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Falkirk Wheel a winner for Bennett Associates at
2002 Structural Steel Design Awards

 
   

Engineering solutions provider Bennett Associates is celebrating its role in the creation of the Falkirk Wheel following this year's Structural Steel Design Awards.

Launched in 1969 the purpose of the awards is to recognise the high standards of structural, architectural and engineering design attained in the use of steel and this year the judges singled out the world's first rotating boat lift for an Engineering Award.

Commenting on this year's awards Nick Cooper, managing director of Bennett Associates said; " It is very rewarding to have your efforts in such a project recognised in this way. Very few people who will see the Wheel working will ever realise just what has been achieved and the problems that have been overcome by the engineers, designers and fabricators.

What was so unusual about this whole project was that everyone involved was working in relatively unknown territory. It is the first ever rotating boat lift that has been designed and as such nobody had any prior experience of building such a machine. We had to come up with solutions for watertight lock gates and their associated controls as well as the mechanism that drives the whole wheel and also keeps the gondolas stable. In providing these solutions we had to draw on our experience gained in other fields including tunnelling machinery and the sub sea oil industry.

 
   
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Nick Cooper, Managing Director of Bennett Associates accepts the award
Nick Cooper, Managing Director of Bennett Associates accepts the award

The Falkirk Wheel Boatlift
The Falkirk Wheel Boatlift