Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand
British civil engineering and construction company
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Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand was a British civil engineering and construction company, and responsible for some of Scotland's bridges.
| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Fate | Merger |
| Headquarters | Shand House, Derbyshire, DE4 3AF |
| Products | Motorways, bridges |
History
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
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
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
Roads
- 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
- 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
- Errwood Reservoir completed in 1967[20]
- Llandegfedd Reservoir completed in 1965[21]