Heathrow’s approach to off-site manufacturing hubs could boost construction workers’ wellbeing and lower suicide rates, according to the airport’s expansion director.
Heathrow Airport expansion delivery director Rob Ewen told the New Civil Engineer Airports conference that rebalancing workers’ quality of life could address the industry’s suicide rates, which are higher than…
London City Airport chief development officer Peter Adams has said there is still £300M worth of work to be won as part of its expansion programme.
Speaking at New Civil Engineer’s Airports conference, Adams said work still to be tendered was for the construction of the frame and envelope of the…
Mott MacDonald and Arup have scooped both major main civil works contracts for the massive Changi Airport Terminal 5 project.
Last week, New Civil Engineer reported that the pair had been appointed as the master building engineer for the huge new terminal with architects Heatherwick Studio and KPF. But now it…
Mott MacDonald and Arup will be the architect’s engineers for the massive Terminal 5 development at Changi Airport in Singapore, New Civil Engineer understands.
It is understood architect KPF in partnership with Heatherwick Studio has won the bid to design the mega terminal, which will be one of the largest in…
Network Rail has submitted a revised planning application for the major upgrade of Gatwick Airport railway station.
A scheme to upgrade the station was initially proposed in 2014, but was scrapped when it later came in over the preliminary budget. Construction for the scheme was due to take place from 2017 to…
Doncaster Sheffield Airport could be transformed into an “aerotropolis” with a new rail station connected to the East Coast Main Line.
A new East Coast Main Line station and rail link, which would cost an estimated £170M to build, would allow around 9M people in the area east of the Pennines,…
Construction for Heathrow’s third runway could be held back until the airport can prove expansion will not make London’s air quality worse, deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross has revealed.
In a letter to the Commons transport committee, Shawcross said the Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), which MPs will vote on…
Mott MacDonald and Ramboll have won the contract to design the new Stansted Airport arrivals hall and expansion of the departures hall.
Plans to expand the airport were announced last year. They include building a new, dedicated arrivals terminal. The existing arrivals terminal will then be reconfigured to become part of a newly…
Bam Nuttall has given details of the new £85M 75,000 m2 concrete deck extension it is to build at London City Airport.
The deal was first reported in New Civil Engineer last year and is part of the airport’s £480M development programme. It will support eight aircraft stands, a parallel taxiway…
MPs must vote on Heathrow expansion “as quickly as possible” to avoid the UK’s aviation industry lagging behind France and Germany, Heathrow’s chief executive has warned.
Heathrow experienced its fastest growth in five years in 2017 with passenger numbers hitting 78M, according to its end of year results, released today. But…
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