The Guardian Print Works occupied a 238,000 sq ft unit on Longbridge Road, part of the Trafford Park site. It was constructed in 1986 and used by the Guardian until January 2018. DTZ Investors bought the building for £7.5m in 2019, with plans to build a 140,000 sq ft warehouse on the seven-acre plot. Birmingham-based […]
With the school intake increasing year on year, and with the government introducing new safety measures, there was a need toprovide a new junior teaching block at Hall School in Wimbledon, to allow the new influx of children be taught in a brand new facility. Our time-lapse cameras captured the build process for Qube Modular […]
The Orrell footbridge provides public footpath access across the slip-road at J26 of the M6 / M58 in Orrell, a suburb of Wigan. It sustained damage after being hit by a HGV, meaning a new bridge was required. Installation of the new replacement footbridge took place in 2020, meaning residents on either side of this […]
Staffordshire County Council, working with Amey, have installed a new railway bridge as part of the Lichfield Southern Bypass Scheme. Over a 5 day period, the ground was prepared, the bridge deck was manoeuvred into place and fixed into position, and trains began to travel over the bridge for the first time. The bridge was […]
With the school intake increasing year-on-year, there was a need to provide a new Year 6 teaching block to allow all Year 6 students to be taught in a brand-new facility at Ridgeway Primary School in South Shields. Qube Modular Structures designed and over a 7 week period, built a new building which ticked all […]
Calderstones Mansion House in Calderstones Park, Liverpool, is a ‘restrained neo-classical’ ashlar mansion that was built in 1828 for Joseph Need Walker, a lead shot manufacturer. It has a long history, having been acquired by Charles MacIver, co-founder of Cunard Line, in 1875, and then bequeathed to the Liverpool Corporation in 1902. It has hosted a tea room, cafe and […]
Another completed time-lapse project, and another new film to share! This time it’s Kelsall Primary School in Tarporley, Cheshire. The new building was designed and built by The Qube, and the film really demonstrates how quickly modular buildings can go up! We love to work on all sorts of different projects, so if you are interested in […]
On most days I can be found up and down the UK producing time-lapse videos. I spend most of my time on building sites setting up time-lapse cameras to capture the construction of schools, houses, hospitals, bridges and waste water treatment works. It’s not every day I get to produce a safari time-lapse…. I was […]
Following a huge fire on New Year’s Eve 2018, the Liverpool Echo Arena Car Park was left in an unsafe condition. No-one was injured in the devastating blaze, but 1400 cars were destroyed. Thousands of people were left affected and displaced on one of Liverpool’s busiest nights of the year. The fabric of the building […]
Willmott Dixon has just completed Little Lane. A project in Wigan to provide extra care homes for Wigan & Leigh Homes. Our Time-Lapse cameras have been clicking away in Wigan for over a year, while Willmott Dixon constructed 39 one and two bedroom self-contained apartments. After completion in April 2018, we arrived on site to do […]