The Canal and River Trust has appointed Arcadis, RSK and Geotechnical Engineering to provide technical expertise on maintaining its assets amidst the “growing challenge of climate change-driven storms and floods”.
The Canal and River Trust said it has put in place long-term framework contracts allowing it to call upon these companies…
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has bought forward plans to open a section of the eastside Midlands Metro extension by constructing a temporary terminus to be used until the permanent station is built.
The new plans will see a further £18M added to the £227M budget to complete the terminus,…
Bam Nuttall, Aecom and Mott McDonald-Bentley JV are three of the 15 companies appointed by South West Water to support its delivery programme over the coming five years.
South West Water recently announced its new business plan for Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8), up to 2030, which will see it upgrade…
A long-awaited project to refurbish an historic Hull bridge forced to close to traffic more than three years ago has been delayed by nine unexpected jobs, it has emerged.
Pell Frischmann was awarded a contract last year to overhaul the 149-year old grade II listed Sculcoates Bridge, also known as Chapman…
The inaugural NCE Awards was held last night, 20 September, at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London, with gongs being awarded to industry leaders in culture, business and service.
The NCE Awards was established to celebrate the best of the best in civil engineering consultancies in the UK and recognises…
Passenger tram services on the new West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton city centre began yesterday, Sunday 17 September.
The £50M extension has created two new tram stops at Pipers Row and Wolverhampton Railway Station, offering connections to bus and train services and helping to create a major public transport hub…
While July might have seen some jet off on summer holidays, new appointees at companies including Atkins, Pell Frischmann and Galliford Try will be working hard to hit the ground running in their new roles.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during May follows below. To feature on…
Engineers will inspect the Grade I-listed Humber Bridge this week.
The team will walk along the cables of the bridge, but its two 2.2km-long carriageways will remain open during the inspection. The cables will be inspected from today (13 June) until Friday (17 June). The bridge is the longest single-span…
The village of Cheadle in Greater Manchester has taken a step closer to being served by its own railway station for the first time since the 1960s after a full planning application was submitted to Stockport Council.
The old Cheadle North station closed in 1964 amid the Beeching cuts and has…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its share of funding for stabilisation of Hammersmith Bridge.
The government will put up almost £3M, matching the investment already made by Hammersmith & Fulham Council for the stabilisation work. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding, Transport for London (TfL) will pay…
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