Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand
| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Fate | Merger |
| Headquarters | Shand House, Derbyshire, DE4 3AF |
| Products | Motorways, bridges |
Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand was a British civil engineering and construction company, and responsible for some of Scotland's bridges.
History
[edit]Lehane Mackenzie & Shand Ltd was incorporated on 8 April 1974. In February 1981, the Alexander Shand group of companies was bought for £24.8m by Charter Consolidated.[1] In 1989, the company was acquired by and subsequently integrated into Morrison Construction.[2] The Shand business was officially dissolved in October 2012.[3]
Structure
[edit]Its main headquarters was south of Rowsley in Derbyshire, on the A6 road.[4] Derbyshire County Council has a site in the former headquarters. The company was a subsidiary of Alexander Shand (Holdings) Ltd.[5] Alexander Shand was a former President of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, and made a CBE in the 1984 New Year Honours.[6]
Gas pipelines
[edit]It had a pipeline division on Kiln Lane in Immingham; this became MK-Shand, when merged with M.K. River Constructie Maatschappij of the Netherlands, and built gas pipelines for the Gas Council in the early 1970s.[7]
Major projects
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Roads
[edit]- Park Lane in London (built as Cubitts and Fitzpatrick with Shand) completed in 1963[8]
- M1, Beechtrees to Berrygrove, junctions 7 to 5, (built as Cubitts and Fitzpatrick with Shand) completed in 1959[9]
- M5, junctions 8-9 (M50) to Tewkesbury, (built as Christiani-Shand) completed in 1970[10]
- M56 Preston Brook to Hapsford in Cheshire, (built as Christiani-Shand) completed in 1970[11][12]
- M6 Ansty to M1 at Catthorpe, Contract A, (built as Christiani-Shand) completed in 1971[13]
- M6 north of Tebay (junction 38 for A685) to Thrimby (built as Christiani-Shand) completed in 1970[14]
- M74 Larkhall to Uddingston (built as Christiani-Shand) completed in 1966[15]
- Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil A470, £5m first stage from Whitchurch bypass to Nantgarw, 3.25 miles (built as Christiani-Shand) completed in 1971[16]
Bridges
[edit]- M56 Weaver Viaduct, (built as Christiani-Shand) completed in 1971[17]
- The foundations and piers for the Erskine Bridge, (A898), West Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire, (built as Christiani-Shand) opened July 1971[18]
- Kylesku Bridge (A894), Sutherland, opened July 1984[19]
Reservoirs
[edit]- Errwood Reservoir completed in 1967[20]
- Llandegfedd Reservoir completed in 1965[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Times, 26 February 1981, page 22
- ^ "Alexander Shand (Holdings)". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand LTD". Overview (free company information from Companies House). Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "Happy in their work at Shand". Matlock Mercury. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "Contractors records: Lehane Mackenzie and Shand Ltd and Alexander Shand Holdings Ltd". The National Archives. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "No. 49583". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1983. p. 9.
- ^ "Ground anchors in civil engineering" (PDF). p. 46. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Granter, Ernest (17 November 1964). "Park Lanr Improvement Scheme". Institution of Civil Engineers. pp. 293–318. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Celebrating 50 years since the opening of the M1 motorway". The AA. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "The Blue Billies". Made in Oldbury. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Runcorn Weekly News Thursday 7 November 1968, page 8
- ^ Derby Evening Telegraph Monday 11 November 1968, page 7
- ^ "Midland Links Motorways. M5 (J1 to J3) and M6 (J13 to J1)". Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Roads Report". Commercial Motor. 16 August 1968. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "50 years on: The M74 opened in December 1966 and work on new road continues today". Daily Record. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Derby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 18 March 1969, page 12
- ^ Staffordshire Sentinel Thursday 14 March 1968, page 18
- ^ "Construction of the Erskine Bridge". Erskinebridge.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Stears, H.S. (January 1985). "The Kylesku Bridge - Design and Construction". The Journal of the Institution of Highways and Transportation & HTTA. 32 (1): 16–20.
- ^ "Errwood Reservoir". Derbyshire Heritage. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Llandegfedd Water Scheme" (PDF). Cardiff City Council. p. 24. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
