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We are very pleased to welcome our newest Mechanical Design Engineer, Darren Bunker, to the Eadon Consulting team. Darren is a highly experienced mechanical engineer. After completing his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Leeds he spent 15 years working on moving structures and cranes projects – many in the nuclear industry. In his […]
We are thrilled that the Lille Langebro Swing Bridge has won yet another award! The 160m long, pedestrian and cycle double swing bridge in Copenhagen has been recognised by the IABSE in Denmark with its Structural Award for 2021. We worked together with Buro Happold, Wilkinson Eyre and Niras to produce the design of this architecturally […]
Applications are now open for the Eadon Consulting Undergraduate Placement Scheme 2022. We are looking for a passionate engineering student who is keen to put the skills they’ve learnt at university into practice to solve a variety of real engineering problems. The successful candidate will work alongside other engineers and designers as an integral part […]
2021 got off to a rocky start for the nation as England entered its third national lockdown on January 6th. But despite the chaos of the pandemic, Eadon has had its busiest year to date and has gone from strength to strength with its highest ever turnover. In the nuclear sector we have continued to […]
Supply chain issues have been an increasing problem for our clients recently, and lead times for mechanical and electrical parts are significantly longer than usual. This also applies to structural steel, where the higher sub-grades are particularly difficult to find at present. Higher sub-grades are often specified where thick plates must be used in order […]
Eadon is very excited that the Lille Langebro Swing Bridge has been shortlisted for a RIBA International Prize 2021. The RIBA has been celebrating outstanding work for over 180 years and the awards are regarded internationally as a mark of excellence. The Lille Langebro Swing Bridge is one of just three exceptional projects on the […]
Eadon Consulting have successfully completed a Proof of Concept R&D project developing their REACH system towards becoming a commercially available product for the nuclear industry. As part of this project, a prototype system has been developed and designed by Eadon, which has been manufactured and tested to demonstrate the capability of the solution. REACH is […]
We are very pleased to announce that the Lille Langebro pedestrian and cycle bridge in the heart of Copenhagen has won the Award for best Footbridge or lightweight structure at the IStructE 2021 Awards. We are even more pleased to announce that the Lille Langebro bridge was joint Supreme Award for Excellence in Engineering at […]
“We are the greatest problem solvers to have ever existed on earth.” Those were the words spoken by Sir David Attenborough at the opening ceremony of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow last week. “A new industrial revolution powered by millions of sustainable innovations is essential. “If we don’t act now, it will be too […]
Eadon are pleased that the Lille Langebro Swing Bridge has been shortlisted for an award at the Institute of Structural Engineers Structural Awards 2021. The 160m long, pedestrian and cycle double swing bridge in Copenhagen has been shortlisted in the ‘Award for Pedestrian Bridges’ category which recognises excellence in the design of pedestrian and/or cycle […]
Former Eadon placement student, Isobel Catt, is carrying out research into our Diamond Wire Cutter as part of her final year university project. Isobel joined Eadon for a one-year placement last year as part of her MEng Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Sheffield. She worked alongside Eadon engineers to help develop the Diamond […]
Eadon is pleased to welcome Tom Corran to the team. Tom has completed three years of a Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of Sheffield and will join us for a year long work placement before completing his final year. “I always enjoyed maths and physics in school and the application of it to solve […]
The Diamond Wire Cutter was developed by Eadon Consulting in response to Sellafield Ltd’s LINC 19 challenge. During an underwater survey an obstruction was found in front of A-ST bay entrance to First Generation Magonx Storage Pond (FGMSP) 2A. The object, a 4m x 1m wide frame, fabricated from approximately 100mm x 10mm stainless steel […]