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Installation for London Underground

Expansion of the Jubilee Line at Canary Wharf, London Underground This week’s ThrowbackThursday shows a Beck & Pollitzer installation from 1993. In the early 90s, the London Underground gained permission to expand its service in the Canary Wha…

Presses installations – Evening Telegraph

Transportation and installation of series of print presses for the Evening Telegraph in the 1990s This week’s ThrowbackThursday is from the 1990s and shows a Beck & Pollitzer installation for the Derby Evening Telegraph. The newspaper, which i…

Briggs Tank relocation

Briggs Tank relocation project completed in 1993 by a dedicated heavy haulage division of Beck & Pollitzer This ThrowbackThursday is from 1993 and shows the relocation of a Briggs Tank at the Yoxall Bridge in Staffordshire, UK. During the 80s,…

Windsor Castle 1990s

This week’s ThrowbackThursday is from the 1990s and shows a team of Beck & Pollitzer vehicles at Windsor Castle. Our team was part of a large-scale restoration collaboration after the castle — one of the homes of Queen Elizabeth II — suffered …

Transporting a carriage, Brighton Belle train

Transporting a carriage from the famous ‘Brighton Belle’ train in 1976 Today’s #ThrowbackThursday is from 1976. It shows Beck & Pollitzer transporting the ‘Brighton Belle’, a UK train that ran from Victoria Station in London to Brighton on the…

Imperial War Museum transportation – 1968

Transportation services This  ThrowbackThursday shows the delivery of two 15-inch naval guns to the Imperial War Museum, UK, in 1968. One of the guns had been previously mounted on the HMS Ramillies, whereas the other gun had been installed on bot…

Beck & Pollitzer vehicle hire advert from 1980s

This Beck & Pollitzer advert is from the late 1980s. At the time, the company had a trade vehicle and transport hire department, providing vans, lorries and articulated vehicles to clients across the world. This hiring service was a cost-effec…

Silver Lotus Esprit 1987

This week’s ThrowbackThursday is one of our favourite “Seen Around” photos. It was taken in 1987, en route to a heavy haulage project in Stone, Kent, UK. On the way to the destination site, our Beck & Pollitzer team was halted by a new Lotus Espr…

Nissan UK Expansion 1980s

This week’s ThrowbackThursday shows a Beck & Pollitzer publication from the 1980s. This bold magazine featured a number of contemporary projects completed by the company, including—as you can see from the photo—an expansion for Nissan UK. Nissan, …

Train collision rescue 1961

Assisting in emergency situations – train collision rescue This ThrowbackThursday shows a different side to Beck & Pollitzer. Already well-known for a range of shipping, removal and installation services, the company was also called upon to as…