First ´t-pylon´ contract awarded

THE FIRST contract has been awarded to deliver the National Grid\´s revolutionary new generation of \´T-pylons\´. Steel structure manufacturer Mabey Bridge has been chosen to build the bases for the first six T-pylons to be tested at National Grid\´s Overhead Training Centre in Eakring, Nottinghamshire. "We are extremely proud to manufacture these exciting new electricity pylon designs for National Grid," said Mark Coia, managing director of Mabey Bridge Energy & Marine.