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 delighted to be supporting the delivery of the new rail siding at West Fraser’s manufacturing facility in Inverness, providing specialist earthworks and civil engineering design services. The investment forms a key part of West Fraser’s drive to improve sustainability and efficiency in its operations. With direct rail access now 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 […]
BT Bell Consulting Engineers is proud to announce our recent success at the ICE North East Robert Stephenson Awards, a prestigious event recognising engineering excellence across the region. The awards, hosted annually by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North East, celebrate projects that demonstrate innovation, collaboration, and lasting impact for local communities. To be […]
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.
Several members of BT Bell staff have recently completed a Revit and Navisworks training course. Alongside Autodesk platinum partner Graitec, we designed a custom training program allowing the trainees to develop their Revit and Navisworks capability. The training involved modelling of civil and structural elements, family creation, and more advanced features of Revit, including RC […]
