Byrne Bros hosts American students’ visit to Shard

A group of American students recently visited The Shard London Bridge as part of their summer exchange programme with Brighton University.

The 25 students from California Polytechnic began their visit with a presentation about the award-winning engineering, hosted by Byrne Bros Project Director, Don Houston and his team, before splitting into groups to take a tour of the triple-height basement and the spectacular core, which is now visible from the majority of central London.

California Polytechnic is one of the leading US colleges offering a Construction Management degree. It’s philosophy is ‘learn by doing’ hence the importance it places on arranging visits to high-profile projects in the UK.

Byrne Group Health, Safety and Environment Director Michelle Tilley commented: “We work with several charitable and educational institutions and are committed to helping young people realise their potential.”

July 2010