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Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd.
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Company type	Private company
Industry	Engineering / Construction
Founded	1869
Headquarters	Hemel Hempstead, England
Website	www.sir-robert-mcalpine.com

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Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. is a private British company headquartered in London. It carries out engineering and construction for the oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, nuclear, pharmaceutical, defense, chemical, water and mining industries.

History

The company was founded in 1869 by Sir Robert McAlpine, who was known as "Concrete Bob". In 1934 Sir Robert's son Alfred established a separate construction company Alfred McAlpine that operated in the north-west of England while Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. operated in the rest of the United Kingdom.

The company constructed the Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane in London. When the client was unable to pay for the construction works, the company took possession of the completed building and operated it on its own account.

In 2003 Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. sued Alfred McAlpine plc over the use of the family name and won.^[1] The dispute centered around Alfred McAlpine's intention to trade under the name "McAlpines". There was previously a long standing agreement within the McAlpine family not to make such a change but following the death of Alfred McAlpine the board of Alfred McAlpine sought to make the change in any event. The effect of the judgment was to prevent Alfred McAlpine trading under the name "McAlpines".

Major projects

Projects undertaken by the Company have included the Glenfinnan Viaduct completed in 1901^[2], the Maine Road Stadium completed in 1923^[3], the original Wembley Stadium completed in 1924^[2], the Dorchester Hotel in London completed in 1931^[2], the St Enoch Centre completed in 1989^[2], the Millennium Dome in Greenwich completed in 1999^[2] which the company also redeveloped to The O₂^[2], the Millennium Bridge in London completed in 2000^[4], the ExCeL Exhibition Centre completed in 2000^[2], the Eden Project in St Austell completed in 2001^[5], the Bullring in Birmingham completed in 2003^[2] and the Emirates Stadium completed in 2006^[6].

In October 2007, they were announced as developers for the St Austell £60m Town Centre Re-Development - White River Place^[7].

References

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[1] "Guardian story on court case between Sir Robert McAlpine and Alfred McAlpine".

[archive-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Sir Robert McAlpine Project Archive

[3] Maine Road on Structurae database

[4] Millenium Bridge at Structurae database

[5] Eden Project - The story so far

[6] First ball kicked at Emirates Stadium

[7] Sir Robert McAlpine wins St Austell redevelopment

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-Projects undertaken by the Company have included the [[Glenfinnan Viaduct]] completed in [[1901]]<ref name="archive">[http://www.sir-robert-mcalpine.com/projects/index.html Sir Robert McAlpine Project Archive]</ref>, the [[Maine Road]] Stadium completed in [[1923]]<ref>[http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0028759 Maine Road on Structurae database]</ref>, the original [[Wembley Stadium (1924)|Wembley Stadium]] completed in [[1924]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[Dorchester Hotel]] in [[London]] completed in [[1931]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[St Enoch Centre]] completed in [[1989]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[Millennium Dome]] in [[Greenwich]] completed in [[1999]]<ref name="archive" /> which the company also redeveloped to [[The O2| The O<sub>2</sub>]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[Millennium Bridge (London)|Millennium Bridge]] in [[London]] completed in [[2000]]<ref>[http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000603 Millenium Bridge at Structurae database]</ref>, the [[ExCeL Exhibition Centre]] completed in [[2000]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[Eden Project]] in [[St Austell]] completed in [[2001]]<ref>[http://www.edenproject.com/about/543.html Eden Project - The story so far]</ref>, the [[Bullring, Birmingham|Bullring]] in [[Birmingham]] completed in [[2003]]<ref name="archive" /> and the [[Emirates Stadium]] completed in [[2006]]<ref name="archive" />.
+Projects undertaken by the Company have included the [[Glenfinnan Viaduct]] completed in [[1901]]<ref name="archive">[http://www.sir-robert-mcalpine.com/projects/index.html Sir Robert McAlpine Project Archive]</ref>, the [[Maine Road]] Stadium completed in [[1923]]<ref>[http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0028759 Maine Road on Structurae database]</ref>, the original [[Wembley Stadium (1924)|Wembley Stadium]] completed in [[1924]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[Dorchester Hotel]] in [[London]] completed in [[1931]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[St Enoch Centre]] completed in [[1989]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[Millennium Dome]] in [[Greenwich]] completed in [[1999]]<ref name="archive" /> which the company also redeveloped to [[The O2| The O<sub>2</sub>]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[Millennium Bridge (London)|Millennium Bridge]] in [[London]] completed in [[2000]]<ref>[http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000603 Millenium Bridge at Structurae database]</ref>, the [[ExCeL Exhibition Centre]] completed in [[2000]]<ref name="archive" />, the [[Eden Project]] in [[St Austell]] completed in [[2001]]<ref>[http://www.edenproject.com/about/543.html Eden Project - The story so far]</ref>, the [[Bullring, Birmingham|Bullring]] in [[Birmingham]] completed in [[2003]]<ref name="archive" /> and the [[Emirates Stadium]] completed in [[2006]]<ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/emiratesstadium/article.asp?article=301327&Title=First+ball+kicked+at+Emirates+Stadium&lid=the+stadium+-+Latest+News First ball kicked at Emirates Stadium]</ref>.
 In [[October 2007]], they were announced as developers for the [[St Austell]] £60m Town Centre Re-Development - White River Place<ref>[http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2006/10/02/52373/sir-robert-mcalpine-wins-60m-st-austell-redevelopment.html Sir Robert McAlpine wins St Austell redevelopment]</ref>.