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‘Is Love Carbon Neutral?’

Mike Berners-Lee’s thought provoking book, ‘How bad are bananas, the carbon footprint of everything’ clearly sets out for us the real carbon cost of every day items; the single red rose bought for a loved one on St Valentine’s Day (out of season) equates to 4.5 kilos of bananas. But the objects we make in…

Stockley advises on artwork for Whitworth Park

A new six metre high obelisk has been unveiled at Whitworth Park on Manchester’s Oxford Road. The monument by French artist Cyprien Gaillard, made in collaboration with design engineers, Stockley, and Whitworth Gallery curator, Mary Griffiths, uses recycled bricks and concrete from demolished houses in Moss Side and Birley Fields, Hulme. Gaillard said: “I have…

Park Hill – I LOVE YOU WILL U MARRY ME

Urban Splash is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Park Hill building by signalling the next stage of the development with the switch on of a striking new neon sign. The graffiti, spelling out I LOVE YOU WILL U MARRY ME has become an iconic image of Park Hill over the years and Urban…

It’s a Knockout

Stockley sponsored and entered an It’s a Knockout team in the Together Trust’s annual fundraising event last weekend in Cheadle. Our team battled to 5th place in the final standings (and got rather wet)! As one of the UK’s leaders in specialist education the Together Trust has a range of services for young people and…

Gateshead

Stockley assisted the Evolution Big team, a joint venture between Galliford Try and Home Group to secure this £350M project which will see 2,500 homes built across various sites in Gateshead. Working closely with Studio Egret West, Stockley provided key engineering input to develop the highways and public realm aspects at each of the proposed…

Blackpool Winter Gardens

We are delighted to announce our appointment as Structural Engineers for the refurbishment of the Grade 2 listed Winter Gardens building in Blackpool. http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/archive/9005-stockley-wins-winter-gardens-work.html

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Exciting opportunity for a Design Office Assistant (Maternity Leave Cover) based in our Manchester Studio and Freelance CAD Technicians in our London Studio. Please see THINKING OPPORTUNITIES section.

New Projects for 2011

Four new January projects for Stockley include a new masterplan for Southend-on-Sea, refurbishment of Wrexham Art Gallery, refurbishment of Farmyard Hotel in Manchester, and a new scoping study for North Hykeham.

Park Hill Update

Phase 1 of Park Hill is approaching sectional completion in Spring 2011 and Stockley’s efforts are coming to fruition in this exciting refurbishment of the Grade II* listed exposed concrete frame. Providing civil and structural engineering from conception at masterplan competition stage, we’ve developed highly efficient engineering solutions to completely transform Phase 1 of this…

British Council trip to Russia

In February Martin is off to Petrozavodsk via Moscow. This is part of his continuing work with the British Council where he is acting as an Expert on the Future City Game being held there. On the way he has been asked to speak at the British Embassy on an as-yet unknown topic. Average temperature…