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…
Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Mott MacDonald Bentley JV and more have re-committed to Anglian Water’s @one Alliance to deliver £2.6bn worth of investments as part of its asset management period 8 (AMP8) strategy, which takes place between 2025 and 2030.
The utility company says it is part of its “largest ever” package…
Mace has been appointed as the main contractor for the extension and refurbishment of the Oxford facility which hosts the world’s most powerful laser.
Originally signed up under a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA), Mace will carry out design, buildability, construction and planning services for the extension and part refurbishment of the…
The construction industry relies on a large amount of basic technology which has been around for a long time. It rightly prizes tried and tested technology that has been used on site and has proved reliable, and is known for a somewhat conservative attitude towards new tech.
However, we at…
National Highways, working with delivery partners Kier, Balfour Beatty and Keltbray, worked under Project Speed principles to collaboratively create a robust development consent order (DCO) application for the £1.3bn A66 North Trans-Pennine upgrade, the project manager told NCE.
Designed by an Amey-Arup integrated team from the preliminary stages, the A66 upgrade…
The scale of High Speed 2 (HS2) has provoked the contractors to develop new approaches to collaboration and supply chain management, according to the joint ventures (JVs) involved in the project.
Representatives from contractors working on HS2 phases 1 and 2 were invited for a roundtable discussion about the collaborative process…
October saw plenty of new appointments at some of the industry’s biggest consultancy firms, while Transport for London and Balfour Beatty have undertaken shake ups at senior level.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during October is below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup email robert.hakimian@emap.com. New…
RSK has completed its 10th acquisition in a year, snapping up environmental and geotechnical engineering firm Dr Tillmanns & Partner.
The acquisition is the latest in an expansion programme aimed at doubling the company’s size. In December 2018, RSK announced that Ares Capital Europe had helped it to raise the finance it needs for the programme. Tillmanns specialises…
RSK has made its eleventh acquisition in the last 12 months taking over UK based geotechnical and engineering contractor Can.
The contractor, which was recently tasked with installing the roof for the new Tottenham Hotspur football stadium White Hart Lane was snapped up by RSK for an undisclosed sum. Can is mostly known for its geotechnical…
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