HS2 Ltd phase one civils delivery director Mike Lyons will be departing “shortly” and replaced on an interim basis by David Speight, currently HS2 client project director phase one (north).
The revelation comes in Lyons’ latest letter to HS2 independent construction commissioner Sir Mark Worthington in response to his Q3 2022…
Jacobs and Atkins have been appointed by Neom to aid in the construction of Saudi Arabia’s innovative linear city The Line.
A 170km long and 200m wide linear development in the desert, The Line is a “cognitive city” being built in Saudi’s Tabuk Province. Bordered by two 500m-high walls, mirrored on…
Transport for London (TfL) has appointed Helical as an investment partner for its central London train station oversite development.
The transport body’s commercial property company TTL Properties Ltd (TTLP) has selected Helical as its preferred investment partner for its sustainable commercial office portfolio across central London, subject to contract negotiations and…
The world’s supply chain infrastructure is now stabilising, having recovered from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a new report.
Global construction consultancy firm Linesight's latest UK report has found that global supply chains are normalising and the hyperinflation seen last year is moderating. However,…
Apprenticeships are a vital pathway into the construction and civil engineering sectors as they provide diversity of tasks, hands-on engagement and the opportunity to earn money, according to NCE’s Apprentice of the Year 2022 winners.
This week is National Apprenticeships Week, and NCE is just one among many companies connected to…
As it’s National Apprenticeship Week, it’s an ideal time to take stock of the apprenticeships landscape and reflect on the vital role they play in the engineering and technology sector.
At the end of last year, the Department for Education (DfE) released its latest apprenticeships data and EngineeringUK ran an…
Against a backdrop of economic challenge, rising materials and labour costs, new figures from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have revealed that almost 225,000 extra workers will be required to meet UK construction demand by 2027.
CITB is responding by investing in apprenticeships, launching a range of targeted initiatives and…
Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, have launched an inquiry to uncover the reasons behind the decline in engineering, manufacturing and technology apprenticeship starts seen over recent years in the UK.
Given the skills shortage and a growing demand for engineers and…
Mace has been appointed as principal contractor for the £150M over-station development of the 1 Liverpool Street project in the City of London.
The project incorporates Liverpool Street’s new Crossrail station and the development includes the eastern and western entrances at each end of the Elizabeth line station. Designed by Eric…
Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed to a £1bn groundworks and concrete structures framework at the Sellafield nuclear decommissioning site.
The contract is the latest long-term work Programme and Project Partners’ (PPP) agreement and will span the next 17 years at the site in Cumbria. Sellafield Ltd has appointed consortium PPP…
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