This week the team have been up at West Fraser’s OSB Mill in Inverness visiting our rail siding project. The plan is to build a dedicated rail freight terminal/sidings, linking it to the mainline railway (the Aberdeen–Inverness line), so that raw materials and finished products can be transported by rail instead of by road. The […]
BT Bell traveled to Orkney, Scotland, in August 2025 to view the progress being made on SSE’s Finstown Substation. BT Bell have carried out all civil and structural design on the project, working as designers for the Siemens BAM joint venture. It was encouraging to see the pace at which the project was progressing, in […]
BT Bell Consulting Engineers is proud to have played a key role in the successful delivery of the new asphalt coating plant at Tarmac’s Barrasford Quarry in Northumberland, providing full civil and structural engineering design services for the project. The new plant represents a significant investment in the region’s infrastructure, providing improved production capacity and […]
Roman Army_01Roman Army_02Roman Army_03Roman Army_04Roman Army_05Roman Army_06 BT Bell provided civil and structural engineering services for the Magnae Extension at the Roman Army Museum, enhancing the visitor experience and supporting the museum’s educational mission. The project involved expanding the existing museum facilities to accommodate new exhibition spaces and improved public amenities. Our Role BT Bell […]
BT Bell were contacted by a longstanding client to assist them with assessing an existing conveyor support structure that had been damaged in a recent explosion at a chipboard plant in Belgium. After conducting this assessment, BT Bell then further assisted in conducting a third party check on the replacement conveyor and designing the support […]
BT Bell were on site recently to see the construction progress at Breedon’s Mansfield asphalt plant. BT Bell carried out the foundation design for the asphalt production plant, and the structural design of the Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) storage shed, aggregate storage bays and other elements around the site. Space was at a premium on […]
Kinardochy_01Kinardochy_02Kinardochy_03 2022 saw BT Bell involved in the earthworks design for Kinardochy Substation. This involved the design of an 800m long access road, over varied terrain and ground conditions, and a 66,000m2 platform for the substation. Selection of the final platform level critical to balancing cut and fill, and thereby minimising material transported off site.
alyth_01alyth_02alyth_03alyth_04 BT Bell were instructed to provide Civil and Structural design services for SSE’s Alyth Substation, a key component in strengthening Scotland’s electricity transmission network. Our Role Working in partnership with Siemens, we carried out the design of foundations for the AIS and GIB structures across the site, the structural design of the GIS and […]
BT Bell provided Civil and Structural design services for SSE’s Kergord Substation, a key development in strengthening the transmission network in the Shetland Islands. This 132/33kV substation forms an essential part of the region’s renewable energy infrastructure, supporting the integration of wind and other low-carbon generation into the national grid. Our Role Working closely with […]
BT Bell Consulting Engineers have been working with Breedon and Mabey Bridge at Holme Hall Quarry to design and install a new bridge to carry an existing road over the quarry extension.
