Template:Did you know nominations/Michael Martin (engineer)


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The result was: promoted by Gatoclass (talk) 08:16, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Michael Martin (engineer)

 * ... that Michael Martin was inspired to study engineering after reading back issues of New Civil Engineer? Growing up in Carlisle, he recalls a friend of the family showing him some back issues of the industry journal New Civil Engineer.  "I remember looking at the jobs pages with these marvellous salaries of up to £3,000 a year!  And vacancies abroad, especially in Africa.  I really fancied travelling the world.  I didn’t really have any idea what civil engineering was but it sounded exciting.  So I decided that would be the career for me."
 * ALT1:... that at the age of three years old, future Queensferry Crossing project director Michael Martin was found playing on the outside of a river bridge in his native Carlisle? Michael Martin’s mother used to tell him a story about the day a stranger dragged her young son home to Denton Street.  This gentleman had caught the three-year-old Michael scampering along the outside of Holme Head Bridge, which begins at the end of the street and crosses the River Caldew, leading to Maryport Cottages and the Currock footbridge
 * ALT2:... that Michael Martin was project director of the £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing construction project? Veteran Scottish bridge builder Michael Martin has been appointed to spearhead the completion of the £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing. Mr Martin has become project director for the Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors consortium, succeeding Carlo Germani, who has left for another job.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 20:35, 8 August 2018 (UTC).


 * Review — Symbol confirmed.svg Ready! The article looks and feels fine and the hooks are good too (except for the second one); I have also edited the third hook a bit, feel free to revert if you don't like it. Also, there are no plagiarism, copyvio or other apparent concerns. This one is as good as done in books. Regards, SshibumXZ (Talk) (Contributions). 20:04, 10 August 2018 (UTC); edited 20:06, 10 August 2018 (UTC).