Latest News from Hemsley Orrell Partnership (HOP)

Falmer Community Stadium

Following an inordinately long planning process, HOP is now delighted and honoured to be Consulting Civil & Structural Engineers on the new football stadium for their favourite team. This is a community stadium with extensive associated study facilities. We are very pleased to be working with world-renowned long span roof designer Stephen Morley on the 220m clear span roof. Webb Yates Engineers are also helping with the roof analysis. Incidentally, HOP sponsors a match for the Albion every year and are currently unbeaten.

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Crescent Road, Worthing

This 23 unit residential scheme over parking & retail has just commenced on site. Hop have provided structural and Civils design assistance for this restricted town centre site. Design works have also included temporary shoring to assist in the early site phases.

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HOP is now approved as a firm with INVESTORS IN PEOPLE status.

We are also members of CONSTRUCTION LINE and are a Construction Health and Safety (CHAS) registered contractor.

All members of staff who are likely to go on site now hold CSCS cards - keeping right up there with health and safety legislation and procedures.

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St Petersburg Development

The marina development we are working on in St Petersburg is likely to be called 'New Brighton'.

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‘Saving Private Ryan’s Landing Craft’

HOP procured a WWII Higgins boat, the actual one used in the dramatic opening sequence of the film ‘Saving Private Ryan’, saved from a naval scrapyard in Portsmouth   Now on display as part of the sponsored landscaping of the Holmbush Roundabout, Shoreham. [See also ‘Staff News’ for HOP’s D-Day connections.]

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HOP Launches ICE South Schools Initiative

Our presentation ‘The Rough Guide to Civil & Structural Engineering’ has been adopted by the Institution of Civil Engineers to show schoolchildren how interesting and fulfilling a career in Civil engineering can be.

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Waterfront Expo in Riga

HOP were both major sponsors, exhibitors and presented a paper at the worldwide Waterfront Expo in Riga. More information may be found on www.waterfrontexpo.com

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East Grinstead Meads under 7’s football club

HOP has sponsored East Grinstead Meads under 7’s football club and has provided them with brand new football equipment.

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Whitehaven Marina Cumbria

This innovative 9 storey development has the promise of setting the planning and development precedent for this former key harbour and port. The mixed use construction provides quality waterfront accommodation mixed with retail and car parking. HOP have been involved since inception and are key figures in the design team offering Civil, Structural and M &E consultancy.