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…
Contracts worth £1.3bn have been signed by National Highways for the construction of the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme which has a total estimated capital cost figure of £1.7bn.
Known as the Stonehenge Tunnel, the project will see the construction of a new 12.8km dual carriageway to replace the existing…
Fife Council is set to consider a planning application from Network Rail to build a footbridge between between Kirkland and Mountfleurie over the under construction £116M Levenmouth Rail Link in Scotland.
The bridge will provide a safe crossing over the restored railway line which will reconnect Levenmouth to the rail network…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced its roster of 37 contractors appointed to its £600M STARThree framework to advise on the delivery of rail, road and aviation projects.
STARThree is is officially known as the Specialist Technical and Commercial Advisory for Rail and Other Transport Systems Framework and this is…
The Welsh Government has confirmed it will majority fund the £31.6M Aberaeron Coastal Defence Scheme with a £26.9M contribution.
Together with a £4.7M contribution from Ceredigion County Council, the Senedd’s Coastal Risk Management Programme will pay for the scheme, which is to be constructed by Bam Nuttall. Designed over the course…
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…
Atkins has collaborated with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on a “digital toolkit” that estimates the embodied carbon associated with airport construction.
There are tools available in the market to measure carbon in buildings, however the newly launched solution, comprising three data-based tools, is specific to aviation. It is also…
National Highways believes the future of bridge maintenance includes the structures being able to monitor and maintain themselves and it is currently on the hunt for “cutting-edge” technology to develop them.
The road infrastructure operator is currently completing research as part of Structures Moonshot to help it employ self-monitoring and self-maintaining…
Transport for London (TfL) has spent over £7.5M on developing the Bakerloo line extension to date, even as the project remains officially mothballed.
Despite London mayor Sadiq Khan having said the Bakerloo extension is “completely out of reach” in 2021 and former TfL commissioner Andy Byford saying it is “not on…
Balfour Beatty is eyeing opportunities in the energy sector as it welcomes Jacobs as one of the three design consultants forming the Strategic Design Partnership, replacing WSP.
Balfour Beatty created the partnership in 2017 with the aim to “re-frame the designer-contractor relationship” by fostering collaboration and openness. Balfour Beatty’s procurement of…
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