The European Commission has awarded £55M (€64M) for the development of full design documentation for the planned first section of Poland’s multi-billion Euro high speed rail project.
Centralny Port Komunikacjyny (CPK) will see transfer hub built between Warsaw and Łódź, which will comprise of a new airport and several high-speed railway…
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Female industry specialists invited to join NCE’s New Voices list
Putting female role models in the spotlight is a key part of today’s International Women in Engineering Day, which is now an annual event, and NCE is relaunching an initiative to ensure women remain in that spotlight throughout the year.
NCE is inviting women engineers to put themselves forward to join…
Gatwick Airport expected to submit second runway DCO application within two weeks
The long-awaited Development Consent Order (DCO) application to convert Gatwick Airport’s emergency runway into a second runway is expected to be submitted within the next two weeks.
Gatwick Airport stated that it does plan to submit its DCO application within the coming weeks but wouldn't give a specific date for the…
ICE Publishing portfolio changes hands
Thomas Telford Limited (TTL), the commercial arm of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), has sold the ICE Publishing portfolio to Emerald Publishing.
Bingley-headquartered Emerald Publishing is part of investment firm Cambridge Information Group and publishing services to researchers in various forms including journals, books, teaching cases as well as open…
Can King Charles III live up to Queen Elizabeth II’s infrastructure legacy?
During her 70-year reign as Queen of the UK and the Commonwealth realms, Elizabeth II had no shortage of railways, bridges and roads named in her honour – both domestically and overseas – leaving her son and successor with much to live up to as he is crowned as King…
Bigger than ever TechFest Awards open for entries
Entries are now open for the 2023 TechFest Awards, with new categories added to celebrate innovation in even more areas of civil engineering and construction.
The broader outlook for the awards, which will be held in the evening after TechFest's daytime conference on 23 November at Hilton London Bankside, are the…
Mott MacDonald begins work on Heathrow Airport carbon reduction programme
Mott MacDonald has begun work as programme designer for Heathrow Airport’s programme to reduce the airport’s carbon footprint by 2.3Mt by the end of 2026.
The work forms a core part of the airport’s capital development programme for the current five-year regulatory period (H7), which runs from 2022 to 2026. Heathrow…
Entry deadline for NCE Awards extended by two weeks
The deadline for entries to the NCE Awards has been extended until 5 May, maximising the opportunity for UK-based civil engineering consulting firms to achieve recognition as leaders in the sector.
The NCE Awards celebrate achievements by civil engineering consultancies in the UK and are open to both large and small…
10 days left for consultants to enter the NCE Awards
UK-based civil engineering consulting firms have until 21 April to enter the new NCE Awards and get onto the shortlist for the event that will put a spotlight on the best in the business.
As well as categories to determine the top consulting firm and SME consulting firm of the year,…
Controversial £17M Southampton Airport runway extension breaks ground
VolkerFitzpatrick has broken ground on the £17M extension of the runway at Southampton Airport.
The plan to extend the runway by 164m at the northern end, erect a blast screen to the north of the extension and add 600 new spaces in the car park was approved by Eastleigh Borough Council…