Author Archives: Alastair McLellan

My time as the editor of NCE lasted less than two years. I was the first and last not to have an engineering background and was keen not to overstay my welcome. My predecessor, the late Mike Winney, lived and breathed civil engineering. He had a feel for the profession…

PUBLIC SECTOR capital spending on transport in the UK is set to increase by just under 40% for each of the next three years, the Government revealed in July.

Chancellor Gordon Brown, announcing the Government's spending plans until March 2004, told the House of Commons that transport spending would rise in…

CIVIL ENGINEERS with pay problems could soon benefit from a dedicated advice service under an initiative being considered by the Institution of Civil Engineers.

The move comes in response to a call by sister magazine NCE for action to raise civil engineers' salaries. ICE chief executive Mike Casebourne said the Institution…

PUBLIC SECTOR capital spending on transport is set to increase by just under 40% for each of the next three years, the Government revealed on Tuesday.

Chancellor Gordon Brown, announcing the Government's spending plans until March 2004, told the House of Commons that transport spending would rise in real terms by…

CIVIL ENGINEERS with pay problems could soon benefit from a dedicated advice service under an initiative being considered by the Institution of Civil Engineers.

The move comes in response to last week's call by NCE for action to raise civil engineers' salaries. ICE chief executive Mike Casebourne said the Institution was…

Civils and Pipelines will be back in two years' time. Alastair McLellan previews the show.

Civils and Pipelines 2002 is set to catch fire with its shift to flaming June.The third Civils and Pipelines exhibition will take place between Monday and Thursday, 3-6 June. Once again it will be sited alongside…

For the first time Civils and Pipelines took place alongside the Interbuild show. Alastair McLellan reviews the great construction gathering.

Visitors to the first day of Interbuild 2000 were welcomed by Tony Blair.Those attending the show four days later learned of the first ever delivery of construction materials ordered over the…

NCE and the ICE this week launch a campaign to educate the UK's opinion formers about the need to improve the country's infrastructure. NCE editor Alastair McLellan explains.

For years, civil engineers have struggled to impress on politicians, the business community, the media and the general public the importance of good…

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Here's a joke... Reaching the end of a job interview, the personnel officer asked the young engineer fresh out of university, 'What starting salary are you looking for?'The engineer said, 'Around £25,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.'The personnel officer said, 'Well, what would you say to six weeks…

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Civil engineering graduates are in demand. Average salaries have increased by more than 10% in the South East and ahead of inflation elsewhere. But let's face it, they are still pathetic. The recent Association of Graduate Recruiters survey which suggested that engineering graduates can look forward to a starting salary…