Rowecord Engineering

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Area served UK Services Steel fabrication Founded 21 November 1967		Products Structural steel Headquarters Newport Number of employees 600

Industry Manufacture of Metal Structures and Parts Founder Benjamin Finley Hoppé OBE Key people Paul Benwell Technical Director Ben Hoppé Chairman Type of business Private limited with Share Capital (00923182)

The aquatics centre by rowecord engineering limited

Rowecord Engineering is a structural steel construction company based in south Wales.

History

It was founded by Benjamin Hoppé (b. 7 May 1933) of Swansea. His two sons are directors of the company. Alan Rowe was Managing Director of the company from February 1992 until March 1995.

Structure

It is situated on 9 acres in the south of the city of Newport in south Wales, next to the River Usk and the A48 in Pillgwenlly.

Structures

Argyle Building, Glasgow (2008)

Peterborough City Hospital (2010)

Reading Hospital

Roath Lock studios (ongoing) in Porth Teigr

TAG Aviation (2006) at Farnborough Airport

Sports stadiums

Cardiff City Stadium (2009)

Liberty Stadium (2005) in Swansea

Parc y Scarlets (2008) in Llanelli, home of Llanelli RFC

Stadium mk (2007)

SWALEC Stadium (2006)

Footbridges

These bridges are often designed with Wilkinson Eyre Architects

Forthside Footbridge

Newport City footbridge (2006) across the River Usk

Peace Bridge (2011) across the River Foyle in Derry

Sail Bridge over the River Tawe in the Maritime Quarter of Swansea

Sidings Bridge across the A483 in Swansea

Twenty Ten Bridge (2010) at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport

Road bridges

M1 junctions 6a-10

St Ann Way Bascule Bridge in Gloucester over the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal

References

Rowecord Engineering Wikipedia

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