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…
Better management of psychosocial risks by employers benefits employees and businesses, says Keltbray's Mark Newns.
Psychosocial risks in the construction industry are often associated with travel times, working conditions and financial security, according to Keltbray health and wellbeing manager Mark Newns. He says these issues can cause anxiety and fear.…
This month has seen Skanska UK put in place the only current female chief executive at a Tier 1 contractor in the UK, while other contractors including Buro Happold, Sisk and Morgan Sindall have also made senior appointments.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during April is below.…
The installation of a new bridge in Cornwall has been delayed for a second time.
Costain and Keltbray were originally due to carry out the bridge lift in January as part of National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade. However, the project was pushed back after “unsuitable ground conditions” meant…
HS2 Ltd has given the three shortlisted bidders an additional three months to submit their tenders for the construction of its Washwood Heath depot near Birmingham.
The depot is on a 30ha site where HS2 trains will be maintained, serviced and stored when not in use, and includes the Maintenance Building,…
The installation of a new bridge in Cornwall has been delayed due to “unsuitable ground conditions”.
Costain and Keltbray were due to carry out the bridge lift this weekend as part of National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade. However, the project has been pushed back by at least a…
National Highways has announced 32 design changes to its proposed A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project.
The design changes have been made in collaboration with delivery partners Balfour Beatty, Costain, Keltbray and Kier following feedback from stakeholders and the public. The scheme will see the remaining 29km of single carriageway sections of the…
Construction never sleeps, and even as the shorter and darker days roll in, many of the country’s top firms are making new appointments.
November has seen executive level changes at Amey, Mott MacDonald and Royal HaskoningDHV – a full round-up is below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup email robert.hakimian@emap.com.…
Bouygues has reportedly pulled one of its tenders for the £300M HS2 Phase One overhead catenary works contract due to competition issues arising from its merger with Equans.
Bouygues is one of the four shortlisted bidders, while another is part-owned by Equans. The four bidders are Bouygues-owned Colas Rail, Rapide JV…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has ruled that National Highways’ proposed upgrade of the A66 between Cumbria and North Yorkshire is “poor value for money”.
The cost of the scheme has risen by £300M in recent years and is now estimated to come in at £1.3bn. In the DfT’s latest business…
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