Construction Innovation Hub has unveiled its completed Value Toolkit this week, which creates a system for assigning metrics against which project value can be measured and aims to set projects up for success from conception.
There are two elements to the toolkit. The first focuses on values with 17 metrics for…
Great British Railways (GBR) could come into operation in early 2024 following inclusion in the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament in May, Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines has revealed.
Haines said that the Queen’s Speech along with the publication of the consultation document on the legislation earlier this…
Union leaders were formally invited to consultation talks with Network Rail last night following breakdown of negotiations with National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) ahead of the start of three days of industrial action today.
The invitation to the RMT, Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) and Unite, seen…
Removing entrenched working practices to deliver productivity improvements must go hand in hand with pay negotiations, according to Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines.
Speaking on the eve of the first of three days of strikes – taking place today, 23 and 25 June – by members of the National Union…
The deadline to complete the survey looking in detail at how the transportation infrastructure industry currently uses digital twins and the level of understanding of digital twin technology is now just two weeks away.
NCE has joined forces with Bentley Systems to undertake the survey to create data and insight for…
Repairs to a collapsed flood defence in Matlock, Derbyshire are due to start on Monday but will see a key bridge over the River Derwent closed for at least six weeks.
The flood wall collapsed during a storm in February but access challenges mean that Matlock Bridge, which links the A6…
Bridge engineers are being urged to join forces on a global scale in order to improve design and delivery of structures and reduce the risk of failures.
“Bridge collapses are not isolated incidents – they are happening all around the world and we are not going to solve the issues alone,…
Actions to be taken by 2026 to tackle the growing threat from river, sea and surface water flooding, as well as coastal erosion, was set out by the Environment Agency yesterday.
The Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Strategy Roadmap to 2026 builds on the initial strategy one year strategy…
Construction of the longest road tunnels ever built in the Australian state of Victoria has moved a step closer to starting with the order of the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to deliver the work confirmed.
The two 15.6m diameter Herrenknect TBMs will be used to drive the twin bore 6.5km…
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now.
Growing use of 3D printing for concrete structures, metal bridges and composite forms by the construction industry is discussed in this episode, which is sponsored by Farnell Electronics. NCE editor Claire Smith and senior reporter Catherine Kennedy are joined by Bam…
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