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OUR 140 YEAR HERITAGE

Our history is written in the distinguished catalogue of projects we have delivered over the past 140 years across the length and breadth of the UK.

Image of Sir Robert McAlpine and workers

Robert MCAlpine (centre) pictured in 1885 during construction of a viaduct on the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

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Image of the Dorchester Hotel

Constructed in less than 18 months, when it opened in 1931 the Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane was the most luxurious hotel London had ever seen.

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Image of Ardyne Point

We constructed three vast concrete gravity platforms for the North Sea oil industry at Ardyne Point on the west coast of Scotland between 1974 and 1978.

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Image of Torness Nuclear Power Station

Torness on the east coast of Scotland is the most recent of six nuclear power stations we have built in the UK.

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Image of the Siemens Facility

We have constructed many of the UK’s semiconductor facilities including this plant for Siemens which, when built, was one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

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Image of the Eden Project

One of the most ambitious gardens ever conceived, the visionary Eden Project in Cornwall pushed construction technology to new limits.

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Image of Bullring Birmingham

Covering an area of 26 acres, redevelopment of Birmingham's Bullring changed the face of the UK's second city.

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Image of O2 Arena on opening night

Built entirely within the structure of the former Millennium Dome, the spectacular O2 Arena on London’s Greenwich peninsular is one of the world’s premier venues.

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From our first contract, the repair of a mine chimney for £2.45, to today’s huge stadia and shopping centres, it is a journey throughout which we have held true to our founder’s commitment to service and quality.

Ours is a history which reflects the pioneering path of the industrial and post-industrial age; from the railways of the 1880s and the great dockyards of the early
20th century to the nuclear power stations, oil rigs, retail and commercial developments of modern times.

It is a legacy that includes projects which have gone on to assume a symbolism of their own, buildings that define an era; the original Wembley Stadium, the Millennium Dome, the Eden Project.

From a world of coal and steam, through two world wars, the dawning of the nuclear age and our passage into the bright new technology of today, it is a heritage defined by innovation, engineering excellence and technical accomplishment.

This wealth of experience, combined with our collaborative approach and reputation for quality, timely delivery and managerial excellence place us in a strong position to meet the challenges ahead.