River Hull Footbridge – Civils Contract for Local Business

North Lincolnshire based Building and Civil Engineering company has secured the civils contract on the prestigious River Hull Footbridge – valued at over £1 million. A Torn Construction Ltd, based in Kirton in Lindsey were awarded the contract by Main Contractor Qualter Hall – a Barnsley based engineering company, and started on site at the beginning of September 2009. A Torn Construction Ltd, established only 3 years ago has grown rapidly with a high level of repeat business from very satisfied clients who have benefitted from that "small" company level of service whilst benefitting from having operational systems of a larger company and contracts completed in a highly professional manner to extremely high standards. This unique and contemporary moving bridge developed by Qualter Hall and Architects McDowell & Benedetti is anticipated to breathe new life into the River Hull area, benefitting both visitors and residents by connecting people with the city centre and the East Bank of the River Hull. Whilst the bridge itself allows enough room for smaller boats to pass under, the 35m long cantilever steel spine of the bridge and the 16m diameter circular structure housing a bistro/cafe bar with stunning views, rotates using an electrical drive mechanism to open the route to river traffic when required. Andy Torn, Managing Director commented "We are delighted to have secured such a high profile contract, and are looking forward to working with all the parties involved in producing a spectacular and technically challenging bridge that will inevitably make a real difference to a city that is now seeing much investment and development" The bridge is being funded by Yorkshire Forward, Hull City Council and Hull Forward. For more information please contact Mandy Torn on 01652 649063.