The site has now been handed back to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust by demolition contractors Connell Brothers after completing their work on preparing the ground for the new laboratory.
Connell Brothers Ltd has been featured this month in Demolition Hub Magazine, taking a look at the demolition of the former Vinnolit PVC manufacturing plant in Lancashire.
Company Director Jim Connell and Site Manager Kevin Brooks give insight into the progress of the works and how they are tackling some of the challenges that a job of this nature can present.
Connell Brothers Ltd was awarded the multi-million pound Asbestos Removal and Demolition works contract of Mossley Hill Hospital in Liverpool. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has employed CBL as Principal Contractor to clear the site to pave the way for a future state-of-the-art mental health facility. Soft strip and Asbestos Removal works are well underway at the site, with demolition works to reach completion in December of this year.
We take a look back at the December Edition of Classic Plant & Machinery magazine. Jeremy Rowland travels to Manchester to find a crane that’s getting its well-earned reward.
The article features various machines and excavators that assisted Connell Brothers Ltd back in the 1990s with establishing itself as one of the best known and well-respected Demolition Contractors in the country.
Breaking News: Connell Brothers have signed a new 2-year kit sponsorship deal with Salford’s Barr Hill Under 10’s Community Football Club. The countdown has begun, with the new 2021-22 kit due to be unveiled in August….
It is 25 years since the IRA planted the biggest bomb on the UK mainland since World War Two targeting shoppers on 15 June 1996.
The explosion ripped the heart out of the city centre but despite extensive damage, and a remarkable evacuation, no one was killed. 200 people were injured and some were left traumatised by the attack.
CBL has received a Order of Distinction Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its operatives get home safely to their families at the end of every working day.
Archive pictures record the fall of buildings and structures that have outlived their use.
With the ever changing tide of progress it’s inevitable that what was beneficial for one generation is going to be a hindrance for another.
It will serve hospitals across Leeds, West Yorkshire and Harrogate and will allow the Trust to bring many of its pathology services together into a purpose-built laboratory for fast, accurate, routine and specialist testing.
Connell Brothers recently donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to local authority and frontline workers in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. The donation included facemasks, eye protection and gloves, and is part of Connell Brothers ongoing commitment towards helping the local community.
