Tag Archives: innovation

Innovation is often our prerogative in design. How can we improve on what we did before with something new, something better?  But can this come to the detriment of the project as a whole? In my experience, the answer is yes, sometimes it does. And the culprit is usually poor…

Main Point Peter Meanley is quite right that we need a British Standard to encourage the use of basalt reinforcement (Your View, December 2023). However, in my view we also need a change of attitude in the risk averse procuring authorities, primarily government departments. They often view innovation with suspicion and…

The week before NCE interviewed HS2 Ltd head of innovation Howard Mitchell, the government announced it was delaying parts of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project.

It said that the leg between Birmingham and Crewe along with work associated with the Euston Station terminus would be pushed back. Several industry heavyweights…

HS2 Ltd and Network Rail feature among the winners for this year’s TechFest Awards.

The panel of expert judges have considered entries from firms putting technology into action to deliver on a range of objectives. At last night's award ceremony, held at the Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge Hotel following NCE's…

Track sensors, self-charging trains and flood detection systems feature among the winners of the First of a Kind (FOAK) 2022 competition, with each to receive government funding.

Top innovators and inventors have won prize money to bring their innovations to life as part of this year’s competition, in partnership with Innovate…

Should engineers be concerned about poverty? You bet! Engineers have the knowledge and expertise to improve the living conditions of everyone, but do enough of us give poverty due consideration?

The history of engineering demonstrates its huge impact to raise a population out of poverty and improve public health, notably…

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published a new rail innovation strategy calling for the sector to be more radical and overcome barriers to innovation, ahead of the transition to Great British Railways (GBR).

The paper - entitled A Railway Innovation Strategy - sets out six ‘asks’ for industry and government…

It is easy for challenges such as materials costs and labour shortages to preoccupy civil engineering firms. But Mace chief of staff Hannah Vickers says tackling these must not be at the expense of future targets.

 She is promoting this view to her colleagues, having joined Mace last year to take…

Aged post tensioned reinforced concrete structures requiring assessment are common. However, when a five year old car park displayed the deterioration that is often only seen in older assets, it was obvious something had gone seriously wrong. Inspection After initial works were carried out by a roped access company, Henderson…

The move to virtual meeting in place of face to face meeting had a negative impact on the delivery of innovative ideas on the UK railway network, according to a new survey by the Rail Industry Association (RIA).

The organisation’s third annual Rail Innovation Survey showed that respondents believe the sector…