About: Marples Ridgway

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Marples Ridgway was a British civil engineering company founded in 1948 by engineer Reginald Ridgway and accountant Ernest Marples. Marples later became British Minister of Transport. In 1964, the company was taken over by the Bath and Portland Group. Projects completed: * Brunswick Wharf Power Station (1956) * Allt na Lairige Dam (1956) * Chiswick flyover (1959) * Hammersmith flyover (1961) * Skelton Grange Power Station * Port Esquivel shipping terminal, Jamaica * Bromford Viaduct * A329(M) motorway * M56 motorway * M27 motorway

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  • Marples Ridgway was a British civil engineering company founded in 1948 by engineer Reginald Ridgway and accountant Ernest Marples. Marples later became British Minister of Transport. In 1964, the company was taken over by the Bath and Portland Group. During Marples' tenure as Minister of Transport, he was accused of self-dealing and conflict of interest. This included the awarding of construction projects to Marples Ridgway such as the Hammersmith and Chiswick flyovers, various national motorway network, as well as several dams and power stations. The company was also awarded major civil engineering projects in the colonies (e.g. Port Esquival in Jamaica, road networks in Ethiopia). Projects completed: * Brunswick Wharf Power Station (1956) * Allt na Lairige Dam (1956) * Chiswick flyover (1959) * Hammersmith flyover (1961) * Skelton Grange Power Station * Port Esquivel shipping terminal, Jamaica * Bromford Viaduct * A329(M) motorway * M56 motorway * M27 motorway (en)
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  • Marples Ridgway was a British civil engineering company founded in 1948 by engineer Reginald Ridgway and accountant Ernest Marples. Marples later became British Minister of Transport. In 1964, the company was taken over by the Bath and Portland Group. Projects completed: * Brunswick Wharf Power Station (1956) * Allt na Lairige Dam (1956) * Chiswick flyover (1959) * Hammersmith flyover (1961) * Skelton Grange Power Station * Port Esquivel shipping terminal, Jamaica * Bromford Viaduct * A329(M) motorway * M56 motorway * M27 motorway (en)
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