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NCE once again highlighted the best rising talent in civil engineering through its Graduate and Apprentice Awards 2022, held at the ICE in November.

The awards celebrated their 25th anniversary with the first ever winner Nicola McChlery returning as a keynote speaker alongside ICE senior vice president Anusha Shah. The event…

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has begun the procurement process for £250M worth of contracts to build its test tracks and associated facilities in south Wales.

The GCRE was established by the Welsh Government as a special purpose vehicle in 2021. It is a major infrastructure project on a…

 This session was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Floods conference. In this session, Arcadis senior project manager Robin Draycott explores the challenge of modernising the diesel-powered Keadby Pumping Station. Draycott gives a deep dive into the to upgrade of the 80-year-old Keadby Pumping Station, completed in late 2021,…

Solihull Council has instructed Arcadis to develop a research study to transform the borough’s transport infrastructure.

The move comes as highway systems in the area are operating at capacity and journey times are increasing. Acardis’ research will look to develop ideas on how the borough can deliver zero-carbon mobility options as…

July saw notable appointments at major firms including Mott MacDonald, Tilbury Douglas, Arcadis, while National Highways has made an intriguing new appointment from the tech world to support its digital technology transformation.

A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during July is below. To feature on next month’s appointments…

As the temperature in parts of the country soared over 40 degrees this week, you are not the only one feeling the heat. The infrastructure all around us – the systems we depend on to travel, for running water, to keep the lights on and to remain comfortable indoors –…

Arcadis is to acquire Canadian architecture and engineering firm IBI Group for £561m.

IBI Group, founded in 1974, has more than 3,500 employees working at its 60 offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Middle East. It has a strong UK presences, operating from seven offices across the country. In the…

Arcadis has wrapped insulation foil around Hammersmith Bridge’s chains to protect it from extreme heat forecast in London for today and tomorrow.

Engineers have been working on an extra package of measures to keep the bridge chains cool with temperatures in the capital set to near 40°C. This includes running the…

Arcadis has designed a modular railway station platform made entirely from recycled rubber.

The low-carbon modular platform system has been launched by Scott Parnell in partnership with Footprint Civil Solutions and Rosehill Rail. Arcadis acted as design partner on the project. According to its developers, the Footprint Modular Platform “has the…

A team of contractors, consultants and architects have been brought in to work up plans for a £200M Global Centre of Rail Excellence in Wales.

Walters Group will work with Atkins to prepare the site for construction. Arcadis is developing the rail systems design and Mott MacDonald is focused on the…