hyperTunnel, a British technology company innovating underground construction, and the University of Birmingham have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to progress completely new methods of underground construction, enlargement, monitoring and repair. New automated construction methods being...
ViaCon has acquired UK company Tubosider, a leading manufacturer and supplier of corrugated steel solutions for stormwater management systems and solutions for bridges and culverts. The acquisition builds ViaCon’s foothold in stormwater management in the UK market. It strengthens its...
Leading civil engineering and building contractor, Farrans Construction, has won the Best Highways and Transportation Project at a recent CIHT Yorkshire and Humber event for its delivery of Junction 47 A1M for client North Yorkshire County Council. The £10m project...
SOCOTEC, the UK’s leading provider of testing, inspection and certification services, has been recognised for a series of refurbishment works recently carried out on the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. SOCOTEC’s Fire Engineering team was highly commended in the AABC...
Global design firm HKS, has announced the launch of its new Mission Critical practice for EMEA, building on the success of the company’s US Mission Critical studio. William Ringer, who has over 10 years’ experience in the field, has been...
A new apprenticeship for Commercial Gas Engineering Operatives has officially launched at Leeds College of Building. The apprenticeship is the first of its kind in Yorkshire, and the first time the College has offered a commercial rather than domestic pathway for gas...
Workers at Laing O’Rourke are confident that Everton Stadium will have the ‘wow’ factor – because they have already built it once! Craig Wallace, a Digital Engineer for Laing O’Rourke, is one of a select few with the responsibility for...
The wait is finally over. Lucky visitors to our stand at The Materials Testing Exhibition earlier this month, were first to see the much anticipated, new Cygnus Ex-certified product in the flesh. Now, it’s time to reveal what the new Cygnus...
Six innovative engineering projects have been unveiled as voting opens for the 2022 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award. The People’s Choice Award showcases the best of civil engineering, recognising projects that have a positive impact on the...
A recruitment campaign that set out to train high-quality assessors for the construction industry in Scotland has played a vital role in economic recovery. The two-year project launched back in early 2020 was targeted at experienced tradespeople working in the...