(Untitled record)

Series

Series Name

Laing News Review

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

Mar 1955

Length of issue (in feet)

925

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1(Untitled record)
2. 2(Untitled record)
3. 3(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

BFI Summary - Civil engineering works in progress at oil refineries.
BFI synopsis: Civil engineering works in the form of heavily reinforced concrete foundations and structures are depicted at Stanlow, in Cheshire where the Platformer Unit and a number of other important works for the former Shell Refining and Marketing Company Limited are shown, and also the Hydro-De-sulphurisation Unit for the Lummus Company. Then to Shellhaven, in Essex, where work of a similar nature is taking place. At nearby Thameshaven we see the work of filling in water-filled fleets, or pinds, and the construction of 36 tank bases which range in size up to 150 feet in diameter.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering

Locations

Cheshire; England; Essex; Stanlow; Shell Haven oil refiney; Thameshaven

Written sources

British Film Institute Sources   Laing Notes, p.5 Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Andrew Timothy

Producer

Public Relations Department, John Laing & Co. Ltd.

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