston Trampower to secure the £25m funding for its project to get trams running in Preston for the first time since 1935. The deal will see Snowball advising on funding strategy as well as producing business plans and financial models for the project. Speaking about their appointment, managing […]
