Shepherd wins multi-million pound contract at £1.4bn Scottish site

A MULTI-MILLION pound contract has been secured by Shepherd Engineering Services to deliver services at the Queensferry Crossing.

The York-based firm will deliver mechanical, electrical and plumbing services to the new replacement road bridge over the Firth of Forth, which is costing a total of £1.4bn.

The two-year project will see Shepherd Engineering Services deliver MEP systems for the bridge’s North and South approach sections, the central cable stayed bridge, its three towers and abutment buildings.

The project comes hot on the heels of a plethora of Scottish contract wins for Shepherd Engineering Services over the past 12 months, totalling more than £40m.

Due for completion by the end of 2016 and commissioned by Transport Scotland, the Queensferry Crossing contract will see Shepherd Engineering Services deliver its largest ever pre-fabrication installation to date.

The firm will install 120 prebuilt road deck sections across the Firth of Forth.

Shepherd Engineering Services regional director for Scotland, Colin Walker, said: “The Queensferry Crossing project represents a key facilitator to Scotland’s future economic success, so we are immensely proud to be able to support this major investment in infrastructure.

“In addition to the Queensferry Crossing, over the past year, Shepherd Engineering Services has significantly strengthened its portfolio in Scotland with a string of major contract wins, including a contract from principal contractor Interserve to deliver a full M&E building services installation at the Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre.”

Shepherd Engineering Services has also secured a contract to deliver M&E services from Sir Robert McAlpine at Fife Park, providing 324 flats at a University of St Andrew’s site.

A central energy centre fabricated off-site at Shepherd PRISM in York is also included in the contract.