Spencer bridges the gap with Scottish trio

An East Yorkshire engineering firm is set to play a pivotal role in maintaining and upgrading vital transport infrastructure across Scotland.

Hull-headquartered Spencer Bridge Engineering has secured contracts for upgrades on the Kessock, Forth Road and Tay Road bridges. 

The company will return to the Kessock Bridge, near Inverness, to install steelwork modifications on pylons to pave the way for an integrated rescue system. 

At the Forth Road Bridge, which connects Edinburgh to Fife, it will replace ageing lateral thrust bearings dating back to the 1960s. 

And on the Tay Road Bridge, Spencer will replace two underdeck gantries installed in the 1980s. 

The projects will span 2025 and 2026.

Glen Smithson, operations director at Spencer Bridge Engineering, which recently won the 2025 Bridges Award for New Life for its refurbishment of the Menai Suspension Bridge, said: “Having the ability to provide solutions, delivering both the design and installation works, enables us to have tight control of each element of the project and ensure we are delivering the highest quality works in the most efficient way.

“Our ethos of having strong collaboration with clients ensures our projects are more closely tailored to each client’s individual needs and specifications.

“Our teams are adept at working in remote, exposed locations, with difficult logistics, which is another factor that makes us so well equipped to work on so many Scottish infrastructure projects.”

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