Property and environmental constraints posed design and construction challenges for the latest upgrade on the Heads of Valleys road in south Wales.
Dualling the 17.3km stretch of the A465 Heads of the Valleys road between Dowlais Top and Hirwaun is the biggest road infrastructure project ever commissioned by the Welsh Government.…
Author Archives: Nick Barrett
Company profile | How Concept is laying foundations for growth
Concept Engineering Consultants has gained a firm foothold in the ground investigation market by taking on challenging work. Twenty five years on, the business is pursuing “purposeful growth”.
Ground investigation technology has been a fast developing part of the construction supply chain in recent years and leading players are well established…
Future challenges | Mott MacDonald on transport
The pace of change in transport thinking and technology seems faster than at any time in history, and the shape of things to come in the next 50 years is uncertain.
Fifty years is a very long time in transport. In 1972, when NCE was launched, the Channel Tunnel was still…
Steel industry buoyant despite material price rises and shortages
Steel prices doubled in eight months last year but despite the potential dent to client confidence from price rises of that scale, steelwork contractors report strong order books into the third quarter of 2022.
The annual steel industry-commissioned Market Shares survey, which canvasses the views of more than 600 architects and…
Market place
Your career - Marketing
Marketing and business development are beginning to catch on in construction. The timing could not be better for anybody wanting to get in on what could be one of the major developments of the next 10 years, says Nick Barrett.At a Construction Marketer Question Time event in…