Before the return of Parliament and new work ramping up, organisations including Buro Happold, Kier, Network Rail, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and more have made significant appointments.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during August follows below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup email robert.hakimian@emap.com. Buro…
Water company United Utilities has alerted contractors that it has started procurement for its £6bn “build only” delivery runway for asset management period 8 (AMP8), which runs from 2025 to 2030, and AMP9, which starts in 2030 and runs through to 2035.
Launch of the procurement confirms the previous statement given…
Work on the new high speed rail line across the Baltic States is underway. It will bring critical socio-economic and north-south connectivity benefits.
Rail Baltica is the 870km high speed railway that will connect the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Full scale construction begins later this year. Its…
The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has injected a further £341M to the in-development Sizewell C nuclear power station, saying that preparations for its construction will be accelerated.
The new sum comes from previously allocated funding for development on the project and brings the government’s total investment the…
Track installation for Scotland's £116M Levenmouth rail restoration project was completed on late last week when Scottish transport minister Fiona Hyslop installed the final clip in the new track.
Restoration of the abandoned Levenmouth Rail Link will see the reinstatement of a 19th century railway line connecting the seaside town of Leven…
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has alerted contractors to a £55M opportunity for track renewals on the South Yorkshire Supertram.
Sheffield’s Supertram opened in 1994 and a tram-train extension to Rotherham was opened in 2018. It was privatised in 1997 but it was announced that it would be returned to…
Knights Brown will provide 1:200 year flood protection along 2.9km of the Cardiff coast using a variety of interventions including rock armour, 19m sheet piles and embankment reinforcement works.
The Hampshire-based contractor was awarded the £30M contract by Cardiff Council. The scheme, designed by JBA Consulting, will see defences updated along…
Berkeley Homes and John Sisk & Son (Sisk) could be heading back to the Technology and Construction Court over a dispute surrounding alleged omissions and errors in designs in bridges over the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Jubilee line with a claim value of “high seven figures” attached.
The potential return…
This video was recorded at NCE's Bridge Design and Management conference 2023. Arcadis iconic bridge director Chris Short talks about the adaptation challenges of cities, how land use can be optimised and in particular how structures can be reapplied to promote active travel. He discusses the challenge of modal shift from…
BBV (Balfour Beatty Vinci JV) has completed the first 18m tall pier for the Water Orton Viaducts for High Speed 2 (HS2).
There will be 32 of these piers in total to carry the twin viaducts, which will be part of the Delta Junction in the West Midlands, the high speed…
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