Tim Burton will talk about his involvement in creating The Kelpies. Followed by TWI branch AGM.

The Kelpies. Credit: Steven Straiton via Wikimedia Commons

The Kelpies are 30-metre high horse-head sculptures, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, near the River Carron, Falkirk, Scotland. The sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in October 2013.

Tim Burton, Sales & Marketing Manager, SH Structures Limited, has worked in the steel construction industry for 36 years, initially training as land surveyor. Tim moved into construction in 1979 working as Junior Site Engineer for a Sir William Arrol, Alexander Findlay joint venture at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire. Tim has since worked on major steel construction projects throughout the UK and Overseas and now works SH Structures Ltd who are one of the UK’s leading specialist fabricators. Tim's impressive portfolio of projects includes offshore oil platforms, high rise buildings and international suspension bridges.

Tim’s involvement with the Kelpies project started in 2008 and he has written numerous features about the scheme and contributed to the BBC documentary ‘Creating the Kelpies’.

Date: Wednesday 13 January 2016

Time: Buffet at 18:00. Talk starts at 18:30. AGM follows talk.

Venue: Granta Room, Granta Park, TWI Ltd, Cambridge CB21 6AL. Note that following the recent opening of the new Granta Centre, visitor parking arrangements at TWI have changed (directions).

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS MEETING - see the organiser's webpage.

RSVP (and for more information and directions) to: Alan Shand (Lloyds Register) Tel: 0207 423 2833 Email: alan.shand@lr.org

A poster for this talk and AGM agenda can be downloaded here.

This event is organised by the Eastern Counties Branch of The Welding Institute.