The latest technology is being used to maintain over 1000 of the UK’s historic waterways.
The Canal & River Trust has awarded software developer Fissara the contract to provide a ‘unique’ field force solution to engineering specialist Amco. The system will be used by engineers to schedule calls, log problems and…
Work on a £1.1bn power transmission project in Scotland has taken a step forward after a purpose built, cable-laying vessel departed from Aberdeen harbour.
The NKT Victoria will lay 113km of high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable across the Moray Firth connecting Caithness to Moray, finishing work in September. It…
Balfour Beatty has completed the first section of the £63M Rossall sea defence scheme for client Wyre Council.
Specially manufactured precast concrete and 270,000 tonnes of rock has been used to create the defence, which will protect 7,500 properties. The precast concrete is being used to construct a stepped revetment to…
Thames Water is on track to deliver the UK’s biggest sustainable drainage system (SuDS), despite the challenges of working across several developers’ sites at Nine Elms.
The Nine Elms development on the South Bank in London is set to have 22,000 apartments once complete, along with several hotels, restaurants and office…
Ramboll is to lead the technical team for the development of a new £50M cruise terminal on the River Mersey in Liverpool.
Ramboll has been appointed by Liverpool City Council to work on the detailed design in its capacity as technical advisor, working up to submitting the planning application on the former…
Buses could soon be powered by sewer fatbergs in a bid to find an environmentally friendly way of disposing the problematic waste.
Thames Water has teamed up with renewables firm Argent Energy to look into how the congealed fats, oils and greases could be turned into an environmentally friendly fuel. The…
Scottish Water’s £100M Shieldhall Tunnel project has reached its halfway mark under Glasgow’s Pollok Park.
This week the full circle concrete rings which will form the 5km tunnel, which will be Scotland’s longest, were installed at 2.5km along the route. Construction using a 180m long TBM started last July and will…
United Utilities has awarded an £85M contract for the construction of a water pipeline in Cumbria to a joint venture between Farrans Construction and Roadbridge.
The job entails the design, construction and commissioning of around 32km of large diameter twin water mains and around 24 km of large diameter water mains…
Serious design and construction flaws led to water flows under Oroville Dam’s main spillway which caused it to crack, according to engineers’ reports.
Two reports were released by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) this week following accusations of state secrecy surrounding the Oroville Dam repairs. Both have been written by…
Yorkshire Water is looking for suppliers to deliver packages worth £1.5bn over the AMP7 five-year period.
The first contract worth £90M for a strategic planning partner was advertised last week. The contracts will all start in 2020 and last for five years. Other contracts up for grabs include infrastructure frameworks, enhanced direct…
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