Rowecord Engineering
Rowecord Engineering was a structural steel construction company based in south Wales.
Private limited with Share Capital (00923182) | |
Industry | Manufacture of Metal Structures and Parts |
Founded | November 21, 1967 |
Founder | Benjamin Finley Hoppé OBE |
Headquarters | Neptune Works, Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2SS |
Area served | UK |
Key people | Paul Benwell Technical Director Ben Hoppé Chairman |
Products | Structural steel |
Services | Steel fabrication |
Revenue | c.£75m |
Number of employees | c.600 |
Parent | Rowecord Group |
Website | Rowecord Engineering |
History
It was founded by Benjamin Hoppé (b. 7 May 1933) of Swansea.[1] His two sons are directors of the company. Alan Rowe was Managing Director of the company from February 1992 until March 1995. The company went into liquidation in 2014[2]
Structure
It was situated on 9 acres at Pillgwenlly in the south of the city of Newport in South Wales, next to the River Usk and the A48 in Pillgwenlly.
Products
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
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See also
- Redpath Dorman Long of Teesside
References
- Debretts
- "ROWECORD ENGINEERING LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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