HS2 Ltd is facing legal action from a second train manufacturer in relation to its rolling stock procurement process.
Siemens Mobility started legal proceedings last week, filing a Part 7 procurement claim against HS2 Ltd on June 21. Neither HS2 Ltd nor Siemens would confirm any more details about the claim.…
Notable appointments this month include a new Crossrail International chair and changes at the top of Arup, Mace and Aecom.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during June is below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup, please email catherine.kennedy@emap.com New chair of Crossrail International Transport secretary Grant…
A development partner is being sought to transform the land around High Speed 2’s (HS2's) Interchange Station in the Midlands.
One of UK’s largest regeneration schemes, the 140ha Arden Cross site extends east of the NEC exhibition centre campus and M42 motorway. Global commercial real estate services company JLL has been…
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now.
In this month’s episode, news editor Rob Horgan and reporter Catherine Kennedy discuss the top news stories of the month, and Catherine tells us a bit about her most recent site visit in Belfast. Later in the episode, NCE features editor…
Highways England has appointed Costain to transform one of Manchester's busiest motorway-to-motorway junctions.
Costain has been brought in to design and manage the construction of the £138M Simister Island junction improvement programme which serves the M60, M66 and M62. The scheme will provide a direct link from the eastbound to southbound…
The legality of the government’s second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) will be determined during a two day High Court hearing starting today.
Campaigners from Transport Action Network (TAN) claim that transport secretary Grant Shapps broke the law when approving the £27.4bn RIS2 by failing to consider its effects on the environment.…
HS2 Ltd has reached an out of court settlement with Talgo after the train manufacturer launched legal action against the project promoter in relation to its train procurement process, NCE can reveal.
Talgo launched its legal challenge after losing out in its bid to provide HS2 Ltd with rolling stock. The…
Ferrovial has won the £107M Norwich Western Link job to design and a build 6.1km of dual carriageway.
The project includes seven structures, including a 670m viaduct over the River Wensum. Construction is expected to last four and a half years. Work will start on the contract immediately alongside the council’s…
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has appointed an interim chief executive and chair.
Laurence Brett will work two to three days a week to support ACE, its staff and its members, through the transition period between Hannah Vickers and her soon-to be appointed successor. Brett comes from Aecom where…
In its long-awaited Construction Playbook, published in December 2020, the Government made no secret of the integral importance of early supply chain involvement, as well as advocating for longer-term contracting.
The core message underpinning this, for me, was clear: all parties should commit to investing in, and building, long-term relationships…
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